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Today, from the Bond on Vinyl archives, we’re listening to music from Casino Royale (1967)!
British composer, conductor, music director, and saxophone player George Alan Moorhouse has been a part of many musical ensembles over the past sixty-plus years. His first musical credit was in 1959, and the most recent I could find was 2021 (I have no idea what he’s been up to since, if not making music).
Some of Moorhouse’s groups include Alan Moor and His Dixie Seven, Alan Moorhouse and His Bond Street Brigade, Alan Moorhouse Big Band, Alan Moorhouse Orchestra, The Alan Moor Four, The Alan Moor Five, and The Oscar Brandenburg Orchestra (this name is an anagram for Moorhouse and other band members).
An additional group of British studio musicians led by Moorhouse sought to mimic the styling of American session band Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass. While Herb Alpert’s “Tijuana Brass” style band initially played from 1962 to 1969 (with additional incarnations in the 1970s and 1980s), this British equivalent only played under this pseudonym from 1968 to 1970. They did manage to put out a half dozen albums during the time for EMI’s British label Music For Pleasure. This includes the featured 1970 UK release featuring jazzy Latin versions of songs from stage and screen.
In addition to a cover of “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” by composer Burt Bacharach and lyricist Hal David, the album also features the theme song for the non-Eon James Bond film Casino Royale, also composed by Bacharach with lyrics by David. Does this style work for the tune? Absolutely! The original was performed by none other than Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. 😄 The full album is a great listen.
108. The Torero Band – Viva Tijuana
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