Track Listing

1. Clark Street: The Top/Homecoming/Antek's - Elmer Bernstein, Pete Candoli
2. Zosh
3. Frankie Machine - Elmer Bernstein, Shorty Rogers
4. Fix
5. Molly
6. Breakup: Flight/Louie's/Burlesque
7. Sunday Morning
8. Desperation
9. Audition - Milt Bernhart, Elmer Bernstein, Shelly Manne, Shorty Rogers
10. Cure: Withdraw/Cold/Morning
11. Finale

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #52419 in Music
• Released on: 2001-10-09
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Import, Soundtrack
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Album Description
Reissue of the classic Bernstein soundtrack which is acknowledged as one of the most tense an intense motion pictures ever made. The score was groundbreaking in it's day, reflecting the tightness of the film with it's palpitating, sometimes sinister jazz and symphonic arrangements. The jazz sequences are arranged and played by Shorty Rogers and His Giants with Shelley Manne. 2001.

Customer Reviews

...influential & entertaining...
Unbelievable that this influential & entertaining jazz score from the Fifties is not available as a domestic release. The star of this music, the sound of Frankie Machine, the Man With the Golden Arm, is jazz great Shelly Manne. Manne is featured as a soloist, in a big band number & in the rocking title themes. The ensemble is loaded with top West Coast musicians, including Fluegelhornist & arranger Shorty Rogers, whose contributions to these numbers are considerable. Pete Candoli & Milt Bernhart also take turns in the spotlight. Bernstein wrote a simple & pretty love theme, Molly, in his usual style.

This score combined with Bernstein's similar music for The Sweet Smell of Success would be a great CD. His jazz score for the TV show, Staccato, is also worth seeking out.

Bob Rixon, WFMU

Classic Score on CD at Last
Finally! An affordable CD reissue of one of the great jazz film scores! The reviewer who criticized the sound quality apparently didn't have to live with Decca's fake stereo lp version for twenty years, or spend years trying to track down a mint copy of the original lp, or he would realize that THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE REMASTERING on this disc. It accurately captures the studio sound as recorded in glorious mono in 1955. If your're a Bernstein fan, don't hesitate to add this to your collection.

it's the original
I can understand one reviewer's opinion of this cd, if they are too young to have ever owned the original Lp. The quality IS top notch and it does NOT need remastering. If it sounds a little "stodgy" it's only because of the recording practices of the day, which happened in very dry studios. This is pre-Star Wars. It also helps to be familiar with the movie and the story. The dry sound actually enhances the reality of the plot.
I WOULD like to see Bernstein do a new recording, with a top notch symphony orchestra playing in a large hall, like he recently did with "To Kill a Mockingbird", but as far as this original sound track is concerned, this is the same as the original Lp, perhaps even cleaner. IT'S A WINNER!