.com Bob Belden's orchestral album Black Dahlia was a cinematic work in search of a film. The songs on Three Days of Rain were written for a recent movie of that name starring Peter Falk but have the feel of a classic jazz session. In both cases, there is plenty of atmosphere to absorb, with lyrical commentary from standout soloists including tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano and pianist Marc Copland. Inspired by the stories of Chekhov, Three Days of Rain tells the stories of a half-dozen contemporary characters struggling to get by in Cleveland. The music ranges from rainy-day pieces with a bluesy Miles Davis feel (Scott Wendholt is featured on trumpet) to soulfully swinging hard bop tunes featuring Ronnie Jordan or Al Street on guitar. It's a reflection of Belden's skills as a composer that the music hangs together even though two different rhythm sections are employed (pianist Kevin Hays' alternates with Copland's) and that, though the songs will gain in meaning from a viewing of the film, the album stands alone perfectly well. Two unaccompanied performances are noteworthy: Lovano's modernistic clarinet musings on "Panic" and Jason Moran's elegant, expansive piano solo to close this aural production. --Lloyd Sachs
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A Jazz Soundtrack
I stumbled across the movie and enjoyed it as a movie. What got me was the music. I had to buy the soundtrack. Fictional radio station WLOH, with Lyle Lovett as the DJ playing Jazz for the Tri-C Jazz Festival over a rainy three days in Cleveland. Having grown up in Cleveland, I know that there are many times when three days of rain is not only possible, it's almost commonplace. The music on this soundtrack is amazing, original and took me away. I'm truly impressed with the way it matches the events in the movie, yet stands out on its own beautifully. It's a soothing listening experience that does not require the visual presentation of the movie, yet when matched with the movie it plays well also. In other words, it stands on its own in addition to having worked perfectly in the movie.
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and fell in love. The next time we have some steady rain ...
I previously knew Bob Belden's name as a supporting player. I saw this on Amazon, sampled it, and fell in love. The next time we have some steady rain in Woodstock IL I think this will be just perfect.
S**N
Three Days of Rain soundtrack
This is the beautiful and moody soundtrack from the movie, Three Days of Rain. The music is done by Bob Belden.
J**S
I'm surprised I'm the first one to review this great disc
Certainly one of the three greatest movie soundtracks ever recorded (the other two being, in my humble opinion, The Year of Living Dangerously and The Mission), this music stands on its own as a noir-ish suite of great poignancy and beauty. I'm especially taken by the wistful playing of Joe Lovano, who's always had a way with ballads, but here ups the ante to the stratosphere, especially on the main theme, trading lines with Scott Wendholt who also shines brightly.Featuring some of the finest players in jazz (the greatly underregarded Kevin Hayes on piano; Dwayne Burno, another neglected great, on bass; Joe Chambers, still another player deserving wider recognition, on drums; young legend Jason Moran on piano, and others), this disc contains various combinations of rhythm and lead players in solo, trio, quartet, quintet, and sextet settings. That music containing 11 different artists in widely varied contexts could all hang together so seamlessly attests to composer Belden's clarity of vision and genius in picking like-minded players as well as their ability to translate his ideas into gloriously heartfelt playing.I'm entirely taken by the mood of triumph in the face of down-and-out circumstances that pervades this disc. Special kudos goes to Kevin Hayes for rendering passages of great precision and soulfulness--probably the finest music he's ever put on disc.Very much worth acquiring.
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優雅な時間
映画のように、雨の日に聞くもよし。都会的とも牧歌的とも言いきれない中性的な雰囲気。コーヒーカップ片手に、少し休憩しよう。
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