Black Widow

Lalo Schifrin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 2, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002AGU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #217,340 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Black Widow

2. Flamingo

3. Quiet Village

4. Moonglow/Theme from "Picnic"

5. Jaws

6. Baia

7. Turning Point

8. Dragonfly

9. Frenesi [#]

10. Tabú [#]

11. Baia [Alternate Take][#]

12. Con Alma [#]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Schifrin meets disco for thumpin' beats..., January 16, 2000

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DJ Rix (NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Widow (Audio CD)

A rare example of the nefarious "Creed Taylor effect" helping rather than ruining an artist. Here, Schifrin's flair for the cinematic riff meets disco for some thumpin' beats then heads for lounge classic territory. The results include rethinkings of "Quiet Village,"Tabu," & the "Theme from Picnic." There's a dance floor rendition of "Jaws" that honors both John Williams & Bill Murray, plus some Schifrin originals worthy of his soundtrack scores. The bonus cuts add value. Certainly belongs on your shelf next to "Dirty Harry" & "Mission Impossible." For true afficionados, also seek out & possess "The Cat," an 1964 LP with Jimmy Smith.

Bob Rixon, WFMU

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mission Impossible!, August 3, 2002

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Mr. B. Caddy (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Widow (Audio CD)

Lalo Schifrin composed some brilliantly innovative soundtrack music in the 60's and 70's ....eg Dirty Harry,Bullitt,Mission Impossible and Enter the Dragon to name just a few!

When CTI recently re-issued a batch of their greatest recordings I was optimistic that the combination of Lalo + that CTI sound would be a sure-fire winner. However, the disco vibe now makes much of this album sound a bit dated. All is not lost, however, because amongst the bonus tracks is a cool rendition of 'Tabu' which alone makes this CD worth buying!

[The best of this crop of CTI re-issues may well be Idris Muhammeds'Power of Soul'which includes the wonderful track 'Lorans Dance', which still sounds as fresh today as ever!]

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars HORRIBLE!!!!!!, March 21, 2008

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Paulo Leite (Lisbon, Portugal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Widow (Audio CD)

This is one of those albums that should never have been made... like Ethel Merman Disco Album.

Lalo Schifrin wrote some of the best music I ever heard. Like the classic (and out of print) The Dissection and Reconstruction of Music from the Past as Performed by the Inmates... and the beautiful Piano, Strings and Bossa Nova. He also wrote some classic film music like Bullitt and Music From Mission: Impossible (1966-1973 Television Series).

So it was with a blind confidence that I bought this CD.

But this is a horrible album where every song looks like an instrumental "disco" variation on THE LOVE BOAT theme. It has all of the 70's musical clichés you can think of. And this is not even great disco. I love disco. But this CD is trash.

I do not believe Lalo Schifrin wrote this album and I keep the disc in hope that someday I'll see some light from the sky telling me this was a packaging mistake.

As awful as awful can be.