The Hustler

Includes 21 Bonus Tracks

This release contains Kenyon Hopkins' complete original soundtrack for Robert Rossen's 1961 fil The Hustler (originally issued on Kapp KL-1264). Based on the 1959 novel by the same name, and adapted for the screen by Rossen and Sidney Carroll, The Hustler starred Paul Newman (as Fast Eddie), Jackie Gleason, PiperLaurie, and George C. Scott.

Walter Tevis' novel had been optioned several times, even once by Frank Sinatra, but attempts to adapt it to the screen were unsuccessful. According to director Rossen's daughter Carol Rossen, previous adaptations focused too much on the pool aspects of the story and not enough on the human interaction. Rossen, who had hustled pool himself as a youth and who had made an abortive attempt to write pool-themed play called Corner Pocket, optioned the book and teamed with Sidney Carroll to produce the script.
Personnel:

Phil Woods, Phil Bodner, Jerome Richardson, Romeo Penque, Reeds
Bernie Glow, Doc Severinsen, Joe Wilder, Tony Miranda, Trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak, Richard Hixson, Trombone
Joe Venuto, Vibes
Barry Galbraith, Guitar
Hank Jones Or Bernie Leighton, Piano
Milt Hinton, Bass
Osie Johnson, Drums

Hollywood, Early 1961

[16-36] Bonus Tracks:

(16-29) Paris Blues (1961)
Music By Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn.
Featuring Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Plus Louis Armstrong (Tp).
Recorded In New York & Paris, December 1960-May 1961.

(30-36): The Long Hot Summer (1958)
Music Composed By Alex North (Except 30, Co-Composed By North And Sammy Cahn).
Orchestra Conducted By Lionel Newman.
Jimmie Rodgers (Vocals On 30 Only).

Référence:
STF-145283
Label:Soundtrack Factory
EAN:8436539312697
Label Code:606346
Format:CD
N° De Disques:1