TzadikPhillip Johnston has been charming and perplexing audiences for over twenty years with his lyrical music and ascetic wit. The mastermind behind such bands as the Microscopic Septet and the Transparent Quartet, Phillip has spent much of the past five years composing music for films. From silent classics by Georges Mèlies and Tod Browning's The Unknown, to award-winning contemporary features like Music Of Chance, Phillip's film music shows him to be a brilliant tunesmith and creative arranger with a sophisticated sense of the dramatic. Music For Films collects Phillip's finest soundtrack work on one disc. A surprising and marvelous compendium of the best of one of jazz's quirkiest and most delightful composers.
GeldTracks 13-18, 27-31
Directed by Dorris Dörrie
Phillip Johnston soprano saxophone
Don Davis alto saxophone
Paul Shapiro tenor saxophone
Steven Bernstein trumpet
Ray Vega trumpet
Jim Leff trombone
Joel Forrester piano, organ
Adam Rogers acoustic and electric guitars
Guy Klucevsek accordion
David Hofstra bass, Fender bass, tuba
Richard Dworkin drums
Money ManTracks 10-12, 26,32
Directed by Philip Haas
Phillip Johnston soprano saxophone
Allan Chase alto saxophone
Paul Shapiro tenor saxophone
Dave Swelson baritone saxophone
Joel Forrester piano
David Hofstra bass
Richard Dworkin drums
Steve Cutler guitar
UmbrellasTracks 19-25
Directed by Henry Corra, Grahame Weinbren, Albert Maysles
Joe Ruddick piano, sampler
David Hofstra bass
Kevin Norton drums
Elizabeth Panzer harp
Mark Feldman violin
Cenovia Cummins violin
Sue Pray viola
Erik Friedlander cello
Robert DeBellis flute, alto flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone
Phillip Johnston soprano saxophone
Music of ChanceTracks 1-9
Directed by Philip Haas
Allan Chase alto saxophone
Robert DeBellis tenor saxophone, clarinet
Mike Sim baritone saxophone, clarinet
Dave Douglas trumpet
Steve Cutler electric guitar
Jody Harris electric guitar
Kevin Trainor acoustic guitar
David Tronzo dobro
Mark Dane banjo
Joe Ruddick piano, Hammond B3 organ
Joel Forrester piano
David Hofstra bass, Fender bass, tuba
Kevin Norton drums, vibes, percussion
Richard Dworkin talking drum
Laura Seaton violin
Mark Feldman violin
Juliet Haffner viola
Beverly Lauridsen cello