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Jazz Before the Oscars: Part 2

By Ludovico Granvassu | Mondo Jazz
March 8, 2024
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There has always been plenty of interplay between jazz and movies: jazz musicians like

Louis Armstrong

trumpet and vocals
1901 - 1971

" data-original-title="" title="">Louis Armstrong,

Cab Calloway

composer / conductor
1907 - 1994

" data-original-title="" title="">Cab Calloway or

Harry Connick, Jr.

piano
b.1967

" data-original-title="" title="">Harry Connick, Jr. turned actors; or actors like

Jeff Goldblum

" data-original-title="" title="">Jeff Goldblum or

" data-original-title="" title="">Cybill Shepherd turned jazz musicians; jazz soundtracks for movie; or movies about jazz musicians...

However, in anticipation of Oscars Night, here we are focusing on songs inspired by or dedicated to movie stars.

Happy listening!

Playlist

Ben Allison
bass, acoustic
b.1966
" data-original-title="" title="">Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00
Vienna Art Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestra
" data-original-title="" title="">Vienna Art Orchestra "Jayne Mansfield: Rises and Falls" 3—American Dreams: Portraits of 13 American Women (EmArcy) 0:16
Host talks 6:34
Supergenerous
" data-original-title="" title="">Supergenerous "Ms. Audrey Hepburn" S?o Paulo Slim (Out of My Mind Music) 7:51
Host talks 10:05
Black Art Jazz Collective
" data-original-title="" title="">Black Art Jazz Collective "Soliloquy (for Sidney Poitier)" Truth to Power (HighNote) 11:26
Herb Geller
saxophone
1928 - 2013
" data-original-title="" title="">Herb Geller,
Brian Kellock
piano
b.1962
" data-original-title="" title="">Brian Kellock "Mae West" Hollywood Portraits (Hep) 15:44
Host talks 19:46
Leith Stevens
" data-original-title="" title="">Leith Stevens and His Orchestra feat.
Chet Baker
trumpet and vocals
1929 - 1988
" data-original-title="" title="">Chet Baker "Rebel at Work" Theme Music from The James Dean Story (World Pacific) 22:35
Vienna Art Orchestra "Rita Hayworth: Latin Twister" 3—American Dreams: Portraits of 13 American Women (EmArcy) 26:15
Salvatore Bonafede
piano
b.1962
" data-original-title="" title="">Salvatore Bonafede "La Passerella Di Otto e Mezzo / Greta Garbo" For the Time Being (Cam Jazz) 31:21
Host talks 37:56
Enrico Pieranunzi
piano
b.1949
" data-original-title="" title="">Enrico Pieranunzi "Fellini's Waltz" Live at the Village Vanguard) (Cam Jazz) 40:02
Henri Texier
bass
b.1945
" data-original-title="" title="">Henri Texier "Marcello Mastroianni" Respect (Label Bleu) 45:50
Host talks 50:42
Till Bronner
trumpet
b.1971
" data-original-title="" title="">Till Bronner "Steve McQueen" Original Music From The Film "Jazz Seen" (Verve) 53:16

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