Max Harris - Original TV Themes & Soundtracks (REMASTERED) (2024) [Hi-Res]

Pianist, composer and arranger Max Harris is perhaps best known for his theme music for the British comedy TV series Porridge, and for recording with many illustrious musicians such as Yehudi Menuhin and Stéphane Grappelli in their landmark albums of 1972 and 1977. He was born in Bournemouth on the south coast of England and received private tuition at the Royal Academy of Music, giving lessons himself in order to fund his musical education. His early professional career was in the dance bands of the 1930s and 1940s before serving in the Middle East during World War II. After the war he played in Ronnie Monro’s band before working as a musician on several cruises aboard the Mauretania. His first radio appearance was on the BBC’s Jazz Club in 1950 before focusing on musical arrangements for performers such as Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald when they visited the UK. Harris won an Ivor Novello award for his television musical themes for The Strange World of Gurney Slade in 1960 and Kipling four years later. He worked on numerous British radio comedy shows of the 1960s including Round the Horne and Stop Messing About. He continued working on TV themes including most notably for Ronnie Barker in Porridge, which started in 1973, and Open All Hours. Harris recorded a tribute to his favourite pianist Jelly Roll Morton entitled “Mister Jelly with the New Red Hot Peppers” in 1975. Biography by John Rosie

Tracklist:
1.01 - Max Harris - Gurney Slade (2024 Remaster) (2:08)
1.02 - Max Harris - Jumbo's Jump (2024 Remaster) (2:04)
1.03 - Max Harris - Fair Gallop (1:36)
1.04 - Max Harris - New Scotland Yard (1:47)
1.05 - Max Harris - Diamond Crack Diamond (2:24)
1.06 - Max Harris - The Arrangement (2:40)
1.07 - Max Harris - Big Brother (1:44)
1.08 - Max Harris - The Gold Robbers (1:18)
1.09 - Max Harris - Headline (Theme) (1:02)
1.10 - Max Harris - The Account (2:32)
1.11 - Max Harris - Downs Canter (1:46)
1.12 - Max Harris - Oasis (2:46)
1.13 - Max Harris - Nocturnal Shades (2:31)
1.14 - Max Harris - Low Satin and High Heels (0:52)
1.15 - Max Harris - Regency Ride (2024 Remaster) (2:11)
1.16 - Max Harris - Hat & Cane (2024 Remaster) (2:08)