Good Night & Good Luck [Original Soundtrack]

by Dianne Reeves

Overview

George Clooney's 2005 film Good Night, and Good Luck is set in New York City during the '50s, and the director decided the right music to go with the black-and-white cinematography was jazz. More specifically, current recordings from vocalist Dianne Reeves and a small combo featuring some silky smooth tenor and alto sax from Matt Catingub, Peter Martin on piano, and Jeff Hamilton on drums with Robert Hurst and Christoph Luty splitting bass duties. The tunes are mostly classic ballads and smoky standards (all picked by Clooney) that Reeves and the group handle with a satisfyingly light touch. She gives the songs plenty of emotion but never over-sings, lending the recording a very intimate feel. Also helping with that is the sound of the album as it's free from any modern studio trickery or gloss; in fact, much of the music on the soundtrack was recorded live during the shooting of the movie. Had Clooney chosen songs actually recorded in the '50s, the soundtrack may have been more authentic, but Reeves and her group do a commendable job of re-creating the simple and sentimental sound of the era's mainstream vocal jazz. ~ Tim Sendra

Product Details

Release Date:	09/27/2005
Label:	Universal
UPC:	0013431230724

Tracks

1. Straighten Up and Fly Right
2. I've Got My Eyes on You
3. Gotta Be This or That
4. Too Close for Comfort
5. How High the Moon
6. Who's Minding the Store?
7. You're Driving Me Crazy
8. Pretend
9. Solitude
10. TV Is the Thing This Year
11. Pick Yourself Up
12. When I Fall in Love
13. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
14. There'll Be Another Spring
15. One for My Baby

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dianne Reeves   Primary Artist,Vocoder,Vocals
Peter Martin   Piano,Piano
Alex Acuna   Guest Artist,Percussion
Robert Hurst   Guest Artist,Bass
Jeff Hamilton   Drums
Alan Estes   Percussion
Matt Catingub   Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor)
Christoph Luty   Bass

Technical Credits

Leslie Ann Jones   Audio Engineer,Mixing,Engineer
Edward Tise   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Allen Sviridoff   Audio Production,Composer
Allan Roberts   Composer
Jerome Kern   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Eddie DeLange   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
William Sanford   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Cliff Parman   Composer
Earl Brown   Composer
Frank LaVere   Composer
Walter Donaldson   Composer
Doris Fisher   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Peggy Lee   Composer,Composer
Ron McMaster   Mastering
Victor Young   Composer
Hubie Wheeler   Composer
George Clooney   Executive Producer
Peter Rotter   Contractor
Dan Belloc   Composer
Peter Martin   Arranger
Grant Heslov   Executive Producer
Carlos de la Garza   Mixing Assistant
Abbey Anna   Art Direction
William M. Lewis, Jr.   Composer
Sandy De Crescent   Contractor
Melinda Sue Gordon   Photography
Andrew Pham   Package Design
Charlie Paakkari   Mixing,Assistant Engineer
Jerrold Lewis Bock   Composer
Alana Biden   Composer
Nat King Cole   Composer
Matt Catingub   Arranger,Composer
Nancy Hamilton   Composer
Morgan Lewis   Composer
George David Weiss   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Dorothy Fields   Composer
Lew Douglas   Composer
Phil Medley   Composer
Sunny Skylar   Composer