The Cotton Club (soundtrack)
| The Cotton Club | |
|---|---|
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | December 10, 1984[1] |
| Studio | A&R Recording, Clinton Recording |
| Genre | Jazz, dixieland, big band |
| Length | 42:58 |
| Label | Geffen |
| Producer | John Barry |
The Cotton Club is the soundtrack to the movie of the same name. The album won the Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1986.[2][3][4][5]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Mooche" | Duke Ellington, Irving Mills | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Cotton Club Stomp #2" | Ellington, Mills, Mitchell Parish | 2:40 |
| 3. | "Drop Me Off in Harlem" | Ellington, Nick Kenny | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Creole Love Call" | Ellington | 3:01 |
| 5. | "Ring Dem Bells" | Ellington, Mills | 2:46 |
| 6. | "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" | Ellington, Bubber Miley | 3:20 |
| 7. | "Truckin'" | Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler | 2:00 |
| 8. | "Ill Wind" | Harold Arlen, Koehler | 2:17 |
| 9. | "Cotton Club Stomp #1" | Ellington, Harry Carney, John Hodge | 2:49 |
| 10. | "Mood Indigo" | Ellington, Mills, Barney Bigard | 3:34 |
| 11. | "Minnie the Moocher" | Cab Calloway, Mills | 3:07 |
| 12. | "Copper Colored Gal" | J. Fred Coots, Benny Davis | 1:15 |
| 13. | "Dixie Kidnaps Vera" | Barry | 2:37 |
| 14. | "The Depression Hits/Best Beats Sandman" | Barry | 2:42 |
| 15. | "Daybreak Express Medley" | Barry | 3:43 |
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 68 |
Personnel[edit]
- John Barry – conductor
- Bob Wilber – conductor, alto and soprano saxophone, clarinet
- Frank Wess – alto, soprano, and baritone saxophone, clarinet
- Chuck Wilson – alto and soprano saxophone, clarinet
- Lawrence Feldman – alto and soprano saxophone, clarinet
- Joe Temperley – alto and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Dave Brown – trumpet, vocals
- Marky Markowitz – trumpet
- Randy Sandke – trumpet
- Lew Soloff – trumpet
- Dan Barrett – trombone, valve trombone
- Joel Helleny – trombone
- Britt Woodman – trombone
- Tony Price – tuba
- Bob Stewart – tuba
- Mark Shane – piano
- John Goldsby – bass
- Mike Peters – guitar, banjo
- Chuck Riggs – drums
- Brian Brake – drums
- Dave Samuels, Danny Druckman, Gordon Gottlieb, Ronnie Zito – percussion
- Priscilla Baskerville - vocalist on "Creole Love Call"[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "advertisement" (PDF). Billboard. 96 (50). New York, NY, USA: Billboard Publications: 2. 8 December 1984. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
Full digital recording available December 10 on Geffen Records and Cassettes
- ^ "The Cotton Club - John Barry | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Barrett, Dan (1 June 2020). "Recording the Cotton Club Soundtrack, Part One". The Syncopated Times. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "John Barry: The Man Who Knew the Score". Vanity Fair. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ directorsseries (19 May 2017). "Francis Ford Coppola's "The Cotton Club" (1984)". THE DIRECTORS SERIES. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 283. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "John Barry - The Cotton Club (Original Motion Picture Sound Track)". Discogs. Retrieved 13 April 2017.