Chance Meeting
Friday November 10th, 2023 with Heavy Ben
Ennio Morricone, Carl Stalling, and Billy May soundtrack our funding drive
Chance meeting on a naked city of a maestro and a coyote
I'll bet you a fistfull of dollars that no other day of the year marks the birth of three soundtrack composers as significant as:
Ennio Morricone (b. 1928, Rome, Italy; d. 2020, Rome, Italy)
- The most famous of all the Italian soundtrack composers; the undisputed king of the genre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennio_Morricone
Carl Stalling (b. 1891, Lexington, USA; d. 1972 , Los Angeles, USA)
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated films produced by Warner Bros.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_W._Stalling
Billy May (b. 1916, Pittsburgh, USA; d. 2004, San Juan Capistrano, USA)
- Television series, films, big band, Hollywood, game shows
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_May
We also mark the birthday of Montreal-born jazz pianist Paul Bley (1932 - 2016)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bley
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Fuel Injection Val Podlasinski - Teamwork - Parry Music Library - 1985 |
Il Clan Dei Siciliani (Tema N. 5) Ennio Morricone - Il Clan Dei Siciliani (The Sicilian Clan) - 20th Century Fox - 1969 |
Naked City Theme (Somewhere in the Night) Billy May - (not on album) - ABC TV - 1960 |
Citta’ Violenta Ennio Morricone - Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film Città Violenta (Final Shot) - RCA - 1970 |
Various Cues From Bugs Bunny Films Carl Stalling - The Carl Stalling Project (Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons 1936-1958) - Warner Bros. - 1990 (rec. 1943-56) |
Antitesi Ennio Morricone - Dimensioni Sonore 1 - RCA - 1972 |
Preview Kerry Beaumont - Teamwork - Parry Music Library - 1985 |
Window Washer Billy May - Johnny Cool - United Artists - 1963 |
Piu' Delle Walkirie (Plus Que Les Walkyries / The Valkyries Ride Again) Ennio Morricone - Il Mio Nome E' Nessuno (Mon Nom Est Personne / My Name Is Nobody) - Deram - 1973 |
Orchestra Gag Carl Stalling - The Carl Stalling Project Volume 2 (More Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons 1939-1957) - Warner Bros. - 1995 (rec. 1942) |
Autumn Breeze Paul Bley - Paul Bley - Wing Records - 1955 |
Indagine Insabbiata Ennio Morricone - Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (Investigation Of A Citizen Above Suspicion) - Cerberus - 1981 (film 1970) |
Naked City Theme Nelson Riddle (composed by Billy May) - (single) - Capitol - 1962 |
Track Star Kerry Beaumont - Teamwork - Parry Music Library - 1985 |
Seguita Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza (composed by Ennio Morricone) - Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura (Cold Eyes of Fear) - Dagored - 2013 (film 1971) |
Kato Billy May - The Green Hornet - 20th Century Fox - 1966 |
Fuggire Lontano Ennio Morricone - L'automobile / Morricone Segreto (Morricone Secret) - Cam Sugar - 2020 (film 1971) |
Guided Muscle Carl Stalling - The Carl Stalling Project Volume 2 (More Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons 1939-1957) - Warner Bros. - 1995 (rec. 1955) |
Eastbound Robin Redman (Nancy Spivey Redman) - Teamwork - Parry Music Library - 1985 |
Junior Achiever Kerry Beaumont - Teamwork - Parry Music Library - 1985 |
Shake Introspettivo Ennio Morricone - Uccidete Il Vitello Grasso E Arrostitelo (Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It) / Library Of Sound Grooves: Action Beat & Psycho Grooves From The Italian Cinema (1966-1974) - Semi-Automatic Records - 2015 (film 1970) |
Hey, it's chance meeting
3:07 PM, November 10th, 2023