VA - Psych Noir, A Journey Through Shadowed Psychedelia (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

PSYCH NOIR

VA - Psych Noir, A Journey Through Shadowed Psychedelia (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

Psychedelic music has always existed between light and darkness. While its most familiar image is one of colour, freedom and expanded consciousness, there has always been another side, a stranger, more mysterious world where experimentation turned inward and sound became a reflection of dreams, uncertainty and the human imagination.

Psych Noir, A Journey Through Shadowed Psychedelia explores that hidden landscape.

This collection is not simply a gathering of obscure psychedelic recordings. It is a journey through an alternative history of music — one where atmosphere, emotion and imagination are as important as melody and rhythm. These are recordings that explore the spaces between reality and illusion: haunting guitar textures, hypnotic rhythms, surreal arrangements and performances that create entire worlds within a few minutes of recorded sound.

The artists represented here followed a different path. Some emerged from the psychedelic explosion of the late 1960s; others appeared in underground scenes where experimentation existed away from mainstream attention. Many created music that was too unusual for commercial success but too compelling to be forgotten. Their recordings became time capsules — discoveries waiting for future generations of listeners and collectors.

Psych Noir celebrates those hidden corners of musical history.

It traces the evolution of psychedelic music beyond its colourful reputation and reveals a deeper, more cinematic tradition. This is psychedelia as mystery rather than celebration; as exploration rather than escape. These recordings often feel like musical films without images — soundtracks to imagined journeys, forgotten memories and places that exist somewhere between dreams and reality.

The importance of these recordings lies not only in their rarity, but in their creativity. They demonstrate the freedom that existed when musicians treated the studio as a laboratory and sound itself as a form of storytelling. Echo, distortion, unusual instrumentation and experimental arrangements became tools for expressing emotions that conventional songwriting could not capture.

For collectors, this is part of the enduring fascination. Each discovery represents a piece of a larger puzzle, a forgotten artist, an independent release, a lost moment of inspiration preserved against time.

Psych Noir, A Journey Through Shadowed Psychedelia is therefore more than a compilation. It is an exploration of the hidden currents that have flowed beneath popular music for more than half a century. It honours the artists who embraced uncertainty, challenged expectations and transformed darkness into something beautiful. It is music that rewards patience and close listening. Across these eighty recordings, the listener travels through the hidden corners of perception, where shadow and imagination meet. (B)

"The shadows were never empty, They were always full of sound."

