LALO SCHIFRIN INS AND OUTS OOP '82 PALO ALTO LP MINT!

LALO SCHIFRIN INS AND OUTS LP Category / Style / Moods: Jazz * Bop * Film Music * Spy Music * Soundtracks * Original Score * Rock Moods Instruments * Sophisticated * Ominous * Brooding * Reserved * Refined/ Mannered 14.77 / 2008-04-23 S asocc 1982 PALO ALTO LP TITLE: INS AND OUTS ARTIST: LALO SCHIFRIN CONDITION COVER: VG VINYL: NEAR MINT Click here for info on grading and abbreviations HARD TO FIND OUT OF PRINT ORIGINAL PRESS Click the pix for a better view TRACKS: Disc: 1 Review by Scott Yanow Other than a commercial CTI date, this LP was Lalo Schifrin's first jazz recording as a leader since the early 1970s. Famous as a film and television composer, Schifrin had a rare opportunity to stretch out on piano, leading a quintet also consisting of bassist Andy Simpkins, drummer Earl Palmer, flutist Sam Most and percussionist Paulinho Da Costa. Schifrin mostly performs originals on the out-of-print date, plus two Dizzy Gillespie tunes ("Con Alma" and "Manteca"); other than "Manteca," the emphasis is on easy-listening jazz. Nice music but not overly memorable. Biography by Steve Huey Best known for his "Mission: Impossible" theme song, Lalo Schifrin is an Argentinean-born composer, arranger, pianist, and conductor, whose jazz and classical training earned him tremendous success as a soundtrack composer. Born Boris Claudio Schifrin in Buenos Aires on June 21, 1932, his father was a symphonic violinist, and he began playing piano at age six. He enrolled in the Paris Conservatoire in 1952, hitting the jazz scene by night. After returning to Buenos Aires, Schifrin formed a 16-piece jazz orchestra, which helped him meet Dizzy Gillespie in 1956. Schifrin offered to write Gillespie an extended suite, completing the five-movement Gillespiana in 1958; the same year, he became an arranger for Xavier Cugat. In 1960, he moved to New York City and joined Gillespie's quintet, which recorded "Gillespiana" to much general acclaim. Schifrin became Gillespie's musical director until 1962, contributing another suite in "The New Continent"; he subsequently departed to concentrate on his writing. He also recorded as a leader, most often in Latin jazz and bossa nova settings, and accepted his first film-scoring assignment in 1963 (for Rhino!). Schifrin moved to Hollywood late that year, scoring major successes with his indelible themes to Mission: Impossible and Mannix. Over the next decade, Schifrin would score films like The Cincinnati Kid, Bullitt, Cool Hand Luke, Dirty Harry, and Enter the Dragon. As a jazzer, he wrote the well-received "Jazz Mass" suite in 1965, and delved into stylish jazz-funk with 1975's CTI album Black Widow. Schifrin continued his film work all the way through the '90s; during that decade, he recorded a series of orchestral jazz albums called Jazz Meets the Symphony, and became the principal arranger for the Three Tenors, which complemented his now-dominant interest in composing classical music. This exquisite piece of retro music history is a vinyl sound recording (not a CD). Please visit the A Sound Deal store for similar items and information on grading and shipping. Add me to your favorites for red hot sales bulletins and sneak previews of upcoming products. Combine Items to Save $$$! Click here to check the store for more! ©A Sound Deal