Track Listing

1. Recollections - Billy Cobham, Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Jack DeJohnette, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, , John McLaughlin, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul
2. Little Church - Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Jack DeJohnette, Steve Grossman, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, Keith Jarrett, John McLaughlin
3. Black Satin - David Creamer, Miles Davis, Jack DeJohnette, Herbie Hancock, , James Mtume, Badal Roy, Collin Walcott
4. Under a Golden Sky - Bill Frisell
5. Happy House - Ed Blackwell, Bobby Bradford, Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins, Dewey Redman
6. Over the Rainbow (Photo Book) - Bill Frisell
7. Lonely Fire [Excerpt] - Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Dave Holland, , Bennie Maupin, John McLaughlin, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul
8. Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World - Israel "Iz" Kamakwiwo'ole
9. Vonetta - Ron Carter, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams
10. Coffaro's Theme - Curtis Fowlkes, Bill Frisell, Eyvind Kang, Ron Miles
11. Foreigner in a Free Land - Ornette Coleman, London Symphony Orchestra, David Measham
12. Beautiful E. - Joey Baron, Kermit Driscoll, Bill Frisell, Hank Roberts
13. In a Silent Way [DJ Cam Remix] - Miles Davis

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8320 in Music
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 2000-12-26
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Amazon.com
Topnotch Miles Davis music complements Gus Van Sant's latest film about an urban youth (Rob Brown), torn between basketball and writing, who meets a reclusive novelist (Sean Connery). The unlikely tale is supported by a generous sampling of Davis's early 1970s work nodding to Ornette Coleman and guitarist Bill Frisell. With the help of Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Tony Williams, Davis molded his second "classic" quintet into a groundbreaking mix of funk and rock that created something far beyond the reaches of fusion. Both "Recollections" and "Lonely Fire" hail from Davis's landmark Bitches Brew sessions (finally seeing release as The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions in October 1998) and offer a calming, nearly ambient effect. This combined with Davis's polyrhythmic funk--"Black Satin" from On the Corner--and Ornette Coleman's own independent approach toward improvisation make for a solid sampler of jazz in a transitional age. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
The Finding Forrester soundtrack is enjoyable. Such as this, music in a movie can often enhance the meaning to watchers. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's 'somewhere over the rainbow' is the perfect song for this movie and message it is trying to send. Israel's music is, in itself, is very beautiful and should be appreciated since he is know longer living. I was able to attend a tribute concert for him last summer at Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is a legend to Hawaiian music. Israel's 'somwhere over the rainbow' was preveiously release on his Facing Future cd; it is a must have.

ISRAEL "IZ" KAMAKAWIWO`OLE Over the Rainbow/Wonderful World
The "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" medley is by the late, great, Hawaiian singer, Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwo`ole. There are web sites dedicated to him, and other music is available, with the Makaha Sons and solo. He was born May 20, 1959 and passed away at age 38. It is always something special to hear his voice floating in the air around us.

Hal Willner does it again
This is one of the few soundtracks which chooses "songs" over a score, and it still produces a work of marvelous integrity. I'm probably one of many who considered immediate purchase of this CD upon seeing Miles Davis's name amongs the credits. Where I may rank among a fewer number of people is that I bought it because its producer, Hal Willner. Hal is one of the most intelligent ans tasteful producers in the business. You may remember some of his most notable works. He put together collections of Kurt Weil, Charles Mingus, and Thelonious Monk's music, in each case performed by people specially brought together for these sessions. In addition to this, what always stands out in Wilner work is his choice of musicians, selecting people who are not normally associated with the composers being honored. For instance choosing Lou Reed to sing Weil's "September Song", to name one such choice. Yet the key here is that the ultimate result is not a "crazy marriage" but a lovely, unexpected association. In Finding Forrester, he chooses Miles as the thread of the movie's sound. I think is no coincidence that the tunes (in some cases is not the whole piece) represent a period in Davis' life in which he was a reclusive, as the main character is in this movie. There's a contemplative quality to these pieces, specially "Little Church," which establish Forrester's world as much as it probably defined Miles' mood. Two more notable additions are Bill Frissell and Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. Both of them rendered versions of "Over the Rainbow" that are worth buying the CD by themselves. Ornette Coleman's contributions, challenging and personal as any of his compositions are, work very well in the context of the movie but are, somewhat, disruptive to the listening flow. Overall, one of the greatest soundtracks this year. I don't give it five stars because it does not beat buying Miles' (where most of these tunes come from). Welcome yourself to the brilliant insight of Hal Wilner, bask in Miles' music, and get yourself a copy.