Review by Adam Greenberg
Before the days of "Music from and inspired by," there was "Music from."
The album is solely comprised of music used in the Mission: Impossible
TV series. All of it was composed by Lalo Schifrin for the show and is
played on the album by his band, with him on the piano. This in and of
itself is something special for the listener, as Schifrin is an amazing
jazz player (played with Dizzy Gillespie's small band for a number of
years, still occasionally plays here and there). The compositions are,
of course, outstanding, as can be expected, as Schifrin spent quite a
bit of time writing themes, etc., for the Hollywood set. He also shows
his wide range on the album, spending some time away from his leanings
on softer, lounge type songs, such as "Cinnamon (The Lady Was Made to be
Loved)" for Barbara Bain's character. Most of the album, though,
follows through mainly with much more exciting tracks from the series.
These more exciting ones are mainly single character "themes," such as
"Wide Willy" for Peter Lupus' character and "Barney Does It All" for
Greg Morris' character. The highlights of the album are, of course, the
opening theme, "Mission: Impossible," with its pounding bass piano
riffs, and the ending theme, "Mission: Accomplished." Any fan of the
show should try and find this album at a used music shop, but more
specifically fans of Lalo Schifrin (and that could be quite a few, as he
remained uncredited on some of his TV themes) should definitely check
the album out. It's a good buy if you can find it.
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Review by Adam Greenberg
Before the days of "Music from and inspired by," there was "Music from."
The album is solely comprised of music used in the Mission: Impossible
TV series. All of it was composed by Lalo Schifrin for the show and is
played on the album by his band, with him on the piano. This in and of
itself is something special for the listener, as Schifrin is an amazing
jazz player (played with Dizzy Gillespie's small band for a number of
years, still occasionally plays here and there). The compositions are,
of course, outstanding, as can be expected, as Schifrin spent quite a
bit of time writing themes, etc., for the Hollywood set. He also shows
his wide range on the album, spending some time away from his leanings
on softer, lounge type songs, such as "Cinnamon (The Lady Was Made to be
Loved)" for Barbara Bain's character. Most of the album, though,
follows through mainly with much more exciting tracks from the series.
These more exciting ones are mainly single character "themes," such as
"Wide Willy" for Peter Lupus' character and "Barney Does It All" for
Greg Morris' character. The highlights of the album are, of course, the
opening theme, "Mission: Impossible," with its pounding bass piano
riffs, and the ending theme, "Mission: Accomplished." Any fan of the
show should try and find this album at a used music shop, but more
specifically fans of Lalo Schifrin (and that could be quite a few, as he
remained uncredited on some of his TV themes) should definitely check
the album out. It's a good buy if you can find it.
Tracks list:
A1 Mission: Impossible 2:31
A2 Jim On The Move / Piano [Solo] – Mike Melvoin 3:12
A3 Operation Charm 2:55
A4 The Sniper / Harpsichord – Lalo Schifrin Sitar – Bill Plummer 3:20
A5 Rollin Hand 2:48
A6 The Plot 2:25
B1 Wide Willy 2:03
B2 Cinnamon (The Lady Was Made To Be Loved) / Saxophone [Alto, Solo] – Bud Shank / Written By – Jack Urbont-Bruce Geller / Written-By – Bruce Geller, Jack Urbont 2:36
B3 Barney Does It All / Saxophone [Alto, Solo] – Bud Shank / Trumpet [Solo] – Stu Williamson / 2:30
B4 Danger 2:44
B5 Mission: Accomplished 2:40
Personnel:
Lalo Schifrin - piano, harpsichord, arranger, conductor
Al Porcino, John Audino, Tony Terran,
Ray Triscari, Stuart Williamson - trumpet
Billy Byers - trombone, arranger
Dick Nash, George Roberts,
Dick Leith, Lloyd Ulyate - trombone
Vincent DeRosa, Bill Hinshaw, David Duke,
Richard Mackey - French horn
Bud Shank, Ronald Langinger, Justin Gordon, John Lowe,
Jack Nimitz - reeds
Mike Melvoin - piano, harpsichord
Paul Beaver - piano
Bob Bain, Tommy Tedesco - guitar
Bill Plummer - sitar
Ray Brown - bass
Carol Kaye - electric bass
Earl Palmer - drums, percussion
Shelly Manne - drums
Adolfo Valdes - bongos, conga
Ken Watson, Emil Richards - percussion
Anatol Kaminsky, Paul Shure, Bonnie Douglas, Sam Freed,
Marvin Limonick, Alexander Murray, Irma Neumann, George Kast,
Nathan Kaproff, Thelma Beach, James Getzoff, George Berres,
Ambrose Russo, Joe Stepansky, Irma Neumann- violin
Allan Harshman, Myra Kestenbaum, Milton Thomas, Myer Bello - viola
Raphael Kramer, Leanor Slatkin, Frederick Seykora, Justin DiTullio,
Emmet Sargeant - cello
Dorothy Remsen - harp
Recorded
October 4, 5 & 7, 1967
Los Angeles
Engineer – Hank Cicalo
Producer – Tom Mack
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