Few genres of cinema are as striking and iconic as Film Noir. A dangerous cocktail of crime, gangsters and femme fatales, the music that accompanied the pictures was just as devastatingly beautiful. Composers such as Henry Mancini, Alex North and Duke Ellington guide you through darkly lit bars and hazy streets on this 3 disc set.
CD 1
1. Peter Gunn – Henry Mancini & His Orchestra & Chorus
2. Caper At The Coffee House (From ’77 Sunset Strip’) – Warren Barker
3. The Street (From ‘Sweet Smell Of Success’) – Elmer Bernstein
4. French Quarter (From ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’) – Alex North And His Orchestra
5. Night Train – Buddy Morrow
6. Upper And Outest (From ‘Anatomy Of A Murder’) – Duke Ellington
7. Générique (From ‘Ascenseur Pour L’Échafaud’) – Miles Davis
8. Clark Street (From ‘The Man With The Golden Arm’) – Elmer Bernstein & Shorty Rogers & His Giants
9. The Boss (From ‘Touch Of Evil’) – Henry Mancini
10. The Off Beat (From ‘Beat Girl’) – John Barry
11. Bewildered (From ‘The Wild One’) – Leith Stevens’ All Stars
12. Audition (From ‘The Man With The Golden Arm’) – Elmer Bernstein & Shorty Rogers & His Giants
13. Overture (From ‘All Night Long’) – Philip Green Orchestra
14. Odds Against Tomorrow (Main Theme) – John Lewis
15. Hammer Blow (From ‘Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer’) – Skip Martin & His Orchestra
16. À Bout De Souffle (From ‘À Bout De Souffle’) – Martial Solal
17. Cubano Be – Lalo Schifrin
18. I Want To Live (Main Theme) – Johnny Mandel
19. Stop And Go (Main Theme) – Kenyon Hopkins
20. Toss Me A Scalpel (From ‘The Interns’) – Leith Stevens & Stu Phillips
CD 2
1. Harlem Nocturne – Duke Ellington
2. Staccato’s Theme (From ‘Double Impact’) – Buddy Morrow And His Orchestra
3. Four Deuces (From ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’) – Alex North
4. Daddy Long Legs (From ‘Private Hell 36′) – Leith Stevens’ All Stars
5. Main Title (From ‘Touch Of Evil’) – Henry Mancini
6. Taunting Scene (From ‘West Side Story’) – Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
7. The Fix (From ‘The Man With The Golden Arm’) – Elmer Bernstein & Shorty Rogers & His Giants
8. The Strange One (Main Title) – Kenyon Hopkins & His Orchestra
9. Night Beat (From ‘Sweet Smell Of Success’) – The Chico Hamilton Quintet
10. Havana Interlude (From ‘Private Hell 36′) – Leith Stevens’ All Stars
11. The City 2000 AD (From ‘Beat Girl’) – John Barry
12. Frankie Machine (From ‘The Man With The Golden Arm’) – Elmer Bernstein
13. Looking At The Caper (From ‘Odds Against Tomorrow’) – John Lewis
14. La Mort, Pt.1 (From ‘À Bout De Souffle’) – Martial Solal
15. Kush – Lalo Schifrin
16. Sur L’Autoroute (From ‘Ascenseur Pour L’Échafaud’) – Miles Davis
17. Ballad For Bernt (From ‘Knife In The Water’) – Krzysztof Komeda
18. Late At Bailey’s Pad (From ’77 Sunset Strip’) – Warren Barker Orchestra
19. Wingate’s Spot (From ‘All Night Long’) – Philip Green Orchestra
20. Lonely Room (From ‘The Apartment’) – Adolph Deutsch
CD 3
1. A Streetcar Named Desire (Main Theme) – Alex North, Jerry Goldsmith & National Philharmonic Orchestra
2. Background For Murder (From ‘Touch Of Evil’) – Henry Mancini
3. All The Things You Are – Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker
4. Sidney’s Theme (From ‘Sweet Smell Of Success’) – Chico Hamilton Quintet
5. Anatomy Of A Murder (Main Theme) – Duke Ellington
6. The Thin Man – Ralph Marterie & His Marlboro Men
7. Car Chase / Night Chase (From ‘Beat Girl’) – John Barry
8. Roman II (From ‘Knife In The Water’) – Krzysztof Komeda Quartet
9. Mount Olive – Lalo Schifrin
10. Rebel At Work (From ‘James Dean Story’) – Leith Stevens & His Orchestra
11. The Impractical Man (From ‘Odds Against Tomorrow’) – John Lewis & Modern Jazz Quartet
12. Campagne-Première (From ‘À Bout De Souffle’) – Martial Solal
13. Breakup (Flight / Louie’s / Burlesque) (From ‘The Man With The Golden Arm’) – Elmer Bernstein & Shorty Rogers & His Giants
14. Skin Fever (From ‘All Night Long’) – Philip Green Orchestra
15. Experiment In Terror (From ‘Operazione Terrore’) – Kai Winding
16. 77 Sunset Strip Cha Cha – Warren Barker Orchestra
17. The Asphalt Jungle (Main Theme) – Miklós Rózsa
18. Pete Kelly’s Blues (Main Theme) – Ray Anthony And His Orchestra
19. No Hay Problema (From ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’) – Art Blakey & Les Afrocuban Boys
20. Private Hell 36 (From ‘Private Hell 36′) – Leith Stevens’ All Stars