==========================================================

OR

===========================================================

Track lists

CD1

01 Doors - The End 11:41 2026

02 Velvet Underground - Venus in Furs 5:08 1997

03 Nico - These Days 3:29 1965

04 Pink Floyd - Set The Controls for The Heart of The Sun 5:27 1968

05 Love - The Red Telephone 4:44 2026

06 Scott Walker - The Seventh Seal 4:58 2003

07 United States of America - The American Metaphysical Circus 4:57 1968

08 Zombies - Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914) 2:45 1968

09 Van Der Graaf Generator - After The Flood 10:59 2000

10 Can - Mary, Mary So Contrary 6:16 1969

11 Comus - Diana 4:36 1971

12 Coven - Black Sabbath 3:28 1969

13 Silver Apples - Oscillations 2:47 2021

14 Doors - End of the Night 2:54 1967

15 Velvet Underground - Heroin 7:13 2012

16 Deviants - The People Suite 2:24 1969

17 Secondhand - Reality 8:43 2019

18 Nico - Winter Song 3:20 1967

19 B-key - Black Magic 6:18 2021

20 Third Ear Band - Druid One 3:47 2019

CD2

01 Neu! - Hallogallo 10:06 1972

02 Amon Duul Ii - Archangels Thunderbird 3:30 1970

03 Faust - It's A Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl 7:26 2010

04 Popol Vuh - Aguirre I (L'acrime di rei) 7:22 2010

05 Cluster - Hollywood 4:46 2026

06 Tangerine Dream - Phaedra 16:47 1973

07 Ash Ra Tempel - Amboss 19:56 1971

08 Hawkwind - Master of the Universe 6:16 1971

09 Suicide - Ghost Rider 2:32 2023

10 Goblin - Suspiria 5:57 2020

11 Swans - Stay Here 5:37 1990

12 Throbbing Gristle - Hamburger Lady 4:08 2006

13 This Heat - 24 Track Loop 5:56 1979

14 La Dusseldorf - Silver Cloud 8:02 1975

15 Can - Oh Yeah 7:22 2021

16 Heldon - In the Wake of King Fripp 6:36 1975

17 Franco Battiato - Pollution 8:49 1973

18 Peter Hammill - Red Shift 8:11 1974

19 Robert Fripp - Exposure 4:25 2024

20 Chrome - TV as Eyes 2:19 1979

CD3

01 Portishead - Roads 5:09 1994

02 Massive Attack - Angel 6:17 2008

03 Bohren & Der Club of Gore - Prowler 5:05 2016

04 Godspeed You! Black Emperor - East Hastings (Short Verison) 4:46 2023

05 Tortoise - Glass Museum 5:28 2001

06 UNKLE - Lonely Soul 8:56 1998

07 Boards of Canada - In A Beautiful Place Out in The Country 2:44 2015

08 Amon Tobin - Slowly 5:37 2000

09 Portishead - Strangers 3:58 1994

10 Notwist - Pick Up the Phone 3:55 2002

11 Low - Words 5:50 1994

12 Mazzy Star - Into Dust 5:38 1993

13 Cinematic Orchestra feat. Roots Manuva - All Things to All Men 10:59 2007

14 Cocteau Twins - Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires 5:36 1990

15 DJ Shadow - Building Steam With a Grain of Salt 6:41 1996

16 Sigur Rós - Samskeyti 5:23 2007

17 Radiohead - How to Disappear Completely 5:56 2000

18 Tricky - Overcome 4:30 1995

19 Burial - Archangel 3:58 2007

20 Massive Attack - Teardrop 5:21 1998

CD4

01 Tim Hecker - Virginal I 6:16 2011

02 Oneohtrix Point Never - Still Life 4:53 2013

03 Haxan Cloak - Excavation (Part 1) 8:09 2018

04 Lustmord - Black Star 15:00 2000

05 Anna Von Hausswolff - The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra 6:08 2017

06 Caretaker - Libet's delay 3:26 2011

07 Forest Swords - Thor's Stone 4:31 2026

08 Ryuichi Sakamoto - async 2:44 2017

09 Nils Frahm - Says 8:18 2013

10 William Basinski - dlp 1.1 1:03:35 2002

11 Lingua Ignota - Do You Doubt Me Traitor 9:34 2019

12 Puce Mary - Red Desert 3:23 2018

13 Prurient - Dragonflies to Sew You Up 5:19 2015

14 Alva Noto - Uni sub 5:50 2018

15 Ben Frost - A Sharp Blow in Passing 5:13 2017

16 Clark - Herr Bar 3:54 2006

17 Raime - Coax 4:12 2016

18 Emptyset - Fragment 3:16 2013

19 Julianna Barwick ft. Jónsi - In Light 6:06 2020

20 Stars of the Lid - The Lonely People (Are Getting Lonelier) 10:05 2001

=============================================================

=============================================================

Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

=============================================================

=============================================================

VA - Midnight Radio Noir Jazz Vol. 1+2 [2016-2019] (2 x CDs)

NOIR JAZZ

VA - Midnight Radio Noir Jazz Vol. 1+2 [2016-2019] (2 x CDs)

Midnight Radio Noir Jazz Volumes 1 and 2 work best when heard together, not as sequels but as adjacent rooms in the same late-night space. Taken as a whole, the series feels less like a compilation project and more like a sustained mood, one shaped by restraint, shadow, and a shared understanding of how jazz can function when atmosphere leads and virtuosity steps back.

Across both volumes, sequencing is the quiet anchor. Tracks are arranged to move with a deliberate, unhurried pace, favoring continuity over contrast. Sparse piano figures, muted horns, brushed drums, and low-glow electronics recur throughout, creating a sense of cohesion even as artists and recording contexts change. Nothing announces itself loudly. Instead, pieces drift in, settle, and fade, allowing the listener to stay inside the sound rather than be pulled forward by narrative or climax.

Volume 1 establishes the framework, introducing the noir sensibility through smoky ballads, understated grooves, and jazz-adjacent textures that hint at cinematic spaces without leaning on pastiche. Volume 2 deepens that approach, leaning further into isolation and texture, with more emphasis on space, subtle electronics, and patience. Together, they form a long, uninterrupted listening experience where shifts are felt rather than signposted.

Production quality varies across both sets, moving between lo-fi intimacy and polished studio recordings. Rather than disrupting the flow, these differences add grain and depth, reinforcing the idea of a late-night broadcast assembled from many sources and places. The variability feels intentional, or at least sympathetic to the concept.

