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Alex, thanks for those clips.  I am by no means a Chaplin-file and came to his work fairly recently.  For a long time I assumed, as I suspect many do, that his works were primarily caricaturish and slapstick; until I became aware of their substanc... 
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I like Zorn's work a lot; thanks for the clips.  As far as Chaplin goes, like I said, it's a certain aesthetic that not everyone enjoys.  I enjoy it to a point.  Actually, I would say that an argument could be made that he is to the film world and... 
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Acman3, Charlie Chaplin’s work is definitely not for everyone; a unique combination of slapstick and pathos. Groundbreaking in the film world.This is not about music per se, although the music is by the great Hans Zimmerman. I am posting this only... 
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Here's another one.  Beautiful saxophone playing throughout.  Can't be sure, but would bet it's Phil Woods on the featured alto:http://youtu.be/2dl1-OW_oFw 
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Good performances and great movie, Alex (the movie is about a saxophone player, after all 😎), but I don't think those two tunes qualify as adaptations of "music from a movie".  Both tunes were written over thirty years before they appeared in the ... 
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How could I forget?  Thanks jazz-crier:https://www.discogs.com/Chico-Hamilton-The-Film-Music-Of-Chico-Hamilton-Sweet-Smell-Of-Success-And-R...http://youtu.be/k-BEUboCvnw 
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Alex, fantastic post and great examples! Your question is a very interesting one. The role of the film score is necessarily subservient to the film; so, from that standpoint, I think it can be said that the score makes the film look good more ofte... 
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I have two sons; one grown and the other almost. The number of times that I say to myself: "sometimes dealing with my kids and their childish and petulant behavior is like dealing with some on this thread" surprises even me. Why? Because in both c... 
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****Although the above is true, it contains in it, the inherent belief that any musician who did these things could be as good as "Trane" Miles or "Bird";****Not so, and I'm not suggesting any such thing.  That's quite a leap and don't see how or ... 
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****The unwashed need answers.****Why? Imo, some WANT answers; two different things.****The questions become, is the evolution an improvement?****Why does it have to be, or is expected to be, an "improvement"? Is Joe Henderson playing a ballad an ... 
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Beautiful Sonny Stitt! Love Sonny Stitt. For me, perhaps the most fascinating and interestig mystery story in all of jazz history and lore:Much (actually, not enough) has been discussed, postulated on and argued here about the issue of the evoluti... 
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Heard this on WBGO Newark a few minutes ago.  Beautiful!https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a0-6BA5iXgAWBGO is God's radio-gift to jazz (and Latin, RB, Blues) lovers.  Check it out on line. 
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Incoherent? Not at all, Rok; and perfectly clear. But, it occurs to me that the reason that you don’t understand the message in my "ramblings" is the very reason that you are locked in such a narrow scope of music appreciation; but, that’s ultimat... 
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Pattern:Hmmmm..........lull in the vitriol........this same sh&t has happened so many times before.........respite.........will it last?..........avoid dialogue with O-10; too loaded and difficult.......hey! other posters show up.......great p... 
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****Music, anyone?****Thanks.