This month's 'Infinity' magazine (#32) features an article on Geoff Love's career, including, of course, his various mfp (Music for Pleasure) movie/ TV theme cover albums of the 70s (Bond among them).
Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
Jaymz Bee, radio host for Toronto's jazz-fm, and onetime frontman for the 80s band the Look People, has put together an album called Music for Secret Agents. with an all star cast of local musicians interpreting classic Bond themes plus other spy music and a couple originals. Biggest names involved: 80s rocker Lee Aaron sings Goldfinger. Rough Trade's Carole Pope sings Diamonds are Forever. This one-sheet pdf lists all involved.
and there's going to be a live event performing the new album, at Toronto's Paradise Theatre (1006 Bloor West, near Dovercourt) Thursday November 18th 2021, 7pm, with cocktails and film clips. Live band will be Eric St-Laurent (guitar) Jono Grant (keys) Eric Boucher (keys), George Koller (bass), Great Bob Scott (drums), Alison Young (sax) and Bill McBirnie (flute), backing various featured vocalists. Doesn't look like Lee Aaron or Carole Pope will be there, but I'm sure the other singers will be good too.
I cant figure out how to actually buy this album. It looks as if you can download the album for free from the labels website, but I'm sure Mr Bee will be happy to sell you a physical product if you attend the concert, and I'm sure he'll be happy to talk about James Bond films and spy music.
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Come Spy With Us is done in the style of the early 60s painted PAN paperbacks
and
Music To Read James Bond By uses exactly the font of the early 60s Signets
Have just listened, not bad.
'Not From Where I'm Standing', a James Bond title track cover album by The Wedding Present and Friends.
Also proceeds go toward the mental health charity CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably).
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Is this available in a high-quality download anywhere? I don't purchase physical albums.
It's available on Apple Music.
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heard this on my local jazz station this morning
Hammond organist Jimmy Smith's two part recording of Goldfinger, arranged by Oliver Nelson
part 1
part 2
from the 1965 album Monster , rest of the album is not James Bond music
also found a live version by the same artist, not sure when this was recorded
Interesting that it's not just a cover of the song but also based in part on a cue from the score- 'Dawn Raid On Fort Knox' I think.
Jaymz Bee, radio host for Toronto's jazz-fm, and onetime frontman for the 80s band the Look People, has put together an album called Music for Secret Agents. with an all star cast of local musicians interpreting classic Bond themes plus other spy music and a couple originals. Biggest names involved: 80s rocker Lee Aaron sings Goldfinger. Rough Trade's Carole Pope sings Diamonds are Forever. This one-sheet pdf lists all involved.
and there's going to be a live event performing the new album, at Toronto's Paradise Theatre (1006 Bloor West, near Dovercourt) Thursday November 18th 2021, 7pm, with cocktails and film clips. Live band will be Eric St-Laurent (guitar) Jono Grant (keys) Eric Boucher (keys), George Koller (bass), Great Bob Scott (drums), Alison Young (sax) and Bill McBirnie (flute), backing various featured vocalists. Doesn't look like Lee Aaron or Carole Pope will be there, but I'm sure the other singers will be good too.
I cant figure out how to actually buy this album. It looks as if you can download the album for free from the labels website, but I'm sure Mr Bee will be happy to sell you a physical product if you attend the concert, and I'm sure he'll be happy to talk about James Bond films and spy music.
here's a new Bond cover thats been getting played on my local station lately
Grace Kelly - James Bond Medley
no no that Grace Kelly, this ones a vocalist and alto saxophonist
the Medley is the James Bond Theme and No Time to Die
I think she redeems NTtD, making it sound a bit more like a classic James Bond theme song