Behind Brigitte Bardot
Behind Brigitte Bardot is an album by composer, arranger and conductor Pete Rugolo featuring performances of tunes associated with the films of Brigitte Bardot, and other French films, recorded in late 1959 and first released on the Warner Bros. label.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny noted: "the precise raison d'être behind the album is a mystery, but it's nevertheless a charmer, boasting some of Pete Rugolo's lushest and loveliest arrangements... wry, cool-toned jazz melodies heavy on innuendo and late-night appeal. Whatever the notion behind the session, the execution's delightful".Track listing
- "Jeff's Blues" – 2:52
- "Mambo Bardot" – 4:03
- "Tell Me Something Sweet" – 2:39
- "Arsenic-Blues" – 3:16
- "Paris B.B." – 2:17
- "Manina Theme" – 3:34
- "A T'Aimer" – 2:12
- "L' Etang" – 2:52
- "Ma Vie Est a Toi" – 3:03
- "The Night Heaven Fell" – 2:39
- Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on December 18, 1959 and December 30, 1959.
Related films
- from L'Homme et l'Enfant
- from And God Created Woman
- from And God Created Woman
- from La Peau de l'ours
- from Une Parisienne
- from Manina, [the Girl in the Bikini|The Girl in the Bikini]
- from Love Is My Profession
- from Sans Famille
- from Le Grand Bluff
- from ''The Night Heaven Fell''
Personnel
- Pete Rugolo – arranger, conductor
- Pete Candoli, Ollie Mitchell, Jack Sheldon – trumpet
- Milt Bernhart, Frank Rosolino – trombone
- Ken Shroyer – bass trombone
- Vincent DeRosa, Richard Perissi – French horn
- Buddy Collette, Chuck Gentry, Paul Horn, Ted Nash, Bud Shank – reeds
- Larry Bunker, Gene Estes – vibraphone, percussion
- Fred [Katz |Fred Katz] – piano, cello
- Laurindo Almeida – guitar
- Phil Stephens – bass, tuba
- Buddy Clark, Joe Mondragon – bass
- Mel Lewis – drums
- Gloria Wood – vocals