1967 soundtrack album by Herbie Hancock and the Yardbirds
Blow-Up
Released February 20, 1967 (1967-02-20 ) Recorded Late 1966 Length 33 :12
Label
MGM
Producer Pete Spargo, James Austin, Julie D'Angelo
Blow-Up is a
soundtrack album by American jazz pianist
Herbie Hancock , featuring music composed for
Michelangelo Antonioni 's 1966 film
Blowup .
MGM Records released the album in the United States on 20 February 1967, and in the United Kingdom on 10 May.
[3] The album features performances by Hancock, trumpeters
Freddie Hubbard and
Joe Newman , alto saxophonist
Phil Woods , tenor saxophonist
Joe Henderson , guitarist
Jim Hall , bassist
Ron Carter and drummer
Jack DeJohnette . Although
Jimmy Smith is credited with playing organ on the album, some sources claim it was actually
Paul Griffin who was at the sessions.
[4]
The liner notes to a 2000s CD release indicate that Hancock first recorded the score in London with British musicians, but rejected the results and re-recorded the music in New York.
[5] According to a
Library of Congress listing, additional uncredited musicians at the New York sessions included
Don Rendell on tenor sax and
Gordon Beck on organ.
[6] London sessions are said to have involved Hancock, Rendell and Beck, along with
Ian Carr on trumpet, Pete McGurk on acoustic bass, and
Chris Karan on drums.
[6] Hancock is also listed as being the
arranger and
music director .
[6]
The album also includes "Stroll On" by
the Yardbirds , a rewrite of their version of
Tiny Bradshaw 's "
Train Kept A-Rollin' ", featuring both
Jeff Beck and
Jimmy Page on lead guitar. The Yardbirds recorded the track on 3–5 October 1966 at Sound Techniques Studios in
Chelsea, London .
[3]
A mono mix of this album (MGM E4447ST) features slightly longer versions of several songs. The CD of this soundtrack currently in print includes, along with Hancock's material, two songs by
the Lovin' Spoonful recorded by British musicians, which are used as incidental music in the film, and two songs recorded by British rock act Tomorrow which were originally intended for use in the film. This CD also features an alternate take of "Bring Down the Birds."
The bassline of "Bring Down the Birds" was sampled by
Deee-Lite for their 1990 single "
Groove Is in the Heart ."
[4]
Track listing
All compositions by
Herbie Hancock except where indicated.
Side one
"Main Title from Blow Up " - 1:41
"Verushka (Part 1)" - 2:47
"Verushka (Part 2)" - 2:15
"The Naked Camera" - 3:27
"Bring Down the Birds" - 1:55
"Jane's Theme" - 5:02
Side two
"Stroll On" (
Yardbirds ) - 2:49
"The Thief" - 3:17
"The Kiss" - 4:17
"Curiosity" - 1:35
"Thomas Studies Photos" - 1:17
"The Bed" - 2:39
"End Title Blow Up " - 0:52
Personnel
Track 7 performed by
the Yardbirds :
References
Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.
Albums as leader or co-leader
Open Sesame (1960)
Goin' Up (1960)
Hub Cap (1961)
Minor Mishap /
Dedication! (Hubbard/
Duke Pearson , 1961)
Ready for Freddie (1961)
The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1962)
Hub-Tones (1962)
Here to Stay (1962)
The Body & the Soul (1963)
Breaking Point! (1964)
Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank (with
Jimmy Heath , 1965)
The Night of the Cookers (1965)
Blue Spirits (1965–66)
Backlash (1966)
High Blues Pressure (1967)
A Soul Experiment (1968–69)
The Black Angel (1969)
The Hub of Hubbard (1970)
Red Clay (1970)
Straight Life (1970)
Sing Me a Song of Songmy (with
İlhan Mimaroğlu , 1970)
First Light (1971)
Polar AC (1971–73)
Sky Dive (1972)
Keep Your Soul Together (1973)
Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert Volume One (1973)
