Kris Bowers - Green Book (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2019)
BAND/ARTIST: Kris Bowers
- Title: Green Book (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Year Of Release: 2019
- Label: Editions Milan Music
- Genre: Jazz, Soundtrack, Easy listening
- Quality: MP3 320 kbps; FLAC (tracks+.cue+.log)
- Total Time: 58:00 min
- Total Size: 134; 318 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
The year’s most complex music assignment may have been Kris Bowers’ work on “Green Book.” He not only composed the score, he transcribed and played all of pianist Don Shirley’s original 1960s recordings, and he had to teach Mahershala Ali how to be a convincing pianist.
“Green Book” is the fact-based story about African-American artist Shirley’s early-1960s tour of the South with his white driver-bodyguard. Bowers (composer of TV’s “Dear White People”) was hired before shooting. “I would play the keyboard in front of Mahershala, so he could watch me. I would make sure that he was in the right spot, that he was as comfortable as possible, and that it looked as authentic as it could,” Bowers says.
Bowers was wowed by Shirley’s virtuosic performances. “To take the technique and dexterity that you need to be a concert pianist, and then play these jazz songs in that way, was mind-blowing,” he says. “I went back to practicing eight or nine hours a day, the music was so difficult.”
He duplicated Shirley’s unusual trio (piano, bass, cello) for the music we see and hear on the tour. He moved in a slightly different direction for the score, drawing on spirituals and church hymns for inspiration “to represent this American story in a very subtly American way,” while still using piano and cello for the characters played by Viggo Mortensen and Ali, respectively.
Tracklist:
2:14 | 01. The Green Book Copacabana Orchestra - That Old Black Magic
0:48 | 02. Kris Bowers - 881 7th Ave
2:22 | 03. The Blue Jays - So Long Lovers Island
0:34 | 04. Kris Bowers - Dr. Shirley's Luggage
0:44 | 05. Kris Bowers - I Feel Fine
2:51 | 06. Timmy Shaw - A Letter from My Baby
2:04 | 07. The Blackwells - You Took Advantage of Me
2:06 | 08. Kris Bowers - Blue Skies (The Don Shirley Trio)
1:04 | 09. Kris Bowers - Dear Dolores
2:35 | 10. Kris Bowers - Vacation Without Aggravation
2:15 | 11. Al Casey Combo - Cookin'
2:17 | 12. Bill Massey - What'cha Gonna Do
4:53 | 13. Kris Bowers - Water Boy (The Don Shirley Trio)
2:09 | 14. Jack's Four - Dearest One
0:50 | 15. Kris Bowers - Field Workers
1:16 | 16. Kris Bowers - I Got a Call / The Exception
1:22 | 17. Kris Bowers - Makeup for Wounds / It's a Complicated World
1:21 | 18. Kris Bowers - Happy Talk (The Don Shirley Trio)
2:04 | 19. Bobby Page, The Riff-Raffs - I Love My Baby
1:10 | 20. Kris Bowers - Governor on the Line
1:04 | 21. Kris Bowers - Need Some Sleep
1:21 | 22. Kris Bowers - Make the First Move
2:41 | 23. Kris Bowers - Lullaby of Birdland (The Don Shirley Trio)
1:54 | 24. The Orange Bird Blues Band - Let's Roll
1:44 | 25. The Orange Bird Blues Band - Backwood Blues
2:29 | 26. Kris Bowers - The Lonesome Road (The Don Shirley Trio)
2:31 | 27. Bob Kelly - MMM Love
0:58 | 28. Kris Bowers - Thanks Officer
1:42 | 29. Kris Bowers - If You Want Me To
2:12 | 30. Kris Bowers - Thank You for the Letters
2:25 | 31. Don Shirley - The Lonesome Road
“Green Book” is the fact-based story about African-American artist Shirley’s early-1960s tour of the South with his white driver-bodyguard. Bowers (composer of TV’s “Dear White People”) was hired before shooting. “I would play the keyboard in front of Mahershala, so he could watch me. I would make sure that he was in the right spot, that he was as comfortable as possible, and that it looked as authentic as it could,” Bowers says.
Bowers was wowed by Shirley’s virtuosic performances. “To take the technique and dexterity that you need to be a concert pianist, and then play these jazz songs in that way, was mind-blowing,” he says. “I went back to practicing eight or nine hours a day, the music was so difficult.”
He duplicated Shirley’s unusual trio (piano, bass, cello) for the music we see and hear on the tour. He moved in a slightly different direction for the score, drawing on spirituals and church hymns for inspiration “to represent this American story in a very subtly American way,” while still using piano and cello for the characters played by Viggo Mortensen and Ali, respectively.
Tracklist:
2:14 | 01. The Green Book Copacabana Orchestra - That Old Black Magic
0:48 | 02. Kris Bowers - 881 7th Ave
2:22 | 03. The Blue Jays - So Long Lovers Island
0:34 | 04. Kris Bowers - Dr. Shirley's Luggage
0:44 | 05. Kris Bowers - I Feel Fine
2:51 | 06. Timmy Shaw - A Letter from My Baby
2:04 | 07. The Blackwells - You Took Advantage of Me
2:06 | 08. Kris Bowers - Blue Skies (The Don Shirley Trio)
1:04 | 09. Kris Bowers - Dear Dolores
2:35 | 10. Kris Bowers - Vacation Without Aggravation
2:15 | 11. Al Casey Combo - Cookin'
2:17 | 12. Bill Massey - What'cha Gonna Do
4:53 | 13. Kris Bowers - Water Boy (The Don Shirley Trio)
2:09 | 14. Jack's Four - Dearest One
0:50 | 15. Kris Bowers - Field Workers
1:16 | 16. Kris Bowers - I Got a Call / The Exception
1:22 | 17. Kris Bowers - Makeup for Wounds / It's a Complicated World
1:21 | 18. Kris Bowers - Happy Talk (The Don Shirley Trio)
2:04 | 19. Bobby Page, The Riff-Raffs - I Love My Baby
1:10 | 20. Kris Bowers - Governor on the Line
1:04 | 21. Kris Bowers - Need Some Sleep
1:21 | 22. Kris Bowers - Make the First Move
2:41 | 23. Kris Bowers - Lullaby of Birdland (The Don Shirley Trio)
1:54 | 24. The Orange Bird Blues Band - Let's Roll
1:44 | 25. The Orange Bird Blues Band - Backwood Blues
2:29 | 26. Kris Bowers - The Lonesome Road (The Don Shirley Trio)
2:31 | 27. Bob Kelly - MMM Love
0:58 | 28. Kris Bowers - Thanks Officer
1:42 | 29. Kris Bowers - If You Want Me To
2:12 | 30. Kris Bowers - Thank You for the Letters
2:25 | 31. Don Shirley - The Lonesome Road
Year 2019 | Jazz | Soul | FLAC / APE | Mp3
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