About This Song
About "Les mains d'Orlac: chantage (1961)" by Claude Bolling
A sinister jazz undercurrent coils through this 1961 score, all muted brass and prowling bass. The title's 'blackmail' manifests as a tense, smoky negotiationâcalm on the surface, menace beneath. Bolling's arrangement tightens like a noose, each phrase a calculated threat.