In Concert Volume Two (with
Stanley Turrentine , 1974)
High Energy (1974)
Gleam (1975)
Liquid Love (1975)
Windjammer (1976)
Bundle of Joy (1977)
Super Blue (1978)
The Love Connection (1979)
Skagly (1979)
Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1980 (1980)
The Alternate Blues (with
Clark Terry ,
Dizzy Gillespie &
Oscar Peterson , 1980)
The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (with Terry, Gillespie & Peterson, 1980)
Born to Be Blue (1981)
Keystone Bop: Sunday Night (1981)
Outpost (1981)
Rollin' (1981)
Splash (1981)
Above & Beyond (1982)
Back to Birdland (1982)
Face to Face (with Oscar Peterson, 1982)
Ride Like the Wind (1982)
The Rose Tattoo (1983)
Sweet Return (1983)
Double Take (with
Woody Shaw , 1985)
Life Flight (1987)
The Eternal Triangle (with Woody Shaw, 1987)
Feel the Wind (with
Art Blakey , 1988)
Times Are Changing (1989)
Topsy – Standard Book (1989)
Bolivia (1990–91)
At Jazz Jamboree Warszawa '91: A Tribute to Miles (1991)
Live at Fat Tuesday's (1991)
Blues for Miles (1992)
MMTC: Monk, Miles, Trane & Cannon (1994–95)
New Colors (2000)
On the Real Side (2007)
With
Art Blakey /
The Jazz Messengers With
Dexter Gordon With
Herbie Hancock With
Bobby Hutcherson With
Quincy Jones With
Wayne Shorter With others
The Soul of the City (
Manny Albam , 1966)
The Other Side of Abbey Road (
George Benson , 1969)
Out of This World (
Walter Benton , 1960)
True Blue (
Tina Brooks , 1960)
God Bless the Child (
Kenny Burrell , 1971)
Cables' Vision (
George Cables , 1979)
Droppin' Things (
Betty Carter , 1990)
Free Jazz (
Ornette Coleman , 1960)
Olé Coltrane (
John Coltrane , 1961)
Africa/Brass (John Coltrane, 1961)
Ascension (John Coltrane, 1965)
Muses for Richard Davis (1969)
Outward Bound (
Eric Dolphy , 1960)
Out to Lunch! (Eric Dolphy, 1964)
Undercurrent (
Kenny Drew , 1960)
Leaving This Planet (
Charles Earland , 1973)
Booker 'n' Brass (
Booker Ervin , 1967)
Interplay (
Bill Evans , 1962)
Sonic Text (
Joe Farrell , 1979)
Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone (
Curtis Fuller , 1960)
Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1961)
Cabin in the Sky (Curtis Fuller, 1962)
Take a Number from 1 to 10 (
Benny Golson , 1961)
Pop + Jazz = Swing (Benny Golson, 1962)
Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty (1959)
Sister Salvation (
Slide Hampton , 1960)
Drum Suite (Slide Hampton, 1962)
The Quota (
Jimmy Heath , 1961)
Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962)
Big Band (
Joe Henderson , 1996)
Pax (
Andrew Hill , 1965)
Compulsion (Andrew Hill, 1965)
Sunflower (
Milt Jackson , 1972)
Goodbye (Milt Jackson, 1973)
52nd Street (
Billy Joel , 1978)
Reg Strikes Back (
Elton John , 1988)
J.J. Inc. (
J.J. Johnson , 1960)
Echoes of an Era (
Chaka Khan , 1982)
Essence (
John Lewis , 1960–62)
Water Sign (
Jeff Lorber , 1979)
Doin' the Thang! (
Ronnie Mathews , 1963)
Bluesnik (
Jackie McLean , 1961)
MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration (
Modern Jazz Quartet , 1994)
Fingerpickin' (
Wes Montgomery , 1958)
Roll Call (
Hank Mobley , 1960)
The Blues and the Abstract Truth (
Oliver Nelson , 1961)
Sweet Honey Bee (
Duke Pearson , 1966)
The Right Touch (Duke Pearson, 1967)
Contours (
Sam Rivers , 1965)
Drums Unlimited (
Max Roach , 1965)
East Broadway Run Down (
Sonny Rollins , 1966)
Numbers (
Rufus , 1978)
Once a Thief and Other Themes (
Lalo Schifrin , 1965)
Giant Box (
Don Sebesky , 1973)
Sugar (
Stanley Turrentine , 1970)
Together (
McCoy Tyner , 1978)
Quartets 4 X 4 (McCoy Tyner, 1980)
Soundscapes (
Cedar Walton , 1980)
Uhuru Afrika (
Randy Weston , 1960)
Blue Moses (Randy Weston, 1972)