This album is a straight reissue of the Gerry Mulligan LP La Menace, the soundtrack to the film of the same name. He's joined by nine other musicians (though not all at the same time), including keyboardists Dave Grusin, Pete Levin, Derek Smith, Edward Walsh, and Tom Fay; drummers Bobby Rosengarden and Michael DiPasqua; and bassists Jack Six and Jay Leonhart. Mulligan also overdubs soprano sax, clarinet, and keyboards into the mix, which of course prominently features the leader on baritone sax. The music has a more contemporary feeling than his typical recordings because of the sometimes heavy use of synthesizers, and while the music is enjoyable, none of the compositions are particularly memorable. At times Mulligan's baritone sax sounds as if it has gone through some added processing. Overall this 1982 recording is of borderline interest to Mulligan fans.
Genre - Jazz
Styles - Cool, West Coast Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Time - 36:19
Format - mp3@192 Kbps
Size - 50 mb
Tracks
01. Dance of the Truck
02. Introspect
03. Watching and Waiting
04. Trucking Again
05. New Wine
06. The Trap
07. Theme From "La Menace"
08. Vines of Bordeaux
09. The House They'll Never Live In
10. Watching and Waiting (Reprise)
11. The Pantomimist
12. Introspect (Reprise)
13. Vines of Bordeaux (Reprise)
Credits
Gerry Mulligan (saxophone, keyboards, synthesizer)
Dave Grusin (keyboards)
Tom Fay, Derek Smith (piano)
Edward Walsh, Peter Levin (synthesizer)
Jay Leonhart, Jack Six (bass)
Bobby Rosengarden, Michael De Pasqua (drums)
Label
DRG, 1999
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