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{{Infobox album
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| name = Round Midnight
{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name type = Round MidnightSoundtrack
| Typeartist = [[Herbie = SoundtrackHancock]]
| Artistcover = [[HerbieRound Hancock]]Midnight (Soundtrack).jpg
| Coveralt = Round Midnight (Soundtrack).jpg
| Released released = [[1986]]
| recorded = July 1–12 and August 20–23, 1985
| Recorded = [[1986]]▼
| Genre venue = [[Jazz]]
| studio = Live at Studio Eclair, Epinay Sur Seine, France, Studio Phillipe Sarde, Paris, France
| Length =
| Label genre = [[ColumbiaJazz]], [[hard Records|Columbiabop]]
| Producerlength = [[Herbie Hancock]]
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] <small>40464</small>
| Last album = ''[[Village Life (album)|Village Life]]'' <br /> (1985) |▼
| producer = [[Herbie Hancock]]
| This album = '''''Round Midnight''''' <br /> (1986) |
▲| Last album prev_title = ''[[Village Life (album)|Village Life]]'' <br /> (1985) |
| Next album = ''[[Jazz Africa]]'' <br /> (1987) |
| prev_year = 1985
Misc = {{extra chronology▼
| Artist next_title = [[DexterJazz GordonAfrica]]
| Type next_year = Soundtrack1987
▲Misc| misc = {{extraExtra chronology
| Last album = ''[[American Classic]]''<br>(1982)
| artist = [[Dexter Gordon]]
| This album = '''''Round Midnight''''' <br /> (1986)
| type = Soundtrack
| Next album = ''[[The Other Side of Round Midnight]]'' <br /> (1986)▼
| prev_title = [[American Classic (Dexter Gordon album)|American Classic]]
| prev_year = 1982
| title = Round Midnight
▲ | Recordedyear = [[1986]]
▲ | Next album next_title = ''[[The Other Side of Round Midnight]]'' <br /> (1986)
| next_year = 1986
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r914026 |title=Round Midnight &#91;Original Motion Picture Soundtrack&#93; - Dexter Gordon &#124; AllMusic |first= |last= |work=allmusic.com |year=2011 [last update] |accessdateaccess-date=18 July 2011}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to =Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=584}}</ref>
| rev2Score =
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'''''Round Midnight''''' is a [[soundtrack album]] by [[Herbie Hancock]] featuring music recorded for [[Bertrand Tavernier]]'s film ''[[Round Midnight (film)|Round Midnight]]'' released in 1986 on [[Columbia Records]]. The album features performances by Hancock, trumpeter [[Freddie Hubbard]], bassist [[Ron Carter]], drummer [[Tony Williams (drummer)|Tony Williams]], vocalist [[Bobby McFerrin]], tenor saxophonist [[Dexter Gordon]], bassist [[Pierre Michelot]], drummer [[Billy Higgins]], guitarist [[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]], trumpeter/vocalist [[Chet Baker]], vibraphonist [[Bobby Hutcherson]], saxophonist [[Wayne Shorter]], vocalist [[Lonette McKee]], and pianist [[Cedar Walton]], most of whom appear in the film. It won the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Original Music Score|Best Music, Original Score]] in 1986, against strong competition, most notablybeating [[Ennio Morricone]]'s ''[[The Mission (soundtrack)|The Mission]]'' and [[Jerry Goldsmith]]'s ''[[Hoosiers (film)|Hoosiers]].'', among others. Additional music recorded during the making of the film was released under [[Dexter Gordon]]'s name as ''[[The Other Side of Round Midnight]]'' (1986).
 
==Track listing==
# "[['Round Midnight (song)|Round Midnight]]" ([[Thelonious Monk]], [[Bernie Hanighen]], [[Cootie Williams]]) -– 5.35
# "[[Body and Soul (song)|Body and Soul]]" ([[Edward Heyman]], [[Robert Sour]], [[Frank Eyton]], [[Johnny Green]]) -– 5.54
# "Bérangère's Nightmare" (Hancock) -– 3.06
# "Fair Weather" ([[Kenny Dorham]]) -– 6.05
# "[[Una Noche Concon Francis]]" ([[Bud Powell]]) -– 4.22
# "The Peacocks" ([[Jimmy Rowles]]) -– 7.16
# "[[How Long Has This Been Going On?]]" ([[Ira Gershwin]], [[George Gershwin]]) -– 3.12
# "[[Rhythm-Aa-Ning]]" (Monk) -– 4.11
# "Still Time" (Hancock) -– 3.50
# "Minuit Auxaux Champs-Elysées" ([[Henri Renaud]]) -– 3.26
# "Chan's Song (Never Said)" ([[Stevie Wonder]], Hancock) -– 4.15
:*Recorded Livelive at Studio Eclair, [[Épinay-sur-Seine]], France<br /> Additional Recordingrecording at [[Studio Davout]] and Studio Phillipe Sarde, Paris
 
==Charts==
{|class="wikitable
|-
!scope="col"| Chart (1987)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=284}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 74
|}
 
