It was a Monday like any other. The clock on the wall read 7:00 as PI GAK surveyed the crime blotter for his next case...

Nicely timed whilst the Vancouver Cinematheque is doing its annual film noir programming, this hard-boiled episode looks back at the dark jazzy vibes of those post-WWII movies.

1. Anita Kert Ellis: Put the Blame on Mame (Gilda OST, 1999) The Soundtrack Factory 2. Alex Lefaivre Quartet: Sin City (Naufragés, 2021) Factor 3. Burial: Unknown Summer (Infirmary split single b/w Kode9, 2023) Fabric Originals 4. Ben Shemie: The Future Indefinite (Desiderata, 2022) Joyful Noise 5. Danny Elfman: Main Title/Tour de France (Pee-Wee's Big Adventure OST, 1988) Varèse Sarabande 6. The Band: Endless Highway [early studio take, 2021 mix] (Cahoots, 2021) Capitol 7. Sixto Rodriguez: Climb Up on My Music (Coming from Reality, 1971) Sussex/A&M 8. Castle If: Sittin' Chilly (Drivin' Easy EP, 2023) self-released 9. Aysanabee: Seeseepano (Watin, 2022) Ishkode 10. Ray Charles: I'll Do Anything but Work (I'll Do Anything but Work 10", 1950) Swing Time 11. Chick Floyd & His Orchestra: Hana Maui (Ultra-Lounge: Volume 01 - Mondo Exotica, 1996) Capitol12. Mary Dugan & Larry Clinton: Deep Purple (Lost River OST, 2015) Italians Do It Better 13. Scott Bradlee's Post-Modern Jukebox: No Diggity [w.Ariana Savalas] (Historical Misappropriation, 2014) self-released 14. Ray Anthony: Dragnet Room 43 (Ultra-Lounge: Volume 07 - The Crime Scene, 1996) Capitol 15. Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots: I'm Beginning to See the Light (Manchester by the Sea OST, 2016) Milan 16. Ella Johnson, Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra: Since I Fell for You (Since I Fell for You 10", 1946) Decca 17. Elmer Bernstein & His Orchestra: The Street [Main title from Sweet Smell of Success] (Jazz on Film...Film Noir, 2017) Moochin About 18. Billie Holiday & Artie Shaw: Any Old Time (Any Old Time 10", 1938) Bluebird 19. Ivie Anderson, Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra: Lost in Meditation (Lost in Meditation 10", 1938) Brunswick 20. Art Blakey & the Afrocuban Boys: No Hay Problema (Les Liaisons Dangereuses: Bande Originale du Film de Roger Vadim, 1960) Fontana 21. Renzo Cesana: Walk the Lonesome Night (Ultra-Lounge: Volume 07 - The Crime Scene, 1996) Capitol 22. Alfred Hitchcock & Jeff Alexander: Music to be Murdered By (Ultra-Lounge: Volume 07 - The Crime Scene, 1996) Capitol 23. Daniele Amfitheatrof, Arthur Morton & Henry Vars: The Big Heat (Crime Scene USA: Classic Film Noir Themes & Jazz Tracks, 2006) Giant Steps 24. Adolph Deutsch: The Maltese Falcon (Crime Scene USA: Classic Film Noir Themes & Jazz Tracks, 2006) Giant Steps 25. Gerald Fried: The Killing (Crime Scene USA: Classic Film Noir Themes & Jazz Tracks, 2006) Giant Steps 26. Jazz at the Movies Band: Laura (White Heat: Film Noir, 1994) Discovery 27. Cat Toren's Human Kind: Ignis Fatuus (Scintillating Beauty, 2020) Panoramic 28. Christine Jensen: Balcony Rules (Day Moon, 2023) Justin Time 29. Charlie Watts: Relaxing at Camarillo (Anthology, 2023) BMG

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