Dave Blume

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Although composer and producer David Blume launched his career as a jazz artist, he later enjoyed success in pop and film music, and spent over three decades accompanying his folksinger wife Carolyn Hester on tour and on record. Born in Boston in 1931, Blume began studying classical piano at the age of four, and made his recital debut that same year. As an adolescent he embraced jazz, learning to arrange for big bands and orchestras. He nevertheless majored in journalism at Northeastern University, working part-time for the United Press International. After graduating in 1952, Blume was drafted to serve in the U.S. Army, serving as an arranger and conductor for the Fort Bragg, NC, base orchestra. After receiving his discharge, he settled in nearby Fayetteville, and with cousin Howard Baum founded a bowling alley, B&B Lanes. He also formed a jazz combo, the David Blume Trio, that regularly headlined B&B's bar before settling in Boston, where they launched a residency at Fred Taylor's Paul's Mall and Jazz Workshop. There Blume began writing in tandem with lyricist Jerry Keller. Although their satirical "Turn Down Way" was written for jazz, sunshine pop group the Cyrkle nevertheless scored a Top 20 chart smash with their 1966 cover version. Its success also proved Blume's entrée into Hollywood, and in 1968 he scored the Don Knotts vehicle The Shakiest Gun in the West. That same year, he also worked on the comedy What's So Bad About Feeling Good? Around that same time, Hester

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Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver (Original Soundtrack Recording)

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Bande Originale du Film "Taxi Driver" (1976)

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Jazz Emotions

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あきそら

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Taxi Driver OST

Taxi Driver: Original Soundtrack Recording

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Taxi Driver, complete score

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Vicious Games

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Taxi Driver (Original Soundtrack Recording) [1998 The Vinyl Classics Spiegel Edition]

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Taxi Driver (Soundtrack)

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Taxi Driver (Original Soundtrack Recording) Dave Blume

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