As a combined statement, Midnight Radio Noir Jazz avoids defining jazz by era, technique, or pedigree. Instead, it treats jazz as a language capable of whispering, hovering, and lingering in half-light. Heard front to back, Volumes 1 and 2 offer a sustained environment rather than a collection, one that rewards quiet attention and repeated return, revealing its coherence through duration rather than declaration. (B)

==========================================================

ALL 

OR

ALL 

OR

ALL 

===========================================================

Track lists

Vol. 1

01 Orchestra Of Mirrored Reflections - ...This Too Shall Pass (Live) 3:00

02 Trigg & Gusset - Cardium 6:19

03 Joel Fausto & Illusion Orchestra - Cheap Trance Romance 6:31

04 Macelleria Mobile di Mezzanotte - Love Affair 5:36

05 Nyctophiliac - Midnight Radio 3:20

06 Detour Doom Project - Nightfall (first version) 4:50

07 Manet - Vallée Noir 5:36

08 Orchestra of Mirrored Reflections - Midnight Park (live) 8:34

09 Sarto Klyn V - The Way Of Way Above 6:42

10 Miles Devils Quartet - Norma's Coffee 3:30

11 Vainoras And The Altar Of The Drill - Trephination 6:18

12 No Fair Lady - Midnight Melancholy 3:56

13 Olw Rave - Wellness At One Eyed Jacks 6:51

14 Tellef Øgrim & Anders Berg - Kölen 6:27

Vol. 2

01 Senketsu No Night Club - Sokubaku to Kiritsu 5:00

02 Lowering - I Love you so much 3:48

03 Midnight Esemble - Blood in Moonlight 5:45

04 Sarto Klyn V - Dream No More 8:21

05 Orchestra Of Mirrored Reflections - Narrow Escape 8:13

06 E.E. Engström & The Twin Street Tree Trunk Love Ensemble - Hungover Eulogy in the Backseat 4:57

07 Vainoras and the altar of the drill - When that crushing weight of fear doubles down 2:59

08 Jazz of Doom - Bruxelles la nuit 8:11

09 Valavond Ensemble - Had Slept, And Seen No Sorrow 8:33

10 Manet - Delirious and Devoured 5:24

11 Macelleria Mobile di Mezzanotte - Az Vozdam 5:18

12 Owl Rave - Jacobys Golden Way 8:00

13 Bebopovsky And The Orkestry Podyezdov - Angels With Dirty Faces 4:37

14 Neon Dread - Charcoal Vulture Heart 4:26

15 Last call at Nightowls - Cold in my Veins (November) 7:50

=============================================================

=============================================================

VA - Lux and Ivy Dig Crime Jazz (Film Noir Grooves and Dangerous Liaisons) [2021]

CRIME JAZZ

VA - Lux and Ivy Dig Crime Jazz (Film Noir Grooves and Dangerous Liaisons) [2021]

The album VA - Lux & Ivy Dig Crime Jazz [2021] was released by Cherry Red Records. Subtitled Film Noir Groove and Dangerous Liaisons, is a captivating edition in the Lux and Ivy series, showcasing the coolest jazz themes from 1950s TV and films. These tunes might have even influenced The Cramps' unique trash aesthetic. With contributions from legends like Henry Mancini, Elmer Bernstein, and Miles Davis, this collection is a treasure trove of high-quality musical selections from the golden age of US film and television.

The invigorating, blazing jazz sounds on this set stand tall on their own. If you're looking for something refreshingly different, this collection offers a stylish trip down memory lane. It's a prime set of truly atmospheric sounds that will be thoroughly enjoyed.

Who doesn't love the drama of crime? And who can resist the allure of jazz? This sizzling combo from the late '50s is awe-inspiring, featuring a feast of Film Noir scores that transport you to unknown worlds. It's the kind of music that makes you feel like you're right there in the scene. Maybe, just maybe, they don't make music quite as evocative as this anymore. (B)

