At long last! Intrada proudly presents legendary Elmer Bernstein recordings made for Ava label between 1962 - 1965, all of them finally presented on CD from original 1/2" three channel and 1/4" two channel stereo album session masters!
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At long last! After some 25 years of searching, Intrada proudly presents legendary Elmer Bernstein recordings made for Ava label between 1962 - 1965, all of them finally presented on CD from original 1/2" three channel and 1/4" two channel stereo album session masters! These six classic albums have seen many reissues on vinyl and CD throughout the last several decades but always in presentations dubbed from vinyl copies, from mono tapes or from truncated second generation tape copies with missing cues. For the first time ever, these near audiophile quality recordings can be heard complete, all in stereo, all directly from true masters finally uncovered at last! Bernstein (with partners Fred Astaire, Jackie Mills) created Ava label in 1962, hired top Hollywood session players plus top West Coast jazz soloists, premiered then current Walk On The Wild Side spotlighting incredible main theme (heard over Saul Bass credits in film) plus lush romantic tunes, vibrant jazz numbers. Next up was dynamite collection of Bernstein Movie And TV Themes, all newly recorded in then-state-of-the-art sound, including rare Saints And Sinners, Take Five, Anna Lucasta, Sudden Fear, Sweet Smell Of Success, "Jubilation" in only stereo performance (heard in mono originally on fifties Decca jazz album Blues And Brass) plus many others. All-time classic To Kill A Mockingbird followed in what is our favorite recording of score, with musicians from 1962 Universal soundtrack sessions gathering at United Recording to perform again with sensitivity, transparency. Note distinct sound of accordion in harmonic passages, detail of harp, subtlety of clarinet, precision of piano, power of trombones in octaves, all heard with clarity unlike any other recording. The Caretakers saw Bernstein writing one his most propulsive main titles, a stunning stereo experience right down to crisp bass trombone! The Carpetbaggers (released earlier as part of Intrada premiere of actual soundtrack) again gives composer opportunity to create blazing main title music. Final Ava project for composer was 1965 score for Baby The Rain Must fall, much-underrated dramatic Robert Mulligan film with Steve McQueen, Lee Remick. Here Bernstein brings in ace arranger Shorty Rogers (who worked with composer on Man With The Golden Arm) to create what album describes as "nuclear" arrangements of Bernstein tunes. All six masters were in pristine condition, right down to tape boxes themselves! In keeping authenticity with what were some of the finest quality recordings of the day, Intrada has preserved that vivid sound quality right down to each pause between tracks! Handsome packaging offers full color reproductions of all original jackets inside booklet plus backcovers with detailed liner notes. Bernstein generally kept each album between a brief 25 - 32 minutes. We present all six on 3 CDs, in musically satisfying order that opens with Walk On The Wild Side, goes through everything and concludes full circle with final track of theme collection, which just happens to be new arrangement of Walk On The Wild Side. Should make Bernstein fans delirious! Elmer Bernstein conducts. Intrada Special Collection 3-CD set available while quantities and interest remain!
CD 1 WALK ON THE WILD SIDE 01. Walk On The Wild Side (2:43) 02. Somewhere In The Used To Be (2:02) 03. Hallie’s Jazz (3:35) 04. Rejected (4:05) 05. Doll House (2:37) 06. Teresina (1:53) 07. Night Theme (2:19) 08. Walk On The Wild Side Jazz (2:18) 09. Dove (2:31) 10. Kitty (2:37) 11. Oliver (2:28) 12. Reminiscence (1:42) 13. Finale (1:36) Total Time: 33:17
THE CARPETBAGGERS 14. The Carpetbaggers (2:31) 15. Love Theme From The Carpetbaggers (2:40) 16. Speak Of The Devil (2:01) 17. Forbidden Room (2:19) 18. The Carpetbaggers Blues (3:52) 19. Main Title From The Carpetbaggers (2:10) 20. New Star (2:16) 21. The Producer Asks For A Divorce (2:39) 22. Jonas Hits Bottom (2:50) 23. Finale (1:44) Total Time: 25:26
MOVIE AND TV THEMES 12. Rat Race (From The Paramount Picture) (2:12) 13. Three Time Blueser (From The TV Show Take Five) (3:08) 14. Radio Hysteria (From The R.K.O. Picture Sudden Fear) (2:03) 15. Anna Lucasta (From The United Artists Picture) (3:50) 16. Hop, Skip But Jump (3:18) 17. Saints And Sinners (From The Four Star TV Production) (1:59) 18. Sweet Smell Of Success (From The United Artists Picture) (3:19) 19. The Man With The Golden Arm (From The United Artists Picture) (2:47) 20. Jubilation (4:20) 21. Walk On The Wild Side (From The Columbia Picture) (3:39) Total Time: 31:27
Recorded on February 8, 9, and 12, 1962 at United Recorders for Choreo Records Inc.
