TOWERING TOCCATA-LALO SCHIFRIN 1977

TOWERING TOCCATA CTI 7-5003 (P) 1977 CTI Records Recorded October 20, 1976 at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Burt Collins, John Frosk, John Gatchell (trumpet); Urbie Green (trombone); Joe Farrell, Jeremy Steig (f); Ronnie Cuber (sax); Lou Marini (sax, flute); Gerry Niewood (sax), David Tofani (sax, flute); Lalo Schifrin (keyboards, arrange, conduct); Clark Spangler (keyboards); Eric Gale, John Tropea (guitar); Anthony Jackson (bass); Steve Gadd (drums); Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Charles Libove, Marvin Morgenstern, David Nadien, Max Pollikoff, Matthew Raimondi (violin); Lamar Alsop, Manny Vardi (viola); Charles McCracken, Alan Shulman (cello).Where the famous most wanted theme is.This is a dream piece of music,rather badly recorded as there is an awful lot of echo coming in the tutti passages creating a small confusion.The whole album is really nice, as for the toccata....we prefer the King KONG.. Producer Creed Taylor, excited by the song and perhaps sensing a hit on the level of “Mission Impossible,” intended to release “Most Wanted” as a single. However, the American popularity of the film ROLLERCOASTER, whose theme composer Schifrin featured on the same album, led to the 45-rpm single release of “Rollercoaster” instead. “Most Wanted” did, however, get an a-side 45-rpm single release (with “Rollercoaster” as the b-side) in the United Kingdom.