AN ELEPHANT CALLED SLOWLY op.70 (1969)

Published by: Frank Music Corporation (Walter Reade Corporation) New York
Commissioned by: Morning Star Productions/British Lion
Instrumentation:

2 flutes (=piccs/alto & ten. sax), 2 clarinets(=tenor sax/contra-bass clarinet, Horn, 3 trumpets; 2 trombones, tuba; harp, Piano, elec. guitar, acoustic guitar,

Percussion 1(vibraphone, marimba, glock, xylo), percussion 2 (tumba, guira, shaker, azikwe xylo etc ), Drums, bass guitar. Plus solo violin in 'Giraffes'.

[Key to Abbreviations]
Duration: 57:16
First Performance: Recorded CTS Studios, Bayswater, 1969, conducted by the composer

The score is presently unpublished but the manuscript score is with Highbridge Music and a photocopies could be made available on demand.

Complete vinyl album of score issued by Bell Records NY, Bell 1202 a division of CBS Pictures Industries Inc. 1970. CD issued 2003 Amazon. DVD issued 2005 Amazon

Notes

Starring Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers. Director: James Hill. Sequel to "Born Free". Score includes music by Bert Kaempfert, "Swinging Safari".

Music featured on 'Dream with the fishes' 1998 and 'The Prince and Me' 2004 ('Just a ride' by Jem Griffith). 'Blaxploitation' website review 2000.

Reviews

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Elephant Called Slowly, An Howard Blake Bell 1202, 1970 Guitarist Howard Blake scored the followup movie to "Born Free" in a completely oddball funk fashion. A great, almost tongue-in-cheek album with a big band Disney-style sound in places, don't miss the excellent slowburn breakbeat instrumental "Elephant Rides Again". Overall Rating: 4

Blaxploitation, 2005

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