CrimeJazz - Top 10 Noir Jazz Albums to Set the Perfect Scene
Maybe you’re a down-and-out P.I., interrupted from your daily nothing by a great looking dame in an expensive suit, with a husky voice and a world of trouble.
Or maybe you’re a great looking dame with a hard-luck story and a .22 in your purse - on the take for money, or for love - and ready to do whatever it takes to get what you want.
Or maybe you’re just a massive noir fan like me, and you’re about to sit down to a super fun mystery game date night with someone special.
Whoever you are in this big, crazy world, you’re going to need some mood music if you plan on getting this evening done right. It’s time to light up a Flame Noir Candle, create an atmosphere and let the games begin:
TOP 10 NOIR JAZZ ALBUMS TO SET THE PERFECT SCENE (in no particular order):
1. Miles Davis - Ascenseur pour l'échafaud - Lift to the Gallows / 1957
2. Alex North - A Streetcar Named Desire Soundtrack / 1951
3. Chinatown Soundtrack – Jerry Goldsmith / 1974
4. Taxi Driver Soundtrack – Bernard Herrmann / 1976
5. Blade Runner Soundtrack – Vangelis / 1982
6. Romeo is Bleeding Sountrack – Mark Isham / 1994
7. Bohren and der Club of Gore – Sunset Mission / 2002
8. Anatomy of a Murder / Duke Ellington / 1959
9. Charles Mingus- In a Soulful Mood / 1960
10: Paul Chambers Sextet – Whims of Chambers / 1956
If you’re feeling kinda lazy, you can put on this compilation.
Don’t forget to light a candle. Scent is paramount to building an atmosphere. If you’re into what I’m into - you should be burning one of these right here.
