This is my cover of “Chi Mai”, a composition by Ennio Morricone written in 1971. It was used in the films “Maddalena” directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz (1971) and “Le Professionnel” directed by Georges Lautner (1981), as well as in the television series An Englishman’s Castle (1978). In 1981, it was used as the theme music for the BBC series The Life and Times of David Lloyd George and the BBC release of the theme reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. In Italian, “Chi Mai” means “whoever”.
“Cheap Phil’s Cowbell” is an original instrumental intended to evoke the feel of an early 1960s Ventures track used to “fill out” an album or serve as a “B-side”. Both the Ventures and Shadows discographies are full of tracks like this. In many, many cases, I actually prefer these tracks to the “featured” ones.
“Routemaster 38” is an original guitar-rock instrumental intended to sound like something the Shadows might have recorded in the early 1960s. The “Routemaster” is the famous London double-decker bus. The “38” route was/is one of the longer, major services in the London area, and one I rode many times when visiting my Mom’s family in Chingford in the 1960s.
This is my cover of “Claudia’s Theme”, which is from the 1992 Western movie “Unforgiven” starring – and directed and produced by – Clint Eastwood. This is the main theme from the movie, and was composed by Clint Eastwood.
“Four-Three-Two-One” is an orgnal instrumental rock 12-bar intended to sound like a “B-side” or “filler cut” that the Ventures or an early 1960s instrumental group might have recorded.
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