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soundtrack and artist playing main title on sax

posted 19 years ago by jaea
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Who is the artist playing the main title so I can buy the cd?

[–] inode 19 years ago

It's Gene Ammons and it's on the CD "Gentle Jug"

That's an amazing CD if you can get your hands on one.

His sax on this particular title is just beautiful. I can listen to it for hours on end.

[–] Arancini 7 years ago

Reissued during Jazz's renaissance of the 1980's on Fantasy Records in Berkeley Cal.
I believe it was reissued on three formats;
LP, CD and Audio Cassette.

[–] Arancini 7 years ago

inode,
That scene in the lounge is one of my all time favourites.
That accompanying music for that scene, along with Bernard Tavernier's "Round Midnight" (1986) defined my '80s

[–] laura-500 18 years ago

Do you know if there is an actual soundtract for the movie?

[–] jcayce3280 18 years ago

Yes there is a soundtrack but I cannot find it. Have you been successful? I would love to get a hold on one.

[–] robertglovik 17 years ago

I think Warren Zevon was also featured in this soundtrack

[–] gioconda91423 9 years ago

That was Sting that mangled the vocal on this version.  If you like him, then good for you.

However there are dozens of recorded versions of this Gershwin classic including legends like Judy Garland, Sinatra, Streisand, Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald...the list is endless...Amy Winehouse did a fantastic version...

wikipedia.org/wiki/Someone_to_Watch_Over_Me_(song)

[–] Arancini 7 years ago

When I first saw the film, I thought it was Randy "I Love L.A." Newman