Paris Blues
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Paris Blues
Plot
The second film of director Martin Ritt with both Paul Newmanand Sidney Poitier, it's set in a city that has long been a haven for black musicians eager to escape the racism of the U.S. Newman is Ram Bowen, a trombone player who makes his living in a jazz group, which also includes tenor man Eddie Cook (Sidney Poitier), while studying music and aspiring to a career as a "serious" composer. Eddie stays in Paris to bask in the respect that its people feel for his music, a respect rarely accorded him in the States. A pair of tourists, Connie Lampson (Diahann Carroll) and Lillian Corning (Joanne Woodward) arrive in the city for a two-week vacation, and the two musicians lose no time in hooking up. Soon both relationships take a serious turn and the musicians are forced to make some important decisions about the possibility of returning to their native soil. ~ Michael Costello, RoviCast
- Paul Newman - Ram Bowen
- Joanne Woodward - Lillian Corning
- Sidney Poitier - Eddie Cook
- Louis Armstrong - Wild Man Moore
- Diahann Carroll - Connie Lampson
Credit
Alexandre Trauner - Art Director, Martin Ritt - Director, Roger Dwyre - Editor, George Glass - Executive Producer, Walter Seltzer - Executive Producer, Duke Ellington - Composer (Music Score), Christian Matras - Cinematographer, Sam Shaw - Producer, Walter Bernstein - Screenwriter, Jack Sher - Screenwriter, Irene Kamp - Screenwriter, Lulla Adler - Screenwriter, Harold Flender - Book Author| Paris After Dark (1943 Film), Paris 36 (2008 Film) | |
| Paris Bound (1929 Film), Paris Calling (1941 Film) |
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Paris Blues LLC
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Paris Blues/Anatomy Of A Murder
- Artist: Duke Ellington
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- Release Date: 1961
- Type: Soundtrack
- Genre: Jazz
Review
Paris Blues had the potential for being an important Hollywood movie. Originally, it was supposed to be about a pair of interracial romances involving American jazz musicians who were living in Paris. Instead, the producers chickened out at the last minute and made the plot a bit more conventional. However, the movie, starring Paul Newman (as a trombonist whose playing was ghosted by Murray McEachern), Sidney Poitier (on tenor, sounding an awful lot like Guy Lafitte), Joanne Woodward and Diahann Carroll, still has its moments and to an extent deals with the jazz life. Duke Ellington wrote the music for its score; his orchestra, McEachern, Lafitte, and lots of extra musicians are heard throughout, and Louis Armstrong has a small part and plays two numbers. Originally; the soundtrack was put out by United Artists. This CD reissue by Rykodisc has most of the significant music -- several Ellington standards plus some newer Duke songs such as "Battle Royal," "Wild Man Moore," "Guitar Amour" and "Paris Blues" -- and a little bit of dialogue from the film, although it surprisingly leaves out Ellington's short version of his "Clothed Woman," which appears in the movie. Because it is an enhanced CD, listeners with computers will also be able to watch the interesting trailer from the film. Although not a classic, Paris Blues (both the film and the soundtrack) is worth owning by jazz collectors. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi| Paris Blues, Vol. 2 (1996 Album by Various Artists) | |
| Paris Bossa (1984 Album by McCoy Tyner) |
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Paris Blues
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| Directed by | Martin Ritt |
| Produced by | Sam Shaw |
| Written by | Walter Bernstein, Irene Kamp, Jack Sher, Harold Flender (novel), Lulla Rosenfeld (adaptation) |
| Starring | Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Sidney Poitier, Louis Armstrong, Diahann Carroll |
| Music by | Duke Ellington |
| Cinematography | Christian Matras |
| Editing by | Roger Dwyer |
| Studio | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | 27 September 1961 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Paris Blues (1961) is an American feature film filmed on location in Paris, starring Sidney Poitier as expatriate jazz musician Eddie Cook, and Paul Newman as trombone-playing Ram Bowen.[1][2] The two men romance two vacationing American tourists, Connie Lampson (Diahann Carroll) and Lillian Corning (Joanne Woodward) respectively. The film also deals with American racism of the time contrasted with Paris's kinder treatment of African Americans. The aforementioned film was based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Harold Flender.
