DMP Posted September 7, 2005 Report Posted September 7, 2005 (edited) Is any of the Ellington music for the "Asphalt Jungle" television show available? I think I once had a cut called something like "Asphalt Jungle Twist" on a (LP) compilation - my memories shot! (I was thinking it was on the Columbia anthology "Who's Who In the Swinging 60's," but that might have been a short version of "Cop Out," which I've also never seen again.) Thanks! Edited September 7, 2005 by DMP Quote
JSngry Posted September 7, 2005 Report Posted September 7, 2005 I know for sure that there's a version of the theme on The Great Paris Concert. Anybody ever see the actual TV show? Quote
Guest Posted September 17, 2005 Report Posted September 17, 2005 DMP said: Is any of the Ellington music for the "Asphalt Jungle" television show available? The Asphalt Jungle Suite has as far as I know not yet been released on CD. Sony have been pretty slow in filling the holes in their CD Ellington repertoire, sadly. There was a 5-LP set released by CBS that contains the Asphalt Jungle Theme Parts I and II as well as the Asphalt Jungle Suite (three parts: Wild Car, Cops, Robbers) , in the form of the three albums (2 double, one single LP). The series features things from 1956 to 1961 including Allah-Bye, Turkish Coffee, Tulip or Turnip, Jingle Bells (!) and various other bits and bobs. What you need to find is CBS 88654. I have no idea in what form the music actually appeared on the television series. What do you know about the series? I think the version of the theme that appears on the Great Paris Concert (available on CD and LP) is way too fast, not half as good as the CBS studio version. Michael Quote
Bright Moments Posted September 17, 2005 Report Posted September 17, 2005 welcome to the forum michael!! Quote
DMP Posted September 18, 2005 Author Report Posted September 18, 2005 Thanks for the above information. Don't have the "Paris Concert," but I might have had that double album - was it a French Columbia. Anyway, not sure what the relation is to that "Asphalt Jungle Twist," which is the number I remember. I did see the television show when it was on years ago. It was during that TV jazz/detective phase. (Count Basie playing the "M Squad" theme!) As I recall, it wasn't very good, sort of dull. The music was pretty incidental, and not well integrated into what was going on. But my memory could be off here, so let me think about it some more... Quote
jazzbo Posted September 18, 2005 Report Posted September 18, 2005 Been on cd on Atlantic since 1989, two cd set. Quote
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