Lux and Ivy Dig Crime Jazz – Film Noir Grooves and Dangerous Liaisons

Dramatic, dark, and daring jazz compilation collected from a brace of late ‘50s exploitation movies and TV soundtracks. Featuring the masters of tension Elmer Bernstein and Henry Mancini, plus a host of cameos from Miles Davis, Burt Bacharach, and Andre Previn.

Including the theme music from Dragnet, 77 Sunset Strip, and Peter Gunn along with highlights from Touch Of Evil, I Want To Live, The Man With The Golden Arm, and Johnny Staccato among many others. Plus genre-setting 45 gems ‘Harlem Nocturne’ and ‘Route 66’ plus obscure B-sides ‘Experiment In Terror’ and ‘Two Hour Honeymoon’.

The likes of Bernstein and Mancini were the backbone of crime jazz but just like the juxtaposition of plotline and sound, it’s the offbeat nuances that make it all the more spectacular. An audio masterclass for fans of drive-in movies and Alex Cox’s Moviedrome.

Remastered from the original sound source with sleeve notes by Mojo magazine’s Dave Henderson.

Track Listing:

1. Henry Mancini – Touch Of Evil – Main Title
2. Warren Barker – Harlem Nocturne
3. Elmer Bernstein – The Man With The Golden Arm
4. Elmer Bernstein – MacDougal Street Special (From Johnny Staccato Score)
5. Alex North – Floozie
6. Kai Winding – Experiment In Terror
7. Ray Anthony – Dragnet
8. Henry Mancini – Blue Steel
9. Chico Hamilton – Sweet Smell Of Success Jazz Club
10. Henry Mancini – Son Of Raunchy
11. Henry Mancini – Goofin’ At The Coffee House
12. Bobby Troup – [Get Your Kicks On] Route 66
13. Paul Hampton – Two Hour Honeymoon
14. Elmer Bernstein – Staccato’s Theme (From Johnny Staccato Score)
15. Gerry Mulligan – Poker Game
16. Leith Stevens – Daddy Long Legs
17. Henry Mancini – Odd Ball
18. Frankie Ortega And Sy Oliver – After Sunset
19. Miles Davis – Générique
20. Henry Mancini – A Quiet Gass
21. Andre Previn – Like Blue
22. Henry Mancini – Lightly
23. Frankie Ortega And Sy Oliver – Lady In Distress
24. Gerry Mulligan – End Title