==========================================================

OR

===========================================================

Track list

01 Henry Mancini - Touch of Evil - Main Title 3:28

02 Warren Barker - Harlem Nocturne 3:17

03 Elmer Bernstein - The Man With the Golden Arm 2:49

04 Elmer Bernstein - MacDougal Street Special (From Johnny Staccato Score) 2:31

04 Elmer Bernstein - Macdougal Street Special 2:31

05 Alex North - Floozie 4:29

06 Kai Winding - Experiment in Terror 2:13

07 Ray Anthony - Dragnet 2:47

08 Henry Mancini - Blue Steel 3:41

09 Chico Hamilton - Sweet Smell of Success Jazz Club 2:27

10 Henry Mancini - Son of Raunchy 2:59

11 Henry Mancini - Goofin' at the Coffee House 4:11

12 Bobby Troup - [Get Your Kicks On] Route 66 3:17

13 Paul Hampton - Two Hour Honeymoont 3:12

14 Elmer Bernstein - Staccato's Theme (From Johnny Staccato Score) 2:53

14 Elmer Bernstein - Staccato's Theme 2:53

15 Gerry Mulligan - Poker Game 1:32

16 Leith Stevens - Daddy Long Legs 3:44

17 Henry Mancini - Odd Ball 3:24

18 Frankie Ortega and Sy Oliver - After Sunset 2:25

19 Miles Davis - Générique 2:46

20 Henry Mancini - A Quiet Gass 3:04

21 Andre Previn - Like Blue 1:57

22 Henry Mancini - Lightly 3:23

23 Frankie Ortega and Sy Oliver - Lady in Distress 2:29

24 Gerry Mulligan - End Title 0:53

=============================================================

=============================================================

VA - Crime Scene USA, Classic Film Noir Themes & Jazz Tracks [2006] (2 x CDs)

CRIME JAZZ

VA - Crime Scene USA, Classic Film Noir Themes & Jazz Tracks [2006] (2 x CDs)

In the beginning, they weren't called 'Film Noir'. That term didn't originate until 1946 when a Frenchman coined the phrase as a convenient catchall reference for American low budget hard-boiled crime and detective B-movies shot during the austere '40s and early '50s. It was the look of Film Noir movies as much as their down beat storylines, which made for compulsive viewing. Shot in black and white, these films were dark and claustrophobic and relied upon deep shadows, shards of light and surreal angle shots to establish the appropriate mood. Other much used devices included conspiratorial voiceover narrators and dream-like flashbacks.

Long before Quentin Tarantino's signature film, Hollywood had produced hard-boiled, pulp fiction movies based on the novels & stories of Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler, and Mickey Spillane. The darker, more adult themes, and cinematic images influenced by German Expressionism of the aptly named "film noir", demanded a new, dramatic music to enhance the singular character of these movies. From the lush scores of "Golden Age" composers like Max Steiner and Franz Waxman, to the young, innovative composers, like Miklos Rozsa and Elmer Bernstein, this recording has tantalizing samples from thirty-one "film noir" classics, selected by an informed editorial staff. Many of the tracks are the "suites", which were originally played over the films' opening credits, and have been extracted directly from the films. The sound quality of the excerpts is surprisingly good, considering the sources.

If you are at all interested in "film noir", use this recording's playlist as a starting point for some of the best films with the best scores from this genre. (Amazon)

==========================================================

ALL 

OR

ALL 

===========================================================

Track lists

CD1

01 Alfred Newman - Street Scene 1931 5:38

02 Max Steiner - The Letter 1940 1:27

03 Adolph Deutsch - The Maltese Falcon 1941 2:29

04 Adolph Deutsch - High Sierra 1:54

05 Miklós Rózsa - Double Indemnity 1944 2:38

06 Max Steiner - Mildred Pierce 1945 1:39

07 Leo Erdody - Detour 1945 1:12

08 Miklós Rózsa - The Killers 1946 2:37

09 Max Steiner - The Big Sleep 1946 0:56

10 George Bassman - The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946 0:57

11 Miklós Rózsa - Brute Force 1947 4:27

12 Franz Waxman - Dark Passage 1947 0:54

13 Paul Sawtell - Born to Kill 1947 1:08

14 Max Steiner - Key Largo 1948 1:32

15 David Raksin - Force of Evil 1948 2:16

16 Max Steiner - White Heat 1949 1:00

17 Michel Michelet - Impact 1949 1:12

CD2

18 Miklós Rózsa - The Asphalt Jungle 1950 2:37

19 Dimitri Tiomkin - D.O.A. 1950 1:56

20 Franz Waxman - Sunset Boulevard 1950 1:23

21 Dimitri Tiomkin - Strangers on a Train 1951 1:05

22 Paul Sawtell - The Racket 1951 0:47

23 Anthony Collins - Macao 1952 1:18

24 Paul Sawtell - Kansas City Confidential 1952 2:00

25 Daniele Amfitheatrof - The Big Heat 1953 1:05

26 David Raksin - Suddenly 1954 1:12

27 Leith Stevens - Private Hell 36 1954 3:11

28 Elmer Bernstein - The Man With the Golden Arm 4:59

29 Frank De Vol - Kiss Me Deadly 2:54

30 Gerald Fried - The Killing 1:35

31 Elmer Bernstein - Sweet Smell of Success 3:32

=============================================================

=============================================================

VA - Crime Jazz (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3

CRIME JAZZ

VA - Crime Jazz (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3

Crime jazz is a genre of music that emerged in the mid-1950s to accompany film noir movies and hard-boiled detective/crime-themed TV shows. Crime jazz is a style of music that is characterized by gritty, moody, and suspenseful melodies that create a sense of tension and danger. It combines elements of jazz, blues, and orchestral music to create a tense and dramatic atmosphere. It often features instruments such as saxophone, trumpet, piano, guitar, bass, and drums, as well as strings, horns, and percussion. Some of the characteristics of crime jazz are fast tempo, syncopated rhythms, dissonant chords, and chromatic melodies.  Crime jazz music is also known as detective music or noir jazz. (Wikipedia)

