Various Artists - Blue Movies: Scoring For The Studios (1999)

Blue Movies? Well, not quite. Some of the cuts are not from movies but from TV shows (allegedly) plus the selections are taken not only from Blue Note releases, but other Capitol (now Universal or Warner) acquisitions such as Pacific Jazz, Roulette, and Tower. But these are minor quibbles - how's the music? I can appreciate the effort involved in trying to put together a theme disc, but unfortunately, this CD is not one of the better compilations in the "Blue Series" CDs from the 1990s:

Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart

Tracks, with my favorites indicated:

1. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Billy Taylor (1968) ✔
2. James Bond Theme - The Leroy Holmes Orchestra (1965)
3. Kojak - Willie Bobo (1977) ✔
4. Bullitt - Wilton Felder (1969)
5. From Russia With Love - Count Basie (1965) ✔
6. The Shadow Of Your Smile - Lou Donaldson (1967)
7. Down Here On The Ground - Grant Green & Dianne Reeves (1996)
8. Blow Up! - Bobby Hutcherson (1990) ✔
9. Star Trek - The Three Sounds (1968)
10. Mission Impossible - Billy May (1967)
11. Alfie's Theme - John Patton (1969)
12. Midnight Cowboy - Lee Morgan (1969)
13. Last Tango In Paris - Marlena Shaw (1973)
14. Moon River - Nancy Wilson (1963)
15. Theme From Love Story - Richard Groove Holmes (1971) ✔
16. Theme From MASH - Bobby Hutcherson (1975)
17. The Windmills Of Your Mind - Bud Shank (1969)

Track 7 has its basis in a live track taken from the 1970 Alive! album by Grant Green. The vocals from Dianne Reeves were later added for the 1996 compilation, The New Groove (The Blue Note Remix Project Volume 1). Track 9 is not the theme from the TV series Star Trek, but instead a Gene Harris original with the same title.

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None

Previously revisited for the blog:

Blue Bacharach (1999)	Capitol Rare (1999)
Blue Brazil (1999)	Capitol Rare Vol 2 (1999)
Blue Break Beats (1992)	Capitol Rare Vol 3 (1999)
Blue Beat (1991)	Blue Bossa (1991)
Blue Boogie (1999)	Blue Bossa Vol 2 (1999)
Blue Series Sampler (2001)	Midnight Blue (1999)
So Blue So Funky (1994)	Blue 'N' Groovy, Vol 2 (1999)
Blue Valentines (1999)