"Left Bank Two" is a jazz music piece of
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*Billy De Wolfe (1907–1974), American actor
*Chris DeWolfe (born 1966), American entrepreneur
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library music
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Backgroun ...
for
vibraphone
The vibraphone is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a ''vibraphonist,'' ''vibraharpist, ...
,
double bass
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,
acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...
and brushed drums composed by Wayne Hill in 1963 and performed by the Noveltones, a group of session musicians from the
Netherlands
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. The session was directed by Dutch musician and studio manager Frans Mijts. In the United Kingdom, it was used in "The Gallery" sequence during the children's television programme ''
Vision On
''Vision On'' was a British children's television programme, shown on BBC1 from 1964 to 1976 and designed specifically for children with hearing impairment.
Concept and production
''Vision On'' was conceived and developed by BBC producers Ur ...
'', in which the art sent into the programme by young viewers was displayed, and subsequently in the equivalent segment in early series of ''
Take Hart
''Take Hart'' is a British children's television programme about art, presented by Tony Hart. It took over from '' Vision On'', and ran from 1977 until 1983. The programme featured Hart and the animated Plasticine character Morph, and othe ...
'', a programme presented by
Tony Hart
Norman Antony Hart (15 October 1925 – 18 January 2009),Debrett's People of Today 2008, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, 2007. known professionally as Tony Hart, was an English artist best known for his work in educating children in art through his role ...
, formerly a co-presenter of ''Vision On''.
The recording was issued as a 10-inch single by De Wolfe in 1964 as the
B-side
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of the title ''Left Bank One'' and re-issued as a 7-inch single during the 1970s (with ''Left Bank Two'' as the A-side) to tie in with the popularity of ''Vision On''. ''Left Bank One'' is a similar vibraphone-led instrumental with guitar
ing, brushes for backing, and a similar tempo, but is a completely different composition.
Library music by Wayne Hill was also used for the theme tune of the
ATV
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television show ''
The Power Game
''The Plane Makers'' is a British television series created by Wilfred Greatorex and produced by Rex Firkin. ATV made three series for ITV between 1963 and 1965. It was succeeded by ''The Power Game'', which ran for an additional three ser ...
'' (1965–1969), the startup music for
Ulster Television
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(titled "The Antrim Road") and some film soundtracks. The Noveltones name was also used for a number of other De Wolfe recordings.
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In popular culture
The track was used as background music in the 2008 PlayStation 3
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video game ''LittleBigPlanet
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'' and used again in ''LittleBigPlanet 2
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'', the latter as an 8-bit version of the track. The piece has been used in a number of adverts, including for Volkswagen
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, Castrol
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Oil and Trago Mills.
References
External links
Left Bank Two by the Noveltones
Television music
1963 songs
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