The best of this music is atmospheric. You can almost smell the perfume of a woman as she brushes close to you, the stale smell of a cigarette smoldering in an ashtray, the clink of ice cubes in a glass sitting on a wet bar top, the sights, sounds, smells--the feel of late night big city streets--the distant howl of a police siren, the click of a woman's high heels as she walks away, or the click of a gun being cocked. And, just maybe, that unmistakable sound of a switchblade knife opening. But there's also the more sophisticated sound of a champagne cork popping, the swish of a swizzle stick in a dry Martini, a woman's laughter, or the smooth, low roar of a low-slung import car's motor as it drives off with that babe you were checking out in the lounge earlier. But everyone will form their own scenes in their mind's-eye listening to this great music. 

Here are 75 crime jazz music tracks that will keep you in suspense. Enjoy!

==========================================================

ALL 

or

ALL 

==========================================================

Track lists

CD1

01 John Barry - The Ipcress File 4:15

02 Goblin - Sicilian Samba (Squadra Antigangsters) 3:13

03 J J Johnson - Across 110th Street (Instrumental) 2:26

04 Laurie Johnson - On The Trail (The Professionals) 2:07

05 Dave Grusin - The Name Of The Game 2:15

06 Bill Perkins; Shorty Rogers & His Orchestra - The Wild One 3:22

07 Henry Mancini - Touch Of Evil 3:29

08 James Gang - Funk #49 3:54

09 Bruno Canfora - Il Trucido E Lo Sbirro 2:26

10 Hugo Montenegro - Lady In Cement 3:03

11 Laurie Johnson - Theme - Version A (The Professionals) 2:04

12 Mikis Theodorakis - Honest Cop (Serpico) 3:09

13 Henry Mancini - Floating Pad (Mr. Lucky 1959) 2:46

14 Roy Budd - Goodbye Carter (Get Carter) 3:33

15 Sol Kaplan - The Pussy Willow Club (The Spy Who Came In From The Cold) 3:36

16 Ronald Stein - Violent Evil (1959) 1:49

17 Roy Budd - Crown Jewels (Diamonds) 3:58

18 Albert Elms - From The Lady (Man In A Suitcase) 3:00

19 Alex North - Stan Meets Blanch (A Streetcar Named Desire 1951) 3:01

20 Lalo Schifrin - The Killer 1:32

21 Marc Lanjean - Generique (Les Cinq Dernieres Minutes 1958) 3:16

22 Benny Carter - Phantom Raiders (M Squad) 2:44

23 Dominic Frontiere - Cleopatra Jones And The Casino Of Gold (Instrumental) 3:33

24 Stan Kenton & His Orchestra - Cool 4:29

25 Albert Elms - Man From The Dead (Man In A Suitcase) 2:32

CD2

26 Charles Bernstein - Mr Majestyk 2:05

27 Roger Webb - Swindle - Rhythm's Dealer (Library Music) (Strange Report) 2:42

28 John Williams - The Chase (M Squad) 2:30

29 Elmer Bernstein - The Silencers 2:48

30 Joseph Mullendore - Requiem For A Sideman (Honey West) 2:55

31 Leith Stevens & His Orchestra - Daddy Long Legs 3:50

32 Warren Barker - Deep Night (Hawaiian Eye 1959) 3:13

33 Piero Umiliani - Jerry Land Cacciatore Di Spie 2:23

34 Roy Budd - Radio Music (The Black Windmill) 1:58

35 John Addison - The Man Between (1953) 3:05

36 Alan Tew - Master Plan (Black Dynamite) 3:24

37 Miles Davis - Nuit Sur Les Champs-Elysees 2:58

38 Jo Boyer And Eddie Barclay - Theme De Bob (Bob Le Flambeur 1956) 2:31

39 Don Julian - Just Tryin' To Make It (Shorty The Pimp) 5:07

40 Roger Webb - The Gentle Touch 1:38

41 Cy Payne - The Loner (Regan) 2:48

42 John Barry - Wedmesday's Child (The Quiller Memorandum) 2:09

