Crime Jazz

Crime Jazz, This Week on Music 101

Jazz was introduced to movie and TV soundtracks via film noir. This episode explores the soundtrack to noir and its importance to film and TV. 

Here’s the full playlist from the episode:

Alex North & His Orchestra | “A Streetcar Named Desire (Main Title)”
Ray Anthony | “Harlem Nocturne”
Alex North & His Orchestra |  “Floozie”
Kai Winding | “Experiment In Terror”
Duke Ellington | “Anatomy Of A Murder (Main Title)”
Count Basie | “M Squad Theme”
Ray Anthony | “Dragnet Theme”
Elmer Bernstein | “Staccato’s Theme”
Ray Anthony | “Peter Gunn Suite”
Billy May |  “Naked City Theme”
Nelson Riddle |  “The Untouchables Theme”
The Creed Taylor Orchestra |  “Lonelyville”
Daniel Caine Orchestra | “The Man Fron UNCLE”
Lalo Shifrin |  “Mission Impossible”