Artist:  Elmer Bernstein

Title:  The Man with the Golden Arm

Date:  1955

Label:  Decca Records   DL 78257

Designed By:  Saul Bass

  

Notes:  The film starring Frank Sinatra as a reformed heroin addict fighting to stay clean on the outside was backed by some great music played by Shorty Rogers and Shelly Manne and their band. The orchestral passages are top notch as well and make for a musical backdrop to the film. Nominated for an Academy Award (both the film and the soundtrack), the film originally was not accepted by the industry due to its explicit treatment of the subject matter. The cover design by Saul Bass has become an icon over time. Classic.

 

Line Up: 

Music By: Elmer Bernstein

Jazz Sequences: Shorty Rogers and his Giants with Shelly Manne

 

Track Listing

Side 1

Clark Street
Zosh
Frankie Machine
The Fix
Molly

Side 2

Breakup
Sunday morning
Desperation
Audition
The Cure
Finale

 

Front Cover

Back Cover

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