43 Buddy Morrow - Perry Mason Theme 2:39

44 John Williams - The Long Goodbye (Performed By Dave Grusin Trio) 3:45

45 Armando Trovajoli - Tony's Back (From Una Magnum Special Per Tony Saitta) 3:19

46 Warner Brothers Star Instrumentalists; Warren Barker - Caper At The Coffee House 2:11

47 Stelvio Cipriani - Incontro (The Iguana With The Tongue Of Fire) 2:40

48 Quincy Jones - The Deadly Affair (Main Theme V.2) 3:04

49 Paolo Vasile - Tim (From Day Of The Cobra) 2:44

50 Dominic Frontiere - Brannigan 3:06

CD3

51 Berto Pisano And Jacques Chaum - Kill Them All! (Action Suite) 2:38

52 Barry Devorzon - Platform - Warriors & Rogues (The Warriors) 3:15

53 Pete Rugolo - Diamond On The Move (Richard Diamond 1957) 2:33

54 Syd Dale - The Hell Raisers (Orlando) 2:13

55 The City Of Westminster String Band - Le Blon 3:15

56 Mundell Lowe - Naked City 4:27

57 Denis King - The Spy's Wife 2:17

58 Duke Ellington - Anatomy Of A Murder 3:53

59 Henry Mancini - Night Owl (Gunn....Number One) 3:45

60 Christian Chevallier - Deux Hommes Dans Manhattan (1959) 1:37

61 Tangerine Dream - Dracha Determination (The Soldier) 3:20

62 Basil Kirchin - The Contact (Assignment K) 3:25

63 Guido & Maurizio De Angelis - Appuntamento D'affari (Afyon Oppio) 2:38

64 Alex North - Stan And Stella (A Streetcar Named Desire 1951) 2:59

65 Don Ralke - Bourbon Street Blues (Bourbon Street Beat 1959) 3:51

66 Howard Black - South Of The Border (Noon Doomsday) (The Avengers) 3:43

67 Keith Mansfield - Men On The Move (Spry Trap) 2:52

68 Nelson Riddle - Speakeasy Blues (The Untouchables 1959) 3:56

69 Benny Carter - The Mugger (M Squad) 2:05

70 Max Harris - New Scotland Yard 2:31

71 Riz Ortolani - The Spy With A Cold Nose 2:44

72 Jerry Goldsmith - It's All A Game (Instrumental) 3:03

73 Angela Morely (Then Known As Walter Stott) - When Eight Bells Toll 2:39

74 George Duning - Jazz Chase (The Naked City 1958) 2:32

75 Miles Davis Quartet - Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud 2:49

=============================================================

=============================================================

VA - Jazz Noire, Darktown Sleaze From The Mean Streets Of 1940s L.A. [2011]+ Jazz Noire, Drink Up, Light Up! Tales Of Dope, Booze & Sleaze [2012] (4 x CDs)

 JAZZ NOIRE

Previously Posted August 13, 2020

VA - Jazz Noire, Darktown Sleaze From The Mean Streets Of 1940s L.A. [2011]+ Jazz Noire, Drink Up, Light Up! Tales Of Dope, Booze & Sleaze [2012] (4 x CDs)

Fantastic Voyage has created a comprehensive, well-selected and obviously well-informed collection of late 40s jazz and R&B (in the old sense) of the type you might expect to hear in nightclub scenes in films noir. Appropriately enough, both discs are bookended by the theme music from classics of the genre. Some of the selections are very familiar - Monk's original recording of Round Midnight - while others are drawn from deeper wells, like Leo Parker's exquisite Solitude. The key point is - they're all excellent representations of their genres. After that, it's down to personal tastes. I prefer Billie Holiday in more sprightly mode, but lots of people love the tracks here which I find a bit too self-pitying, and the difference of opinion don't signify when it comes to assessing this excellent compilation.

