Jerry Cotton returns! More than 40 years after the last feature of the ''G-man'' series had been filmed, in March 2010 Jerry Cotton will once again explode across German theatre screens! In response to this exciting cinematic revival the long unavailable music of the original series has been gloriously resurrected for a brand new compilation. Undoubtedly Peter Thomas' soundtracks to all eight movies, composed between 1965 and 1969, are the highlight of the series. Thomas re-configured American jazz the way the filmmakers reconfigured New York City, mixing it up with sounds that appropriately call to mind the military, the lounge, the chase (of course) and even the circus. Thomas goes for the jazz jugular and spices up the proceedings with his own brand of ephemera: gunshots, screams, scat singing and wild improvisation that must have made participating musicians happy as hell. Crime Jazz at its best! On this premiere CD you will find the remastered musical highlights of the series, six previously unreleased tracks, plus two bonus titles that prior-to had only been available on a very rare vinyl LP. The 28 tracks come with a 24-page booklet, including detailed liner notes by Douglas Payne, presented in both English and German language, a filmography, and numerous full sized color film stills.
Track listing
1. CAUGHT AT MIDNIGHT 2. JERRY & PHIL 3. JERRY COTTON MARCH 4. JERRY 67 5. FRENCH GIRL IN MANHATTAN 6. CRISTALLO CRISTALLO 7. BROOKLYN BY NIGHT 8. BIG TROUBLES 9. HELLO, JERRY! 10. MY FRIEND PHIL 11. JAGUAR BEAT 12. CRIME DOESN'T PAY 13. TWO VOICES BLUES 14. LOVE IS SWINGING IN THE AIR (instr.) 15. TAKE IT, JERRY 16. ALWAYS JERRY 17. RED ROBIN BOSSA 18. COTTON BEAT 19. SUPERMAN IS CALLIN' 20. IN SOHO 21. WALKING ON THE 'DACHFIRST' 22. LOVE IS SWINGING IN THE AIR (voc.) 23. SKYLINE TEMPTATION 24. ASK ME LATER, ALLIGATOR 25. MANHATTAN INN 26. JEWELLERY PARTY 27. CHARMING JERRY 28. GOODBYE, JERRY! |