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John Barry – The Cotton Club (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (E/E) – LP, AU 1984
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The Cotton Club (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is an LP by John Barry from 1984 released on the Geffen Records label.
About this album
The Cotton Club is one of John Barry’s most striking late soundtracks, blending lush orchestral writing with jazz, ragtime and Dixieland references to evoke the film’s 1920s Harlem setting. Written for Francis Ford Coppola’s 1984 drama, the score nods to era-defining material associated with Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway and other jazz landmarks while still carrying Barry’s unmistakable harmonic richness and romantic sweep. The result is a soundtrack that works both as period evocation and as a fully realised film score, balancing glamour, melancholy and rhythmic bite. It remains an admired example of Barry’s ability to translate history into cinematic music.
Genre: Soundtracks
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Artist: John BarryLabel: Geffen Records – GHS 24062Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1984Genre: Soundtracks
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A1 The Mooche
A2 Cotton Club Stomp #2
A3 Drop Me Off In Harlem
A4 Creole Love Call
A5 Ring Dem Bells
A6 East St. Louis Toodle-O
A7 Truckin'
B1 Ill Wind
B2 Cotton Club Stomp #1
B3 Mood Indigo
B4 Minnie The Moocher
B5 Copper Colored Gal
B6 Dixie Kidnaps Vera
B7 The Depression Hits / Best Beats Sandman
B8 Daybreak Express Medley