ORCHESTRA MANAGER Robert S. Helfer
VIOLIN Anatol Kaminsky
Israel Baker
Sam Freed Jr.
David Frisina
Benny Gill
Mort Herbert
Nathan Kaproff
George Kast
Marvin Limonick
Alex Murray
Erno Neufeld
Irma Neumann
Ambrose Russo
Ralph Schaeffer
Felix Slatkin
VIOLA Virginia Majewski
Alvin Dinkin
Cecil Figelski
Robert Ostrowski
Sanford Schonbach
CELLO Armand Kaproff
Eleanor Slatkin
Raphael Kramer
Edgar Lustgarten
Kurt Reher
BASS Abe Luboff
Keith "Red" Mitchell
Joe Mondragon
FLUTE Martin Ruderman
Sylvia Ruderman
Ronald Langinger
OBOE Arnold Koblentz
Gene Cipriano
CLARINET Boniface De Franco
Mitchell Lurie
Ted Nash
Dominick Fera
BASSOON Jack Marsh
Norman Herzberg
FRENCH HORN Vincent De Rosa
Richard Perissi
John Cave
Sinclair Lott
TRUMPET Pete Candoli
Uan Rasey
Emanuel Klein
Maurice Harris
TROMBONE Lloyd E. Ulyate
Richard L. Noel
George Roberts
TUBA John Bambridge
DRUMS/PERCUSSION Alvin Stoller
Louis Singer
Lee Perrin
Mel Lewis
HARP Dorothy Remsen
PIANO James G. Rowles
Caesar Giovannini
GUITAR Robert Bain
ARRANGER Leo Shuken
Jack Hayes
COPYIST Ross Di Maggio
Fran Frey
Richard Petrie
Frederick Cooper
Solomon Frohyan
Robert Gordon
Movie and TV Themes
Composed and Conducted by Elmer Bernstein.
Recorded on July 23, 24, and 25, 1962 at United Recorders for Choreo Records Inc.
ORCHESTRA MANAGER Robert S. Helfer
TRUMPET Raymond Triscari
Donald Fagerquist
Uan Rasey
Frank Beach
Conrad Gozzo
Pete Candoli
TROMBONES Milton Bernhart
Richard Nash
Richard Noel
George Roberts
WOODWINDS Ronald Langinger
Ted Nash
Robert Cooper
Dave Pell
C. E. "Bud" Shank
GUITAR Robert Bain
BASS Joe Mondragon
DRUMS/PERCUSSION Shelly Manne
BONGOS Francisco Aguabella
PIANO Russell Freeman
ORCHESTRATOR Elmer Bernstein
Jack Hayes
Leo Shuken
Ruby Raksin
COPYIST Lloyd Basham
Paul Sprosty
Howard Drew
Charles Adams
To Kill a Mockingbird
Composed and Conducted by Elmer Bernstein.
Recorded on January 30 and February 4, 1963 at United Recorders for AVA Records.
ORCHESTRA MANAGER Robert S. Helfer
VIOLIN Anatol Kaminsky
Sam Freed Jr.
David Frisina
Mort Herbert
Nathan Kaproff
George Kast
Marvin Limonick
Alex Murray
Erno Neufeld
Felix Slatkin
VIOLA Virginia Majewski
G. R. Menhennick
Robert Ostrowski
Sanford Schonbach
FRENCH HORN Vincent De Rosa
Richard Perissi
John Cave
Gale Robinson
TRUMPET Uan Rasey
Emanuel Klein
TROMBONE Lloyd E. Ulyate
Richard L. Noel
Seymour Zeldin
DRUMS/PERCUSSION Frank Flynn
Hubert Anderson
HARP Dorothy Remsen
PIANO Raymond Turner
Caesar Giovannini
ACCORDION Carl Fortina
GUITAR Robert Bain
ARRANGER Leo Shuken
Jack Hayes
COPYIST Lloyd Basham
Paul Sprosty
Louis Passarelli
Albert Lisi
Thomas Wolf Jr.
Jack Mills
Camillo Fidelibus
The Caretakers
Composed and Conducted by Elmer Bernstein.
