Collected together for the first time, in a deluxe 5-CD box set, seven classic 1950s jazz-inspired film noir soundtracks / original scores. Also included is a 52-page colour booklet with in-depth notes by Jazzwise ‘Jazz On Film’ writer Selwyn Harris.
The movie scores / soundtracks included are : ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ (Alex North); ‘Private Hell 36’ (Leith Stevens); ‘The Man with the Golden Arm’ (Elmer Bernstein); ‘Sweet Smell of Success’ (Elmer Bernstein/Chico Hamilton); ‘Touch of Evil’ (Henry Mancini); ‘Anatomy of A Murder’ (Duke Ellington); and ‘Odds Against Tomorrow’ (John Lewis)