Author Derrick Bang has chronicled the life of pianist Vince Guaraldi and has also written dozens of articles on the Charles Schulz and the Peanuts comic strips. But he recently turned his attention to making an exhaustive survey of the role of Jazz in the music of TV and movies. His two-volume set, Crime and Spy Jazz on Screen: A History and Discography, chronicles hundreds of TV shows and movies, along wit
h the famous jazz players and arrangers who wrote and performed them.
What movie boasts the original appearance of the Quincy Jones song you probably think of as the Austin Powers theme? And which TV show featured Star Wars composer John Williams at the piano in a jazz club?
Answers to these and many more questions, along with some of your favorite Crime Jazz tunes in this conversation that Dennis Green had with Derrick.
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https://www.screenactionjazz.com/
https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/crime-and-spy-jazz-on-screen-1950-1970/
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