[Trombone-l] ONE MORE #@$&# CLEF

George Carr georgecarr at gmail.com
Fri Sep 15 13:25:18 CDT 2006


> But, alas, it was somebody else. [The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack version] was a single arrangement by
> David Shire written for "Disco Fever" probably recorded in Hollywood.

That makes sense - Shire is primarily a film score writer, who's
credited only with the 'disco adaptation' for the film.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Shire

> The one I'm talking about was ... gulp ... an entire album based on
> "A Night On Bald Mountain." ALL OF IT!! in DISCO!! As a serious project.
> What were we thinking back then??!?
> A freakin' GRAMMY fer Pete's sake!!

But the 1978 Grammy went to the SNF soundtrack album.  So how is it
not David Shire?  Did he re-write the version you played on?

George


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