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Since: October 24, 2008
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Chinatown is one of my top 5 all time movies, and I have seen it at least 5 times. I can say we 99% conviction that the picture is not from the film. I also think the theme song might rank as one of the top 5 jazz tunes written for a movie. [Aside: Also check out Mike Figgis's Leaving Las Vegas soundtrack.]
Chinatown, Composer was Jerry Goldsmith. The uncredited trumpet soloist was Uan Rasey (per IMDB). I have also been partial to Terrance Blanchard version (YouTube link below). I will have to give his and Payton's versions a serious side by side listen this evening.
BTW, Blanchard's rendition is on his excellent Jazz in Film CD.
"Anyone who understands jazz knows that you can't understand it. It's too complicated. That's what's so simple about it." - Yogi Berra.
Cpwill
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