I agree completely with Patrick. I don't know if any of you
rara-avians will recall but in 1990 a very short-lived, and I
think under appreciated, TV show by the name of SHANNON'S
DEAL came on the air. It lasted for about a dozen or so
episodes and starred Jamey Sheridan as a former corporate
lawyer who as a result of a persistent gambling problem lost
his job, his marriage and strained his relationship with his
daughter. The jazz inspired theme music, and a fair bit of
the soundtrack as a whole, was written and performed by
Winton Marsalis. His music went a very long way to making
this story of a former corporate hot shot trying to find
redemption in life and in the eyes of his daughter really
come to life.
Hopefully this series will one day come to DVD. Its worth
revisiting.
Best, Harry
Quoting Patrick King <
abrasax93@yahoo.com>:
> To me, anyway, this subject isn't off topic at
all.
> Hell, Bee-Bop Jazz is the sound track to noir.
I
> probably listen to it solely because of it's impact
on
> noir cinema. Anyone else familiar with Tom Waits'
song
> POTTERS FIELD, on his CD FOREIGN AFFAIR. This
is
> perhaps his most noir piece told by a blind
stool
> pigeon who's giving up everything he knows about
a
> robbery for the price of a glass of whiskey.
The
> saxophone is stunning!
>
> Patrick King
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