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John Barry
The Cotton Club (Original Music Soundtrack)
Album UK 1984 on Geffen Records label
Jazz and Soundtrack (Soundtrack, Ragtime, Dixieland)
Soundtrack to Francis Ford Coppola movie "Cotton Club", starring Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee, co-starring Bob Hoskins, James Remar, Nicolas Cage, Allen Garfield and Fred Gwynne. Music by John Barry, Director of Photography Stephen Goldblatt, B.S.C., Costumes designed by Milena Canonero, Production Designer Richard Sylbert, Supervising Editor Barry Malkin, Producer Consultant Milton Forman, Co-Producers Sylvio Tabet and Fred Roos, Executive Producer Syson Lovell, Line Producer Barrie M. Osbourne & Joseph Cusumano, Story by William Kennedy & Francis Coppola and Mario Puzo, Screenplay by William Kennedy & Francis Coppola, Produced by Robert Evans. ⓒ 1984 ORION Pictures Corporation. Recorded and Mixed at A&R Recording and Clinton Recording using Sony and Mitsubishi digital recording equipement. Originally mastered at Masterdisk, New York. Track A1 originally from 1928, Track A2 originally from 1930, Track A3 originally from 1933, Track A4 originally from 1928, Track A5 originally from 1930, Track A6 originally from 1927, Track A7 originally from 1935, Track B1 originally from 1934 (Quotation from "Stormy Weather 1933), Track B2 originally from 1929, Track B3 originally from 1931, Track B4 originally from 1931, Track B5 originally from 1936, Track B8 originally from 1934, includes "Wall Street Wail - 1930", "Slippery Horn - 1933" and "High Life - 1929". Original sound recording made by Totally Independent Ltd.
Musicians
 | John Barry key, 1933-2011 GB composed by, producer, conductor, conductor, album by, orchestrated by |
 | Joyce Brown arranged by, vocal and dance arrangements |
 | Bob Wilber cl, ss, *1928 US arranged by, transcription by, conductor, reeds, clarinet, soloist, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, soloist, saxophone, alto sax break |
 | John Goldsby b, *1958 DE bass |
 | Emile Charlap , contractor |
 | Chuck Riggs dr, *1951 US drums, temple block, gong |
 | Brian Brake dr, drums, additional |
 | Mike Peters g, bj, *1954 US guitar, banjo |
 | Daniel Druckman perc, US percussion, additional, chimes |
 | Dave Samuels vib, mar, *1948 US percussion, additional |
 | Gordon Gottlieb perc, percussion, additional, chimes |
 | Ronnie Zito dr, *1939 US percussion, additional |
 | Mark Shane p, piano, piano, soloist |
 | Joe Temperley bs, *1929 GB reeds, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, soloist, baritone saxophone |
 | Chuck Wilson cl, as, *1948 US reeds, clarinet, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone |
 | Lawrence Feldman sax, as, fl, *1950 US reeds, clarinet, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, soloist, soloist, tenor saxophone |
 | Frank Wess fl, ts, sax, 1922-2013 US reeds, clarinet, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone |
 | Britt Woodman tb, 1920-2000 US trombone, trombone, soloist |
 | Joel Helleny tb, 1956-2009 US trombone, trombone, soloist |
 | Dan Barrett tb, *1955 US trombone, valve trombone |
 | Dave Brown tr, fh, voc, US trumpet, trumpet, soloist, trumpet, soloist, 2nd, vocals |
 | Lew Soloff tr, fh, 1944-2015 US trumpet, trumpet, soloist, 4th |
 | Marky Markowitz tr, 1923-1986 US trumpet |
 | Randy Sandke tr, *1949 US trumpet, edited by, additional transcriptions, arranged by, additional, trumpet, soloist, 1st and 3rd |
 | Bob Stewart tu, *1945 US tuba, additional |
 | Tony Price tu, tuba, additional |
 | Irving Mills voc, 1894-1985 US lyrics by, music by |
 | Mitchell Parish , 1900-1993 US lyrics by |
 | Nick Kenny , 1895-1975 US lyrics by |
 | Duke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US lyrics by, music by |
 | Priscilla Baskerville voc, vocals |
 | David Berger tr, *1948 edited by, additional transcriptions, arranged by, additional |
 | Ted Koehler p, 1894-1973 US lyrics by |
 | Sy Johnson p, *1930 orchestrated by, additional, arranged by, additional |
 | Lonette McKee p, eb, *1954 US vocals |
 | Harry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US lyrics by |
 | Johnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US lyrics by |
 | Barney Bigard cl, 1906-1980 US lyrics by, music by |
 | Benny Diggs bvoc, voc, US chorus |
 | Curtis King voc, perc, US chorus |
 | Fonzi Thornton voc, bvoc, US chorus |
 | Gary Kahn , chorus |
| John Carney , chorus |
 | Lenny Roberts voc, acg, g, chorus |
 | Steve Clayton voc, chorus |
| Tom Textor , chorus |
 | Cab Calloway voc, 1907-1994 US lyrics by, music by |
 | Larry T. Marshall voc, *1944 US vocals |
 | Benny Davis , 1895-1979 lyrics by |
 | Gregory Hines voc, 1946-2003 US vocals |
| Al Woodbury , orchestrated by |
Producers
| Steve Gerdes art direction, design |
| Patrick Mullins coordinator, music and film coordinator assistant |
| Norman Hollyn coordinator, music and film coordinator |
| Tom Jung engineer |
| Bob Ludwig mastered by |
| Adger W. Cowans photography by |
| Alan Silverman recorded by, a&r assistant |
| Jimmy Preziosi recorded by, a&r assistant |
| Stan Wallace recorded by, a&r assistant |
| Fred Bova recorded by, clinton assistant |
| Rebecca Everett recorded by, clinton assistant |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mooche | John Barry | 3:29 | |
| 2 | Cotton Club Stomp #2 | John Barry | Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish | 2:40 |
| 3 | Drop Me Off In Harlem | John Barry | Nick Kenny | 3:03 |
| 4 | Creole Love Call | John Barry | Duke Ellington | 3:01 |
| 5 | Ring Dem Bells | John Barry | 2:46 | |
| 6 | East St. Louis Toodle-o | John Barry | 3:20 | |
| 7 | Truckin' | John Barry | Ted Koehler | 2:00 |
| 8 | Ill Wind | John Barry | Ted Koehler | 2:17 |
| 9 | Cotton Club Stomp #1 | John Barry | Harry Carney, Johnny Hodges | 2:49 |
| 10 | Mood Indigo | John Barry | Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills | 3:34 |
| 11 | Minnie The Moocher | John Barry | Cab Calloway, Irving Mills | 3:07 |
| 12 | Copper Colored Gal | John Barry | Benny Davis | 1:15 |
| 13 | Dixie Kidnaps Vera | John Barry | 2:37 | |
| 14 | The Depression Hits / Best Beats Sandman | John Barry | 2:42 | |
| 15 | Daybreak Express Medley | John Barry | 3:43 |
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