Recorded on August 17, 1963 at RCA Studios, Vine St, LA for MGM Records.
ORCHESTRA MANAGER Robert S. Helfer
VIOLIN Anatol Kaminsky
Thelma Beach
Herman Clebanoff
Sam Freed Jr.
Benny Gill
Mort Herbert
Nathan Kaproff
Marvin Limonick
Alex Murray
Erno Neufeld
Ambrose Russo
Joseph Stepansky
VIOLA Virginia Majewski
Alvin Dinkin
George R. Menhennick
Robert Ostrowski
CELLO Armand Kaproff
Raphael Kramer
Eleanor Slatkin
Anne Goodman
BASS Abe Luboff
Peter Mercurio
Keith "Red" Mitchell
FLUTE Martin Ruderman
Sylvia Ruderman
OBOE Arnold Koblentz
CLARINET Mitchell Lurie
Dominick Fera
BASSOON Norman Herzberg
SAXOPHONE Ted Nash
Phillip Sobel
William Collette
Plas Johnson
Charles Gentry
FRENCH HORN Vincent De Rosa
Richard Perissi
Gale Robinson
James Decker
TRUMPET Frank Beach
Maurice Harris
Emanuel Klein
Uan Rasey
Raymond Triscari
TROMBONE Richard Nash
Richard L. Noel
Hoyt Bohannon
George Roberts
TUBA Sam Rice
DRUMS/PERCUSSION Shelly Manne
Louis Singer
Lee Perrin
Jackie Mills
HARP Dorothy Remsen
PIANO Caesar Giovannini
Thomas Wolf Jr.
Artie Kane
ORGAN Edwin Cole
GUITAR Robert Bain
ARRANGER Leo Shuken
Jack Hayes
COPYIST W. D. Garlock
Percival Goldenson
Lloyd Basham
Paul Sprosty
Howard Drew
Jack McTaggart
Charles Adams
Harry Stone
Camillo Fidelibus
The Carpetbaggers
Composed and Conducted by Elmer Bernstein.
Recorded on April 25, 1964 at United Recorders for MGM Records.
ORCHESTRA MANAGER Robert S. Helfer
VIOLIN Anatol Kaminsky
Arnold Belnick
Sam Freed Jr.
David Frisina
Nathan Kaproff
George Kast
Marvin Limonick
Alex Murray
Marshall Sosson
Joseph Stepansky
VIOLA Virginia Majewski
Alvin Dinkin
G. R. Menhennick
Robert Ostrowski
CELLO Raphael Kramer
Justin DiTullio
Marie Fera
Harold Schneier
BASS Abe Luboff
Keith "Red" Mitchell
FLUTE/SAXOPHONE William "Buddy" Collette
Gene Cipriano
Charles Gentry
Justin Gordon
Ted Nash
Sylvia Ruderman
CLARINET Mitchell Lurie
BASSOON Jack Marsh
FRENCH HORN Richard Perissi
Herman Lebow
William Hinshaw
TRUMPET Austin Brisbois
Harry Edison
Emanuel Klein
Frank Beach
Gail Martin
Lewis Blackburn
Russell Bridges
TROMBONE Lloyd E. Ulyate
Richard L. Noel
George Roberts
Jay Migliori
Roy V. Caton
Tom Scott
TUBA John Kitzmiller
DRUMS/PERCUSSION Hal Blaine
Louis Singer
Jackie Mills
Thomas Wolf Jr.
HARP Dorothy Remsen
PIANO James G. Rowles
Caesar Giovannini
GUITAR Robert Bain
ARRANGER Leo Shuken
Jack Hayes
COPYIST Larry Cramer
Camillo Fidelibus
Charles Knight
Gene Bren
Norman Bartold
Abraham Gaber
Baby The Rain Must Fall
Composed and Conducted by Elmer Bernstein.
Recorded on December 14 and 16, 1964 at United Recorders for AVA Records.
ORCHESTRA MANAGER Robert S. Helfer
WOODWINDS Charles T. Gentry
William H. Hood
Plas Johnson
Jack Nimitz
Herb Steward
TRUMPET Austin D. Brisbois
Robert G. Bryant
Oliver E. Mitchell
Al Porcino
Ray Triscari
James Zito
TROMBONE Lawrence Lofton
George Roberts
Kenneth Shroyer
DRUMS/PERCUSSION Earl C. Palmer
Emil Radocchia
PIANO Russell Bridges
GUITAR Carol Kaye
Donald Peake
William Pitman
William Strange