Fantastic Voyage follows 2011 s hugely-successful Jazz Noire collection by letting the same team return to those sleazy dives and bars, this time homing in on the dope, drink and dubious characters to provide a vivid picture of high-seeking low life between the 1930s and 1950s. The music on Drink Up Light Up! evokes that time when orchestras swelled, brass sections exploded like fireworks and blues dripped off piano keys onto booze- and tear-stained barroom floors, staggering cast including names like the Reefer Man and Snuff Dippin Mama, but the themes are just as relevant to today s recession-hit climate: the desire to escape by getting high (and the often unfavorable repercussions on relationships).  The music on Drink Up - Light Up! Evokes that time when orchestras swelled, brass sections exploded like fireworks and blues dripped off piano keys onto booze- and tear-stained barroom floors, staggering cast including names like the Reefer Man and Snuff Dippin' Mama, but the themes are just as relevant to today's recession-hit climate: The desire to escape by getting high (and the often unfavorable repercussions on relationships). Whether it's Sam Price commanding 'Lead Me Daddy, Straight to the Bar', Buddy Banks confessing 'I Need It Bad (Groove Juice)' or the Four Clefs' getting philosophical on 'When I'm Low I Get High', the selection straddles the whole spectrum of substance-fueled whoopee, the up- and downsides. Springing out of Prohibition and the Depression, the set also provides a fascinating glimpse of street life during that period, up to the Korean War, from domestic scenarios to dope slang, quite apart from the providing a sublimely evocative listening experience.  (Amazon)

What a superb set of jazz music this is. There are also a few tracks I've not heard in a long, long while and it is good to have one's memory nicely jogged. If you like jazz, if you like film music, then this is the album for you.  A fantastic compilation of 1940's gems, beautifully crafted, perfect for late night listening. Special mention must also be made to the packaging and booklet that includes some great period artwork and graphics.

==========================================================

ALL 

or

ALL 

===========================================================

Track lists

Jazz Noire, Darktown Sleaze From The Mean Streets Of 1940s L.A.
CD1
01    Miklos Rozsa    Theme From ''The Killers''    2:42
02    Johnny Otis, His Drums & His Orchestra    Harlem Nocturne    3:04
03    Ella Fitzgerald    I'm Just a Lucky So-And-So    2:58
04    Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra    If I Ever Find You, Baby    2:16
05    Billie Holiday    Don't Explain    3:26
06    King Cole Trio    Blues in My Shower    2:55
07    Jimmy Witherspoon With Jay McShann & His Orchestra    Skid Row Blues    2:52
08    Dinah Washington With Dave Young & His Orchestra    You Satisfy    2:50
09    T - Bone Walker & His Guitar    Call it Stormy Monday    3:04
10    Baron Mingus & His Octet    This Subdues My Passion    2:55
11    Billie Holiday    No Good Man    3:09
12    Percy Mayfield With Monroe Tucker & His Orchestra    Leary Blues    2:59
13    Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra    You Can't Tell Who's Lovin' Who    3:19
14    Leo Parker's All Stars    Solitude    2:55
15    Alice Roberts With Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra    Good Dues Blues    3:03
16    Arthur Prysock With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra    Serves Me Right    3:21
17    Etta Jones With Luther Henderson & His Orchestra    What Ev'ry Woman Knows    3:20
18    Amos Milburn    Money Hustlin' Woman    2:37
19    Helen Humes With Buck Clayton & His Orchestra    Blue and Sentimental    3:15
20    Dizzy Gillespie Sextet    All the Things You Are    2:49
21    Claude Trenier With Charles Mingus Sextette    Weird Nightmare    3:07
22    Wini Brown With Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra    Gone Again    2:54
23    Billy Eckstine & His Orchestra    Jelly Jelly    3:21
24    Thelonious Monk Quintet    Round About Midnight    3:13
25    Miklos Rozsa    Theme From ''Double Indemnity''    1:54

CD2
01    Adolph Deutsch    Theme from ''High Sierra''    2:08
02    King Cole Trio    Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You?    2:58
03    Dinah Washington With Lucky Thompson's All Stars    Pacific Coast Blues    2:42
04    Charles Brown Trio    How High the Moon    2:18
05    Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra    Far Cry    3:22
06    Julia Lee    Marijuana    3:15
07    Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five    Why'd You Do It, Baby?    3:22
08    Sarah Vaughan With Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra    Interlude    2:33
09    Lester Young & His Sextet    No Eyes Blues    3:02
10    Charlie Parker Quartet Feat. Earl Coleman    Dark Shadows    3:10
11    Billie Holiday With Eddie Heywood & His Trio    Billie's Blues    3:12
12    Arthur Prysock With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra    I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone    3:00
13    Charlie Parker    Lover Man    3:22
14    Billy Eckstine & His Orchestra    Prisoner of Love    2:57
15    Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra    Since I Fell for You    3:18
16    Cab Calloway & His Orchestra    San Francisco Fan    3:24
17    Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra    Midnight Sun    3:20
18    Etta Jones With Jc Heard & His Orchestra    I Sold My Heart to the Junkman    2:51
19    Al Hibbler With Harry Carney's All    Stars - I Got it Bad (And That Ain't Good)    3:10
20    Billie Holiday    Good Morning Heartache    3:10
21    Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars    Goofin' Off    2:28
22    Wynonie ''Mr Blues'' Harris & His All Stars    Whiskey and Jelly-Roll Blues    3:11
23    Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm    Fine and Mellow    3:15
24    Crown Prince Waterford    La Blues    2:42
25    Alfred Newman    Theme from ''Cry Of The City''    5:37