The film also features trumpeter Louis Armstrong as Wild Man Moore and jazz pianist Aaron Bridgers; both play musicians within the film. It was produced by Sam Shaw, directed by Martin Ritt from a screenplay by Walter Bernstein, and with cinematography by Christian Matras. Paris Blues was released in the U. S. on September 27, 1961.
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Cast
- Paul Newman as Ram Bowen
- Joanne Woodward as Lillian Corning
- Sidney Poitier as Eddie Cook
- Louis Armstrong as Wild Man Moore
- Diahann Carroll as Connie Lampson
- Barbara Laage as Marie Séoul
- André Luguet as René Bernard
- Marie Versini as Nicole
- Moustache as Mustachio the drummer
- Aaron Bridgers Bridgers as Pianist
- Guy Pederson as Bass Player
- Serge Reggiani as Michel "Gypsy" Devigne
- Emilien Antille as Man with alto sax in jazz cave when Armstrong enters
- Roger Blin as Fausto the moor
- Charles Bouillaud as Luggage carrier in train
- Michel Dacquin as Guest at Devigne's party
- Hélène Dieudonné as The Pusher
- Michel Garland as Club 33 customer
- René Hell as Man with dog in the park
- Jo Labarrère as Club 33 customer
- Jack Lenoir as Club 33 waiter
- Frank Maurice as Luggage carrier on the platform
- Niko as Ricardo
- Michel Portal as Musician
- Claude Rollet as Club 33 customer
- Albert Simono as Guest at Devigne's party
- André Tomasi as Club 33 bartender
- María Velasco as Pianist
- Dominique Zard
Soundtrack
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| Soundtrack album by Duke Ellington | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | May 2 & 3, 1961 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
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Paris Blues is a soundtrack album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded and released on the United Artists label in 1961 and reissued on Rykodisc in 1996 with additional dialogue from the film and the film trailer on CD-ROM.[3] It features performances by Ellington's Orchestra with Louis Armstrong guesting on two tracks.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Although not a classic, Paris Blues (both the film and the soundtrack) is worth owning by jazz collectors".[4] A review in Jazz Times by Stanley Dance, however, was quite critical of the release stating "both movie and music, in my opinion, were disappointing examples of how too many cooks spoil the broth... for the main NYC sessions, no less than five drummers were brought in, who lamentably failed to swing the big band as the absent Sam Woodyard could have done all by himself. One of the few moments of truth occurs in the finale, "Paris Blues," when Johnny Hodges is briefly heard".[5]
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Track listing
All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
- "Take the "A" Train' (Billy Strayhorn) - 2:14
- You Know Something? - 0:24
- "Battle Royal" - 4:31
- "Bird Jungle" - 1:59
- What's Paris Blues? - 0:45
- "Mood Indigo" (Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) - 3:15
- "Autumnal Suite" - 3:14
- "Nite" - 3:32
- "Wild Man Moore" - 1:49
- "Paris Stairs" - 3:05
- I Wasn't Shopping - 0:21
- "Guitar Amour" - 2:02
- A Return Reservation - 0:33
- "Paris Blues" - 5:53
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- Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York on May 2 & 3, 1961
Personnel
- Duke Ellington – piano
- Louis Armstrong - trumpet (tracks 3 & 9)
- Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ed Mullens, Ray Nance, Clark Terry - trumpet
- Louis Blackburn, Lawrence Brown, Murray McEachern, Britt Woodman - trombone
- Juan Tizol - valve trombone
- Arthur Clark, Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Johnny Hodges, Oliver Nelson - alto saxophone
- Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
- Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
- Harry Carney - baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Harry Smiles - oboe
- Les Spann - guitar, flute
- Aaron Bell - bass
- Sonny Greer, Dave Jackson, Jimmy Johnson, Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach - drums
References
- ^ Variety film review; September 27, 1961, page 7.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; September 23, 1961, page 150.
- ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 14, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 14, 2010
- ^ Dance, S. Paris Blues Soundtrack Review, Jazz Times, March 1999.
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