==Personnel==
*[[Herbie Hancock]]: – piano (all tracks except 8)
*[[Ron Carter]]: – bass (tracks 1, 8 & 11)
*[[Tony Williams (drummer)|Tony Williams]]: – drums (tracks 1, 8 & 11)
*[[Bobby McFerrin]]: – vocal (tracks 1 & 11)
*[[Dexter Gordon]]: – tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 5,7,8 & 97–9)
*[[Pierre Michelot]]: – bass (tracks 2,3,4,5,6,72–7 & 9)
*[[Billy Higgins]]: – drums (tracks 2,3,4,5,6,72–7 & 9)
*[[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]]: – guitar (tracks 2 & 3)
*[[Chet Baker]]: – vocal & trumpet (track 4)
*[[Wayne Shorter]]: – tenor saxophone (track 5), soprano saxophone (track 6)▼
*[[Bobby Hutcherson]]: – vibes (tracks 5 & 10)
▲*[[Wayne Shorter]]: tenor saxophone (track 5), soprano saxophone (track 6)
*[[Lonette McKee]]: – vocal (track 7)
*[[Freddie Hubbard]]: – trumpet (track 8)
*[[Cedar Walton]]: – piano (track 8)
 
==Oscar win==
The awarding of the [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] to ''Round Midnight'' has been considered one of the most controversial wins in that category, beating such noteworthy contenders asout [[James Horner]]'s first nominated score for ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'', [[Jerry Goldsmith]]'s score to ''[[Hoosiers (film)|Hoosiers]]'', and [[Ennio Morricone]]'s score for ''[[The Mission (1986 film)|The Mission]]'', which has since been ranked twenty-third on the [[American Film Institute]]'s list of [[AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores|25 greatest film scores]].<ref>[http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/scores250.pdf?docID=221 ''AFI's 100 Years Of Film Scores''] from the [[American Film Institute]]. Retrieved 2011-03-27.</ref> In his review of the score tofor ''[[Hoosiers (film)|Hoosiers]]'', Christian Clemmensen of [[Filmtracks.com]] stated,: "'The awarding of the original score Oscar for 1986 to Herbie Hancock for ''Round Midnight'' is considered one of the greatest of the many injustices that have befallen nominees for that category. Ennio Morricone and, to a lesser extent, James Horner were worthy of recognition that year, though Goldsmith's ''Hoosiers'' stands in a class of its own because of its immense, counterintuitive impact on the picture."'<ref>[http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/hoosiers.html ''Hoosiers''] soundtrack review at [[Filmtracks.com]]. Retrieved 2011-03-27.</ref> Morricone, who hashad never won a competitive Oscar at the time, said in an interview: "'I definitely felt that I should have won for ''The Mission'', especially when you consider that the Oscar-winner that year was ''Round Midnight'', which was not an original score. It had a very good arrangement by Herbie Hancock, but it used existing pieces. So there could be no comparison with ''The Mission''. There was a theft!"'.<ref>http{{cite news|author=Adam Sweeting|author-link=Adam Sweeting|url=https://www.guardiantheguardian.co.ukcom/film/2001/feb/23/culture.features1 |title=The Friday interview: Ennio Morricone &#124; Film |work=The Guardian |date= 2001-02-23|access-date=2012-03-07 |location=London}}</ref>▼
 
==ControversyOther versions==
* [[Stan Getz]] recorded a version of "The Peacocks" on the 1975 jazz album ''The Peacocks''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-peacocks-mw0000110344 |title=The Peacocks |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
▲The awarding of the [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] to ''Round Midnight'' has been considered one of the most controversial wins in that category, beating such noteworthy contenders as [[James Horner]]'s first nominated score for ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'', [[Jerry Goldsmith]]'s score to ''[[Hoosiers]]'', and [[Ennio Morricone]]'s score for ''[[The Mission (film)|The Mission]]'', which has since been ranked twenty-third on the [[American Film Institute]]'s list of [[AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores|25 greatest film scores]].<ref>[http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/scores250.pdf?docID=221 ''AFI's 100 Years Of Film Scores''] from the [[American Film Institute]]. Retrieved 2011-03-27.</ref> In his review of the score to ''[[Hoosiers]]'', Christian Clemmensen of [[Filmtracks.com]] stated, "The awarding of the original score Oscar for 1986 to Herbie Hancock for 'Round Midnight is considered one of the greatest of the many injustices that have befallen nominees for that category. Ennio Morricone and, to a lesser extent, James Horner were worthy of recognition that year, though Goldsmith's Hoosiers stands in a class of its own because of its immense impact on the picture."<ref>[http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/hoosiers.html ''Hoosiers''] soundtrack review at [[Filmtracks.com]]. Retrieved 2011-03-27.</ref> Morricone, who has never won a competitive Oscar, said in an interview: "I definitely felt that I should have won for The Mission, especially when you consider that the Oscar-winner that year was Round Midnight, which was not an original score. It had a very good arrangement by Herbie Hancock, but it used existing pieces. So there could be no comparison with The Mission. There was a theft!".<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2001/feb/23/culture.features1</ref>
* [[Branford Marsalis]] with his band [[Branford Marsalis Quartet]] recorded the song "Rhythm-A-Ning" in a 2009 album ''Metamorphosen''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/metamorphosen-mw0000807679 |title=Metamorphosen |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
* In 1997, jazz trombonist [[Harry Watters]] released a tribute to George Gershwin called ''S'Wonderful: The Music of George Gershwin'', which features a version of "How Long Has This Been Going On?".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/swonderful-the-music-of-george-gershwin-mr0002649883 |title=S'Wonderful: The Music of George Gershwin |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
* [[Christian McBride]], [[Nicholas Payton]], and [[Mark Whitfield]] recorded a version of "Chan's Song" in their tribute album to Herbie Hancock called ''Fingerpainting: The Music of Herbie Hancock''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/fingerpainting-the-music-of-herbie-hancock-mw0000027443 |title=Fingerpainting: The Music of Herbie Hancock |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>
 
==References==
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[[Category:Scores that won the Best Original Score Academy Award]]
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