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Alternative Fox<\/strong> presents a reissue of Piero Umiliani<\/strong> and Chet Baker<\/strong>‘s original soundtrack for “Smog<\/strong>“, originally released in 1962. As noted for the label’s Il Paradiso Dell’uomo (FOX 001LP) soundtrack release, Italian film composer Piero Umiliani<\/strong> was responsible for over 200 original motion picture soundtracks during his long and varied career, creating 35 television theme songs and 40 music library albums.<\/p>\n

Born in Florence in 1926, he began to receive international recognition in 1958 for his work on the soundtrack of the comedic crime film I Soliti Ignoti (also known as Persons Unknown, Le Pigeon or Big Deal on Madonna Street, depending on the territory), which featured the contribution of jazz trumpeter and actor Chet Baker<\/strong>, an alumnus of Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, and Gerry Mulligan’s bands that enjoyed a successful solo career, both in the US and in Europe, despite longstanding issues with heroin addiction.<\/p>\n

In 1961, Umiliani<\/strong> and Baker<\/strong> joined forces again for the soundtrack of the film “Smog<\/strong>“, a complicated courtroom drama about an Italian lawyer’s travels to Los Angeles, which resulted in all manner of unexpected escapades. Baker<\/strong> features prominently on the moody theme song, the unexpected swing of “Thinkin’ Blues”, the terse melody of the aptly-titled “Tension”, the lingering moodiness of “Alone In A Crowd” and the intense edginess of “Twilight At Los Angeles”; Helen Merrill contributes an alternate reading of the theme song in vocal form and a sultry number called “Dawn”. The remainder is pure Umiliani<\/strong>, mostly in the form of heavily-orchestrated big-band jazz, fitting music for a silver-screen venture.<\/p>\n

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Alternative Fox<\/strong> presents a reissue of Piero Umiliani<\/strong> and Chet Baker<\/strong>‘s original soundtrack for “Smog<\/strong>“, originally released in 1962.<\/p>\n

In 1961, Umiliani<\/strong> and Baker<\/strong> joined forces again for the soundtrack of the film “Smog<\/strong>“, a complicated courtroom drama about an Italian lawyer’s travels to Los Angeles, which resulted in all manner of unexpected escapades. Baker<\/strong> features prominently on the moody theme song, the unexpected swing of “Thinkin’ Blues”, the terse melody of the aptly-titled “Tension”, the lingering moodiness of “Alone In A Crowd” and the intense edginess of “Twilight At Los Angeles”; Helen Merrill contributes an alternate reading of the theme song in vocal form and a sultry number called “Dawn”. The remainder is pure Umiliani<\/strong>, mostly in the form of heavily-orchestrated big-band jazz, fitting music for a silver-screen venture.<\/p>\n

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