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Richard Baratta - Music in Film: The Sequel

HIGHNOTE RECORDS

  • £14.38

Cat. no: HCD2201
Format: CD
Barcode: 633842220123
Release Date: 26 Aug 2022

Genre: Jazz

The one thing all but one of the works on this recording by drummer Richard Baratta have in common is that they were used in a motion picture, they cover a fairly long period of cinematic history with Charlie Chaplin's timeless classic, "Smile" being heard in the earliest and latest flms on the list: Modern Times (1936) and Joker (2019)

It is interesting to note that the album's leader was an executive producer on Joker. With this Hollywood connection, Baratta's life has been somewhat cinema-centric, but he actually started out as a jazz drummer, working with Butch Morris, Billy Bang, Hal Galper and others. Today Baratta has returned to his jazz roots and his colourful, propulsive drumming is a real highlight of this recording, a follow up to his 2020 release, 'Music in Film: The Reel Deal' (SCD2186).

You won't fnd any lengthy, indulgent solos here but you will smile approvingly at his keenly executed fourishes and mini-breaks. Back in the studio with Baratta is Grammy- nominated arranger and pianist, Bill O'Connell, his years of Latin jazz experience infuencing a number of tracks. Alto saxophonist Vincent Herring also returns providing an athletic lead on many selections and some coruscant solo work. With guitarist Paul Bollenback and bassist Michael Goetz rounding out the rhythm section and Paul Rossman providing some additional percussion colors, Richard Baratta takes you on another imaginative, jazz-flled trip to the movies. But you'll have to supply your own popcorn.

Richard Baratta: drums, leader, percussion
Bill O'Connell: piano, arranger
Vincent Herring: alto saxophone
Paul Bollenback: guitar
Michael Goetz: bass

Tracks: Itsy Bitsy Spider from Heartburn / Soul Bossa Nova from Austin Powers / Theme from The Pink Panther / Last Tango in Paris from Last Tango in Paris / Out of This World from Out of This World / Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory / You've Got a Friend in Me from Toy Story / Cantina Band from Star Wars: A New Hope / Man of Constant Sorrow from O Brother Where Art Thou? / Smile from Modern Times & Joker / Volley for Jabali

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