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Harlem Nocturne
Instrumental by Ray Noble Orchestra
"Harlem Nocturne" is a jazz standard written by Earle Hagen (music) and Dick Rogers (lyrics) in 1939 for the Ray Noble orchestra, of which they were members.[1] The song was chosen by the big-band leader Randy Brooks the next year as his theme song.[2]
The version by the Viscounts has the distinction of being released twice and rising high on the Billboard charts each time:[3] first in 1959, when it peaked at #52, and again in 1966, peaking at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2]
"Harlem Nocturne", in a version with Bud Shank on alto sax,[4] was the theme song of the television series Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer[5] and The New Mike Hammer.[6]
Harold Faltermeyer recorded a version for the soundtrack to the film Tango & Cash.
In 1990, the pianist Kofi Wilmot gained popularity in the instrumental world for his cover version from the albu