{"product_id":"crime-and-spy-jazz-on-screen-since-1971-9781476681634","title":"Crime and Spy Jazz on Screen Since 1971","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Henry Mancini''s \u003ci\u003ePeter Gunn\u003c\/i\u003e theme. Lalo Schifrin''s \u003ci\u003eMission: Impossible\u003c\/i\u003e theme. Isaac Hayes'' theme from \u003ci\u003eShaft\u003c\/i\u003e. These iconic melodies have remained a part of the pop culture landscape since their debuts back when movie studios and TV production companies employed full orchestral ensembles to provide a jazz backdrop for the suspenseful adventures of secret agents, private detectives, cops, spies and heist-minded criminals. Hundreds of additional films and television shows made from the mid-1950s and beyond have been propelled by similarly swinging title themes and underscores, many of which have (undeservedly) faded into obscurity. This meticulously researched book begins with Hayes'' game-changing music for Shaft, and honors the careers of traditional jazz composers who--as the 1970s gave way to the ''80s and beyond--resolutely battled against the pernicious influx of synth, jukebox scores and a growing corporate disinterest in lavish ensembles. Fans frustrate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\tvii\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Pat Irwin\t1\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\t3\u003cbr\u003e 1. Do Your Thing: 1971\t9\u003cbr\u003e 2. Blowin' Your Mind: 1972\t29\u003cbr\u003e 3. Last Dance in Sausalito: 1973\t46\u003cbr\u003e 4. Suite Revenge: 1974\t66\u003cbr\u003e 5. So Smooth: 1975\t83\u003cbr\u003e 6. God's Lonely Man: 1976\t99\u003cbr\u003e 7. Bleak, Bad, Big City Dawn: 1977–78\t109\u003cbr\u003e 8. That Old Feeling: 1979–81\t122\u003cbr\u003e 9. Gumshoe Piano: 1982–84\t133\u003cbr\u003e10. Tequila Dreams: 1985–89\t148\u003cbr\u003e11. Freshly Squeezed: 1990–94\t165\u003cbr\u003e12. Chili Hot: 1995–99\t178\u003cbr\u003e13. Heartbroken: 2000–03\t195\u003cbr\u003e14. Sugar Plum Raid: 2004–2019\t206\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\t218\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: Instrument Abbreviations\t221\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Discography\t222\u003cbr\u003eAppendix C: Cover Artists, Compilation Albums and Box Sets\t241\u003cbr\u003eChapter Notes\t245\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\t251\u003cbr\u003eIndex\t253\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040478888279,"sku":"9781476681634","price":30.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476681634.jpg?v=1750946880","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/crime-and-spy-jazz-on-screen-since-1971-9781476681634","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}