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Jules · Sep 23, 2023

Rewatching my old film noir collection. I'd totally forgotten about this great scene from the film DOA. Sounds like Illinois jacquet ( but doesn't look like him..

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John Laughter · Sep 23, 2023

D.O.A. (1950 film) - Wikipedia

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The bop jazz band playing at the Fisherman's Club while O'Brien's glass is being spiked was filmed on a Los Angeles soundstage after principal photography was completed. According to Jim Dawson in his 1995 book Nervous Man Nervous: Big Jay McNeely and the Rise of the Honking Tenor Sax, the sweating tenor saxophone player was James Streeter, also known as James Von Streeter. Other band members were Shifty Henry (bass), Al "Cake" Wichard (drums), Ray LaRue (piano), and Teddy Buckner (trumpet). However, rather than use the live performance, the music director went back and rerecorded the soundtrack with a big band, not a quintet as seen in the film, led by saxophonist Maxwell Davis.[12] Film score was composed by Dimitri Tiomkin.[13]

D.O.A. - "Nobody Dies For Free" (1950)

Time for the Saturday Night Film Noir Super Special, tonight featuring a clever little film from 1950 starring Edmond O'Brien, "D.O.A!" N...

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D.O.A. (The Fisherman Sequence, 1950 Film) by Maxwell Davis

Maxwell Davis (January 14, 1916 – September 18, 1970) was an American R&B saxo… Read Full Bio ↴Maxwell Davis (January 14, 1916 – September 18, 1970) was an American R&B saxophonist, arranger and record producer.Davis was born in Independence, Kansas. In 1937 he moved to Los Angeles,

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