'Harlem Nocturn' - Spike Jones & The New Band
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Uploaded by trooper7h on Aug 20, 2008
It is the late 1950's / early 60's and these are the rock & Roll years...And the whole field of comedy records was changing from musical satires to spoken-word comedy (Tom Lehrer, Bob Newhart, Mort Sahl, Stan Freberg, etc.).
And Spike Jones adapted to this too; most of his later albums are spoken-word comedy, including the horror-genre sendup 'Spike Jones in Stereo' (1959).
Jones remained topical to the last: his final group, Spike Jones's New Band, recorded four LPs of brassy renditions of pop-folk tunes of the 1960s (including "Washington Square" and "The Ballad of Jed Clampett".)
And in this contribution to the Ultra Sound 'The Crime Scene' There is a touch of late night in the dark alley of the Crime Scenes from the exquisite Ultra Lounge Series --
With just a nod to the Spike Jones of old in the final cheeky cowbells & klaxon horns finishing flourish...
I take no credit for the contents of this video - other than it being a tribute from an old fan of Spike Jones...
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All Comments (8)
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great ! remind me of l.a noire ;)
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That was awesome!
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Heavens to Murgatroid! I've always enjoyed this jazz classic, written by the prolific Earl Hagen. And the extremely talented Spike Jones & his band give it a whole new spin! Love it! If the late great Mr Jones & his boys had been any more cool, they'd have been frozen! THANK YOU for posting this delightful "blast from the past"! :)
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zubidiya,
I get great pleasure out of sharing my music with the rest of the world thanks to Youtube...
Your comments are appreciated. :)
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Hi Trooper Do any of the Spike Jones come in {karaoke?} He is sooooo much fun.
kitkatkaraoke 2 years ago
kitkatkaraoke ,
Sorry! i but I don't know of any of Spike Jones with Karaoke words added.
But Thanks for the comment.:)
best wishes,
trooper7h
trooper7h 2 years ago
love it so much I just want to take my clothes off
kitkatkaraoke 3 years ago
kitkatkaraoke,
LOL....If you make a video ....Send me a copy...LOL
Thanks for your 'smile for today'
trooper7h
trooper7h 3 years ago
Ssssizzzle!!!!! :)
angerredfire 3 years ago
angerredfire,
A very sultry number that can evoke some very sultry memories for me of the nightclubs in HongKong in the 1950's and Chinese girls dressed in high collard long Cheungsam's...:)
trooper7h 3 years ago