Talented Mr Ripley
Posted by: anselm on 12 June 2007
Hi,
Watched the Talented Mr Ripley last night and really enjoyed the up tempo jazz played during the film.
I would like to listen to some more, can anyone recommend any albums of the artist (not sure who it was supposed to be) or simliar stuf
thanks
Anselm
Watched the Talented Mr Ripley last night and really enjoyed the up tempo jazz played during the film.
I would like to listen to some more, can anyone recommend any albums of the artist (not sure who it was supposed to be) or simliar stuf
thanks
Anselm
Posted on: 12 June 2007 by Cyrene
Great film. The band that played first was Guy Barker's regular band (he was on trumpet) with Perico Sambeat on alto sax. Guy had a string of albums out a few years back many of which swung like mad in a hard bop vein. A good one was Time Swing on Verve IIRC. The singer was obviously a Chet Baker type of overdub. By the shore in San Remo (I think) the wizened old guy on alto playing just like Charlie Parker was Peter King who has been recording for donkey's years -- can't recommend any particular disc though -- just go to allmusic.com they should have some picks.
When they were dicking around in the record store with Freddie, Tenor Madness was playing (the title track) and that's available on Prestige/OJC along with the many other great albums that people were looking at in the shop; Cooking with The Miles Davis Quintet and Monk by Thelonius Monk being a couple of them.
I remember laughing at that scene because it made it look like every young hipster in Europe was grooving to New York hard bop!
Have fun!
When they were dicking around in the record store with Freddie, Tenor Madness was playing (the title track) and that's available on Prestige/OJC along with the many other great albums that people were looking at in the shop; Cooking with The Miles Davis Quintet and Monk by Thelonius Monk being a couple of them.
I remember laughing at that scene because it made it look like every young hipster in Europe was grooving to New York hard bop!
Have fun!
Posted on: 12 June 2007 by Oldnslow
The CD of the Talented Mr. Ripley soundtrack is excellent--pretty much straight jazz and you get to hear complete performances of the pieces. Guy Barker Qn did an excellent job and for once the jazz was not watered down for the film. Excellent, nasty film too, wasn't it?
Posted on: 12 June 2007 by anselm
Yes, really enjoyed the movie, i am a scooter enthusiast as well, so all those early Vespa and Lambretta where lovely.
I think i will buy the OST
I think i will buy the OST
Posted on: 12 June 2007 by jamjar
The Alto player in the movie is Peter King,
the best alto player in the UK.
Not only can you get his records he regularly tours and is well worth seeing.
Other musicians with a similar outlook are Dave Newton (Piano) Alan Barnes - every woodwind instrument, Gerard presencer Trumpet, and probably every member of the Stan Tracey big band
the best alto player in the UK.
Not only can you get his records he regularly tours and is well worth seeing.
Other musicians with a similar outlook are Dave Newton (Piano) Alan Barnes - every woodwind instrument, Gerard presencer Trumpet, and probably every member of the Stan Tracey big band
Posted on: 13 June 2007 by worm
I have never considered myself a jazz fan in any way shape or form.
That said, I really enjoyed the score to the film (as well as the film itself and Patricia Highsmith's book before that).
So in the interests of trying new things I have ordered the CD of the score from e-Bay.
Who knows where it will lead.....I will report back once I have had a good listen.
Cheers
worm
PS the other two Mr Ripley books are a great read as well
That said, I really enjoyed the score to the film (as well as the film itself and Patricia Highsmith's book before that).
So in the interests of trying new things I have ordered the CD of the score from e-Bay.
Who knows where it will lead.....I will report back once I have had a good listen.
Cheers
worm
PS the other two Mr Ripley books are a great read as well
Posted on: 13 June 2007 by nicnaim
Cyrene,
Agreed Guy barker has some great stuff, I'm also fond of Soundtrack from 2002 and Into The Blue from 1995. Saw him many years ago at the Everyman in Liverpool playing with Tommy Smith circa the Paris album, the line up of which was:
Tommy Smith - tenor sax
Julian Arguelles - alto and soprano sax
Guy Barker - truppet and monette
Mick Hutton - bass
Jason Rebello - piano
Jeremy Stacey - drums
Not a bad line up, I subsequently bought a number of solo efforts by all of them bar the bassist and drummer.
I also discovered recently that it was Barker playing trumpet on the XTC track Last Balloon on Apple Venus. It is obvious when you know of course.
Regards
Nic
Agreed Guy barker has some great stuff, I'm also fond of Soundtrack from 2002 and Into The Blue from 1995. Saw him many years ago at the Everyman in Liverpool playing with Tommy Smith circa the Paris album, the line up of which was:
Tommy Smith - tenor sax
Julian Arguelles - alto and soprano sax
Guy Barker - truppet and monette
Mick Hutton - bass
Jason Rebello - piano
Jeremy Stacey - drums
Not a bad line up, I subsequently bought a number of solo efforts by all of them bar the bassist and drummer.
I also discovered recently that it was Barker playing trumpet on the XTC track Last Balloon on Apple Venus. It is obvious when you know of course.
Regards
Nic
quote:Originally posted by Cyrene:
The band that played first was Guy Barker's regular band (he was on trumpet) with Perico Sambeat on alto sax. Guy had a string of albums out a few years back many of which swung like mad in a hard bop vein. A good one was Time Swing on Verve IIRC.