lalo schifrin - the cincinnati kid ost (1965)

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another great record from the box that went missing - this one, a fabulous soundtrack by one of my alltime favourite jazz composers lalo schifrin. he is so brilliant. 'new orleans procession' reminds me of radiohead's 'life in a glass house,' and after a starting with a wonderfully lazy, floundering march it drops into a classic schifrin piano bossa nova and back into march again. there's even this crazy redneck track called 'the cock fight' that has these crazy orchestral breaks dubbed over a frenetic banjo action track. i just love it! and the ray charles vocal theme is great. i keep thinking he must be high, and does he feel like the cincinnati kid? definitely one of my favourite soundtracks.

the record has some surface noise throughout so ocd soundfolk beware.

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01 - the cincinnati kid (vocal version)

02 - so many times

03 - new orleans procession

04 - shooter

05 - the man

06 - the cock fight

07 - the cincinnati kid (instrumental version)

08 - melba

09 - dialogue in the rain

10 - the chase

11 - all packed

12 - the game

13 - at the farm

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MGM RECORDS E-4313

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