Space Age Vinyl # 6

The Nutty Professor Soundtrack

I just found a great page where someone has posted the unreleased soundtrack to this 1963 Jerry Lewis classic.
Click Here To Listen!
Watch Buddy Love-"We've Got a World That Swings" Video

Playboy’s Theme

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Hugh Hefner, who was generous enough to autograph my original sheet music for Playboy’s Theme (written by Cy Coleman for the Playboy After Dark television series).
Listen To Henry Mancini’s Version Of Playboy’s Theme Here

Vintage Vegas

I just found a really cool website called Vintage Vegas that has galleries of casino collectibles, matchbooks, postcards, etc. Click Here To Check It Out!

Joe Pesci Sings!

Joe Pesci is obviously well known for his movie career, most notably Goodfellas and My Cousin Vinny, but his vocal talents have been a well kept secret. Pesci’s 1968 Brunswick release under the name Little Joe Richie is a fun listen, but his more recent collaboration with organist Joey DeFrancesco (Falling In Love Again) is truly outta this world. If you listen carefully, you’ll find the obvious influence of his musical hero Little Jimmy Scott. Five Stars!

Christmas In Hollywood

Over the years, many jazz artists have ended up detouring into pop when they recorded Christmas albums. But listeners can rest assured that Christmas in Hollywood is both a Christmas album and a true jazz album. Plas Johnson, of course, could have easily made this a pop recording -- the versatile tenor saxman has certainly backed his share of non-jazz artists, and is probably most noted for his performance on Henry Mancini’s “Pink Panther Theme”. Christmas in Hollywood, however, is very much a hard bop/soul-jazz recording.
It was a great pleasure for me to work with Plas once again on the production of this CD, as well as legendary balladeer and blues shouter Ernie Andrews.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/plas3

Tease!: The Beat Of Burlesque

The popularuty of burlesque, striptease, and pinup girls has gained a serious momentum in the past decade and doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon. Several years ago I was hired to compile a CD of classic music from the golden era of bump & grind for the Verve record label, much of it hard to find and out of print.

"Hard-honking horns; slinky rhythms; heart-throbbing beats. . . . This soundtrack to the new burlesque is the sound of vintage rhythm & blues, bump-and-grind exotica, and hipster jazz working its magic to uncover hidden desires and soft, sultry curves."
Now available as MP3 downloads!

http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist/releases/default.aspx?pid=11265&aid=2656