The Concrete Blonde (1994) - Blog Post

Then he noticed the cracked green spine of a book on the second-to-the-top shelf nearest the window. He recognized the book. It was the one Chandler had read from during closing arguments. The Marble Faun.

Connelly, Michael. The Concrete Blonde

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Edgar was parked in front of a Winchell’s Donuts store, apparently not realizing the comic implications of this.

Connelly, Michael. The Concrete Blonde

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Breaking someone’s trust is like crumpling up a perfect piece of paper. You can smooth it over but it's never going to be the same again

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The quartet played “Rain Check” with some improvisational riffs that Bosch liked.

Connelly, Michael. The Concrete Blonde

Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises Raincheck · Terell Strafford This Side of Strayhorn ℗ 2011 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC Released on: 2016-04-01 Music Publisher: Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) Auto-generated by YouTube.

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Bosch looked back at the quartet. They were staying with a Strayhorn set and were on to “Blood Count.”

Connelly, Michael. The Concrete Blonde

And His Mother Called Him Bill (1967) Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams (trumpet); Clark Terry (flugelhorn); John Sanders, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors (trombone); Aaron Bell, Jeff Castleman (bass); Steve Little, Sam Woodyard (drums).

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Bosch thought about all of this for a few minutes. He watched the band start up with a Billy Strayhorn number called “Lush Life.”

Connelly, Michael. The Concrete Blonde

1963 album John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman

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A juke box Bosch couldn’t see was playing Sinatra’s “Summer Wind,”

Connelly, Michael. The Concrete Blonde

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Summer Wind (Remastered 2008) · Frank Sinatra Nothing But The Best ℗ 2008 Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC Released on: 2008-01-01 Associated Performer, Recording Arranger, Conductor/ Piano: Nelson Riddle Producer: Charles Pignone Composer Lyricist: Heinz Meier Composer Lyricist: Hans Bradtke Composer Lyricist: Johnny Mercer Auto-generated by YouTube.

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He put his hand on the back of her neck and bent down to kiss her. He noticed the reports were on Nathanael West’s Day of the Locust.

Connelly, Michael. The Concrete Blonde

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Bosch recognized the song as a Cab Calloway standard, “Everybody That Comes to My Place Has to Eat.”

Connelly, Michael. The Concrete Blonde

Another one recorded on the December 11, 1948 session (see below). "Everybody Eats When They Come To My House" is good natured, humorous and above all swinging.

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“The big guy’s eyes were dull and he set out a five-foot zone of body odor. A duster, Bosch thought.”

Connelly, Michael. The Concrete Blonde

Angel Dust Aired - Channel 9 (KHJ-TV) March 5 1980 Los Angeles Produced 1978 by Chuck Wintner

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