colllin Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 Good Halloween music is tough to find. I'd be interested to hear recommendations. My faves include Halloween by Lambert Hendricks Ross, The Great Pumpkin Waltz by Vince Guaraldi, and Spooks by Harris-Leigh Woodwinds. I'm interested to know if any jazz musicians have recorded tunes based on Halloween-related classical pieces, like the Bach Fugue, Dream of the Witches' Sabbath by Berlioz, or Danse Macabre by Saint-Saens. Thank you for your input! Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 How about... Albert Ayler - Ghosts Fats Waller - Abercrombie had a zombie MG Quote
Hot Ptah Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 Louis Armstrong--The Skeleton in the Closet Quote
jeffcrom Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 (edited) One year I had Albert Ayler's "Witches and Devils" playing as I greeted trick-or-treaters. I turned it off after the first little girl who came to my door started crying. Edited October 1, 2010 by jeffcrom Quote
Larry Kart Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 Don Redman's "Chant of the Weed" sounds pretty eerie. Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 Claude Thornhill's "Portrait of a Guinea Farm" and Fletcher Henderson's "Queer Notions" are a couple that come to mind. Quote
.:.impossible Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 We played MMW's Farmers Reserve one year. Quote
BeBop Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 In my mind, I can "hear" scary music from Charles Mingus, but all I can think of is Fables of Faubus. Not really what you're looking for. But he could write with a "scary" or haunting sound. Anyone? Quote
sidewinder Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 In my mind, I can "hear" scary music from Charles Mingus, but all I can think of is Fables of Faubus. Not really what you're looking for. But he could write with a "scary" or haunting sound. Anyone? 'Passions of Man'? Quote
BeBop Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 In my mind, I can "hear" scary music from Charles Mingus, but all I can think of is Fables of Faubus. Not really what you're looking for. But he could write with a "scary" or haunting sound. Anyone? Or "The Clown"? Quote
wag Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 Jack Walrath's Blue Note album Neohippus has two "scary" tunes: Village of the Darned and Fright Night. Quote
Free For All Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 In my mind, I can "hear" scary music from Charles Mingus, but all I can think of is Fables of Faubus. Not really what you're looking for. But he could write with a "scary" or haunting sound. Anyone? Weird Nightmare Quote
sidewinder Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 Wayne Shorter 'Speak No Evil' comes into this category. Certainly seems to have been influenced by the paranormal/spiritual. Musically, to my mind the most successful jazz album in this genre. Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 does it need to be "jazz"? if not... or... Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 or... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DHQX7SwF1w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQEjGLOjLnU Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 back to the original topic (sorry I got off track) Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 In my mind, I can "hear" scary music from Charles Mingus, but all I can think of is Fables of Faubus. Not really what you're looking for. But he could write with a "scary" or haunting sound. Anyone? "Chill of Death" for sure. Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 In my mind, I can "hear" scary music from Charles Mingus, but all I can think of is Fables of Faubus. Not really what you're looking for. But he could write with a "scary" or haunting sound. Anyone? Weird Nightmare Especially the Hal Willner version(s) from Weird Nightmare: Meditations on Mingus with the Harry Partch instruments. Quote
cih Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 Not very scary sounding, but scarily titled - and HAUNTINGLY beautiful tunes... Nightmare - Alphonso Trent Phantomesque - Coleman Hawkins Creepy Feeling - Jelly Roll Morton And 'scary' sounding not scarily titled Jungle Crawl - Tiny Parham East St. Louis Toodle-oo - Duke Ellington Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 Bela Fleck playing Danse Macabre. I haven't heard it but the whole idea seems pretty damned eerie to me! Quote
BeBop Posted October 2, 2010 Report Posted October 2, 2010 Bela Fleck playing Danse Macabre. I haven't heard it but the whole idea seems pretty damned eerie to me! Banjos terrify me. Quote
Free For All Posted October 2, 2010 Report Posted October 2, 2010 Bela Fleck playing Danse Macabre. I haven't heard it but the whole idea seems pretty damned eerie to me! Banjos terrify me. How about clowns playing the banjo? Quote
JSngry Posted October 2, 2010 Report Posted October 2, 2010 I've had parentes whisk their kids away w/no candy while this was playing. True. Quote
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