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The Cotton Club [Original recording reissued, Soundtrack]

John Barry | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (20 Mar 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording reissued, Soundtrack
  • Label: Spectrum Audio
  • ASIN: B000000OXV
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 36,830 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By M. C Coulson VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
Clunker or Classic, you can't ignore The Cotton Club after all its mix of onstage dance numbers blurring into the action off stage blazed a trail for movies like Chicago.

The Cotton Club soundtrack is a perfect accompaniment to the movie and features 13 of jazzman Bob Wilber's stunning recreations of jazz classics of the era and two examples of John Barry's evocative and deeply romantic score.

The CD seems to be a straight lift from the vinyl released at the time of movie and therefore reflects the limitations of an LP in terms of time. Consequently, many fine performances get lost - notwithstanding John Barry's score other casualties include Larry Marshall's none too convincing version of Cab Calloway's Jitterbug and The Lady With The Fan, Sydney Goldsmith's bawdy rendition of Lucille Brogan's Barebecue Bess, Diane Lane and Richard Gere's charming Am I Blue? and Gregory and Maurice Hines supercharged performance of Crazy Rhythm - there's lots more missing. I suppose it's because the movie tanked at the box office so no-one at Geffen Records is going to bother to expand the score which is a shame.

Moans aside, what you do get is great. Bob Wilber should be applauded for his attention to detail in creating the spirit and feel of the great dance music of the 30's without the pops and crackles.

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a blast from the past 30 Mar 2010
Format:Audio CD
fine tunes suberbly reproduced with modern recording techniques really captures the feel of the period .my only complaint is there is not enough of it
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Good but too short 29 Sep 1999
By "brasscowdotcom" - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
The soundtrack to the troubled 1984 movie is interesting because of the recreations of Jazz Age hits by Duke Ellington and company. However, only about half the music from the film made it onto the 45 minute soundtrack. Too bad because there are some real gems performed in the movie and the first-rate performances can only be experienced while watching them and not by listening to their entirety on the CD.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
An "A" for Quality; a "C" for Quantity 22 Nov 2002
By Karen P. Smith - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
What a relief to hear so much of the instrumental music in the glorious score of "The Cotton Club" without the annoying cutoffs of the songs, and cutaways from the performers to the often-gory and sometimes-boring "story!" I own the Video of the film and have watched it many times, skipping from one musical number to another, feeling frustrated that I can't hear the MUSIC the way it was meant to be heard. I mean, those musicians were knocking themselves out to please the listeners and dancers and I thought the movie wasted their talents by putting them in the background so much of the time.

Like other reviewers here, I am mightily impressed by the faithfulness of the arrangements of songs created by some of the greats--Arlen and Ellington, in particular. The excellence of the music's realization truly comes through on the CD.

The vocal productions frequently do not match the high level of the instrumental work, but it is wonderful to hear all the lyrics of so many classics of the "Cotton Club" era. And, Gregory Hines's rendition of "Copper Colored Gal" is a special treat for those of us who love his singing even when we can't watch his dancing!

Overall, I'd say "The Cotton Club" Soundtrack CD is a welcome addition to any collection of original Elligton and Calloway tunes. I also think the CD can provide a terrific introduction of the music to anyone who hasn't been fortunate enough to discover it yet. I only wish the CD contained more of it.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
time traveler CD 30 April 2000
By "drrbr" - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Where else can you hear the earliest Ellington stuff recorded with today's recording technique? with today's best studio musicians nailing it? The band is hot, the music swings, big time, everyhing's right, musically, historically, and the recording technically. Too bad the CD version didn't get the rest of the soundtrack as bonus tracks. This is a wonderful musical experience, every time. My only reservation is its brevity. If you love the sound of early/1920s-1930s jazz, and enjoy listening to it in spite of the sad quality of recordings from that era, this modern version of Cotton Club Ellington is heaven. I wake up to it every morning.
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