M Squad; Mickey Spillane's Mike [Soundtrack]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 8, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00005B526
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,590 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. M-Squad (Theme)

2. The Chase

3. The Search

4. Phantom Raiders

5. Lonely Beat

6. The Juke Box

7. The Mugger

8. The Discovery

9. The Late Spot

10. The Cha-Cha Club

11. A Lady Sings the Blues

12. The End

13. Riff Blues (Theme)

14. Corn Pone Woman

15. Coffee House

16. Bad Guys

17. Black Night

18. Back Home

19. Night Crowd

20. Summer Mood

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Top Flight Big Band Jazz, May 29, 2010

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Tad Ulrich (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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You don't have to be a lover of cops 'n robbers flicks to enjoy this two fer. Frankly, I was quite surprised I'd never heard of this CD before. Like, who the heck was Stanley Wilson, anyway?? Well, just a couple of seconds into the first track let me know this was gonna be one first rate swingin' set. And I was right! Sadly, there is no list of personnel so I've pretty much had to guess who was doing what. Nevertheless, the arrangements were principally by Johnny (now John) Williams and Benny Carter and that's an auspicious start right there.

But I was very familiar with the Mike Hammer offering by Skip Martin. I have several of his old Somerset albums and love his writing for big bands (Scheherajazz, TV Jazz Themes, Swingin' Things from Can-Can). To my knowledge this is the only CD offering of Martin. The Hammer portion is great as well with a terrific "Hammer Blow" featuring a great tenor sax solo by Bob Cooper. There is no listing of personnel for this album either but I am familiar with Martin's Video All Stars Personnel (Gus Bivona, Paul Horn, Red Mitchell, Jimmy Rowles, Irv Cottler, Bob Cooper, Frank Rosolino, Larry Bunker, etc).

This set was issued by Collectibles and anyone familiar with them can expect a colorful, top flight issue with all the original issued album covers and track listings. The sound quality is also typically first rate.

Bottom line, if you dig big band jazz you gotta get this one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars M-Squad Jazz, November 14, 2011

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D. Tinsley (Kansas City, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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I love this CD. It has reintroduced me to this kind of Jazz. I started watching the old Lee Marvin series and after the first season the great music kicked in. I love playing this in the car, driving through the city.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars i've played it over and over and OVER, May 17, 2007

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Amy L. Kaye (miami FL usa) - See all my reviews
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I hated the tv show (and Lee Marvin), but boy oh boy did I love the soundtrack.