Jazz Noire, Drink Up, Light Up! Tales Of Dope, Booze & Sleaze
CD1
01    Unknown    Wild Weed    2:39
02    Sarah Vaughan With John Kirby & His Orchestra    You Go to My Head    3:03
03    Four Clefs    When I'm Low, I Get High    3:09
04    Cab Calloway & His Orchestra    The Man From Harlem    3:02
05    Spo-Dee-O-Dee Sam Theard With Sam Price & His Texas Blusicians    Lead Me, Daddy, Straight to the Bar    2:56
06    Ink Spots    That Cat is High    2:51
07    Stuff Smith & His Onyx Club Boys    Here Comes the Man With the Jive    3:02
08    Cee Pee Johnson Band    The 'g' Man Got the 't' Man    3:10
09    Buddy Banks Sextette    I Need it Bad (Groove Juice)    2:41
10    Dinah Washington With Teddy Stewart Orchestra    Juice Head Man of Mine    2:44
11    Billy Valentine & His Orchestra    Beer Drinkin' Baby    2:40
12    Pearl Taylor With Howard McGhee Orchestra    Jive I Like    2:37
13    Ernie Andrews    Green Gin    2:13
14    Hot Lips Page Trio    Thirsty Mama Blues    3:18
15    Cats & the Fiddle    Killin' Jive    2:50
16    Harry 'the Hipster' Gibson    Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine    3:07
17    Cab Calloway & His Orchestra    Reefer Man    2:55
18    Jack McVea    Wine-O    3:03
19    Charles Brown With Johnny Moore's Three Blazers    Snuff Dippin' Mama    2:45
20    Blue Lu Barker With Danny Barker Sextette    Buy Me Some Juice    2:29
21    Barney Bigard Sextet    Sweet Marijuana Brown    2:52
22    Buster Bennett Trio    Reefer Head Woman    2:48
23    Walter Brown With Jay McShann    Hootie's Ignorant Oil    2:44
24    Jo Jo Adams With Maxwell Davis & His Band    When I'm in My Tea    3:17
25    Eddie Vinson With Cootie Williams & His Orchestra    Juice Head Baby    3:09
26    Wardell Gray Quartet    Stoned    2:50
27    Unknown    Reefer Madness (A.K.A. Tell Your Children)    0:57

CD2
01    Dimitri Tiomkin    D.O.A. (1950 Film Intro)    1:58
02    Doc Wheeler    Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well?    3:07
03    Jay McShann    Bar Fly Blues    2:33
04    Bull Moose Jackson    I Know Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well!    2:46
05    Gene Phillips    Stinkin’ Drunk    3:02
06    Pee Wee Crayton    Win-O    2:19
07    Doc Pomus    My Good Pott    2:43
08    Mr Google Eyes    No Wine, No Women    2:29
09    Nelson Alexander    Drink Up - Light Up    2:32
10    Calvin Boze    Stinkin’ From Drinkin’    2:48
11    Dinah Washington    Joy Juice    2:51
12    Walter Brown    Sloppy Drunk    2:45
13    Helen Humes    Knockin’ Myself Out    2:27
14    Bull Moose Jackson    Sneaky Pete    2:54
15    Eddie Cleanhead Vinson    When I Get Drunk    2:45
16    Cootie Williams    I Should O’ Been Thinkin’ Instead of Drinkin’    2:45
17    Gene Honey Bear Sedric    Port Wine Blues    2:58
18    Little Willie Littlefield    Goofy Dust Blues    2:58
19    Jimmy McCracklin    Rock and Rye    2:53
20    Tom Archia    Whiskey Blues    2:39
21    Joe Liggins    Whiskey, Gin and Wine    2:36
22    Five Keys    Serve Another Round    2:35
23    Wynonie Harris)    Drinking Blues    2:46
24    Milt Buckner    Red, Red Wine    2:34
25    Earl Bostic    I Got Loaded    2:34
26    King Perry    Vaccinate Me, Baby    2:38
27    Maxwell Davis    D.O.A. (The Fisherman Sequence, 1950 Film)    2:50
28    Elmer Bernstein    The Man With the Golden Arm (1955 Film Intro)    4:59
=============================================================
=============================================================