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Name: FILM SCORE MONTHLY
Number: FSM801262

A Man Called Adam (1966)
First Time on CD
Composed by: Benny Carter

A Man Called Adam (1966) was an independent production starring Sammy Davis Jr. as a troubled jazz trumpet player, costarring Cicely Tyson, Ossie Davis and ratpacker Peter Lawford. Louis Armstrong and Mel Torme appear in the film and on the soundtrack album—as does the famously versatile Davis.

Adam was notable for its prominence of African Americans both in front of and behind the camera (it was produced by Ike Jones, an associate of Nat "King" Cole). The film's composer was Benny Carter (1907-2003), who may be little-known to soundtrack collectors, but was a hugely respected jazz artist as well as a pioneering figure for African Americans—in fact, the first black composer to receive screen credit for an original score for television (on M Squad). Carter worked on numerous classic musicals of the 1940s and '50s and became, on A Man Called Adam, one of only a small number of African Americans to score a motion picture.

The musical requirements of A Man Called Adam called almost entirely for jazz source music, particularly that for the lead character's band (the reason we are issuing it on our Retrograde label). Carter composed and arranged a variety of small band numbers, taking care to achieve not only musical excellence but story appropriateness in reflecting the on-screen performers. ("Night Walk," track 10, is the only score cue on the CD.) The studio musicians include Nat Adderley (who "ghosted" Davis's trumpet performances), Bill Berry, Kai Winding, Tyree Glenn, Junior Mance, Billy Kyle, Buster Bailey, Danny Barcelona and Jo Jones. Original lyrics are by Al Stillman.

Unavailable since the Reprise Records LP in 1966, A Man Called Adam is a jazz classic soundtrack with historical significance, and has been remixed here from the three and four-track master tapes for excellent stereo sound. Liner notes are by Jon Burlingame, documenting the film, Carter's importance, and the various selections.

1 Main Title: All That Jazz 2:58
2 I Want To Be Wanted
Vocals – Sammy Davis Jr., Written-By – Testa, Gannon, Spotti 3:20
3 Go Now 2:05
4 Someday Sweetheart
Vocals – Louis Armstrong, Written-By – B. Spikes, J. Spikes 3:05
5 Ain't I 3:14
6 Soft Touch 3:52
7 Claudia 2:54
8 All That Jazz
Lyrics By – Al Stillman, Vocals – Mel Tormé 3:03
9 Back Of Town Blues
Vocals – Louis Armstrong, Written-By – Armstrong, Russell 5:05
10 Night Walk 3:54
11 Whisper To One
Vocals – Sammy Davis Jr. 3:13
12 Claudia 3:53
13 Crack Up (Playboy Theme)
Written-By – Cy Coleman 2:50
14 All That Jazz
Lyrics By – Al Stillman, Vocals – Mel Tormé 1:46

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FSM revives the "Retrograde Records" label for its first new release since 1998: A Man Called Adam, a classic jazz album as well as movie soundtrack.

A Man Called Adam (1966) was an independent production starring Sammy Davis Jr. as a troubled jazz trumpet player, costarring Cicely Tyson, Ossie Davis and ratpacker Peter Lawford. Louis Armstrong and Mel Torme appear in the film and on the soundtrack album—as does the famously versatile Davis.

Adam was notable for its prominence of African Americans both in front of and behind the camera (it was produced by Ike Jones, an associate of Nat "King" Cole). The film's composer was Benny Carter (1907-2003), who may be little-known to soundtrack collectors, but was a hugely respected jazz artist as well as a pioneering figure for African Americans—in fact, the first black composer to receive screen credit for an original score for television (on M Squad). Carter worked on numerous classic musicals of the 1940s and '50s and became, on A Man Called Adam, one of only a small number of African Americans to score a motion picture.

The musical requirements of A Man Called Adam called almost entirely for jazz source music, particularly that for the lead character's band (the reason we are issuing it on our Retrograde label). Carter composed and arranged a variety of small band numbers, taking care to achieve not only musical excellence but story appropriateness in reflecting the on-screen performers. ("Night Walk," track 10, is the only score cue on the CD.) The studio musicians include Nat Adderley (who "ghosted" Davis's trumpet performances), Bill Berry, Kai Winding, Tyree Glenn, Junior Mance, Billy Kyle, Buster Bailey, Danny Barcelona and Jo Jones. Original lyrics are by Al Stillman.

Unavailable since the Reprise Records LP in 1966, A Man Called Adam is a jazz classic soundtrack with historical significance, and has been remixed here from the three and four-track master tapes for excellent stereo sound. Liner notes are by Jon Burlingame, documenting the film, Carter's importance, and the various selections.

track list

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    A Man Called Adam

    Music Composed and Conducted by Benny Carter

    Featuring the Voices of Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong and Mel Torme

  1. Main Title: All That Jazz 2:58
  2. I Want to Be Wanted (Sammy Davis Jr. Vocal) (Spotti/Testa/Gannon) 3:20
  3. Go Now 2:05
  4. Someday Sweetheart (Louis Armstrong Vocal) (B. & J. Spikes) 3:05
  5. Ain't I 3:14
  6. Soft Touch 3:52
  7. Claudia 2:54
  8. All That Jazz (Mel Torme Vocal) (Lyrics by Al Stillman) 3:03
  9. Back of Town Blues (Louis Armstrong Vocal) (Armstrong/Russell) 5:05
  10. Night Walk 3:54
  11. Whisper to One (Sammy Davis Jr. Vocal) (Lyrics by Al Stillman) 3:13
  12. Claudia 3:53
  13. Crack Up (Playboy Theme) (Cy Coleman) 2:50
  14. All That Jazz (Mel Torme Vocal) (Lyrics by Al Stillman) 1:46

Total Time: 45:53


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