Various Artists - Swing In The Films Of Woody Allen

Immortal jazz tracks from Woody Allen's movies on 180g limited edition vinyl featuring tracks by Sidney Bechet, Count Basie, Art Tatum, Benny Goodman, Lester Young and others.

Jazz music has always filled an important part in Woody Allen's life and work. In addition to his career as a filmmaker he also plays the clarinet. Classic jazz recordings are also present in nearly all of his films and play an essential role in setting the mood. This LP presents a selection of 13 tracks that were used on 11 of his movies.

Everyone loves the music of his childhood, and for some reason, it has a disproportionate impact on the person. When I was growing up and I got up in the morning to go to school, I would turn on the radio and it would be Billie Holiday and Coleman Hawkins and Benny Goodman. - Woody Allen