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He's had another birthday in the last 12 months. 
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I know I'm very out of touch, so it's highly likely I've missed recent news about Lalo. But I don't remember seeing anything about what he's up to for a few years. He has looked frail for a long time but I'm hoping he's still comparatively well for a man of his age.
Can someone fill me in on the details?
Well said Graham; I've been wondering as to Lalo's health myself.
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I wish he could release more titles from his label Aleph.
I'm surprised at you Thomas, being that this is clearly a thread about Lalo himself and his general health and wellbeing?
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In the meantime:
Lalo Schifrin - Arte Concert - February 3 - 2023 - Auditorium Radio Franc, Paris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Oo7uCQnDQQ
I watched this a few days ago. One of the comments is that it "doesn't swing" (and it doesn't, in my opinion) and in a lot of sequences you can barely tell the brass is there 
Just to reinterate: I hope Lalo is in reasonable health. I note he wasn't present at this concert, perhaps unsurprisingly.
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Schifrin, as Quincy Jones once said, is a monster.
His film/TV works have been well documented here. My favorites: The Fox, Cool Hand Luke, Bullitt, The Four Musketeers, The Cincinnati Kid, Dirty Harry, Mission: Impossible, Mannix, and many more.
And five favorites from his jazz/pop albums:
Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts by Paul Horn. Sublime work for small jazz group augmented by brass and voices. Horn's alto and flute solos are just perfect. (The Aleph re-recording is good, but the original is the one to get.)
Gillespiana and New Continent, both by Dizzy Gillespie. Album-length jazz suites composed and arranged by Schifrin.
Schifrin/Sade. Jazz meets music from the past. Schifrin's jazzy harpsichord solos are wonderful.
Rock Requiem. Another mass, this one carried by voices. When this first came out in the early 70s I was so disappointed. When I re-listened to it about 20 years ago I couldn't believe how much it moved me. A very touching work. I was thrilled when this was included on the Uni-France Schifrin box--its only CD release.
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Looks like a terrific concert! I just stumbled upon it now on Youtube, and then got on this site and saw it mentioned in this thread..... I know what I'm watching tonight!
Lalo Schifrin is most definitely one of the very few TRULY GREAT film composers that has ever lived... along with other giants like John Williams, John Barry, Jerry Goldsmith, Henry Mancini, Elmer Bernstein, Bernard Herrmann, and Ennio Morricone...
As many on this site are probably aware, Lalo Schifrin celebrates his 91st birthday this June... making him, along with the great John Williams (who just celebrated HIS 91st birthday last month, as I'm sure you also know), sadly now the only two remaining TRULY ICONIC film composers that we have left...
This past year, John Williams has received non-stop attention, tributes, and accolades for his 90th birthday (and deservedly so, as most people, including myself, consider him the #1 greatest film composer of all time). but Lalo Schifrin is a musical TITAN as well, and it saddens me that he hasn't gotten much attention at all this past year, like Williams has (especially since maestro Schifrin is thankfully still with us).. So I am so happy to see that this tribute concert took place this year... At least it's something.
It would be SO NICE if we could see some upcoming Lalo Schifrin CD releases in the very near future, such as Murderers' Row, Escape to Athena, The Nude Bomb, Black Moon Rising, Starsky & Hutch, Charley Varrick... or any other as yet unreleased gems. Many of Schifrin's greatest scores have NEVER been released commercially on CD, which is baffling... and a crime to humanity!
I would like to add my love and admiration of Lalo Schifrin to this post... I hope that he is doing well.
Lalo Schifrin is a living musical legend, and most definitely "The King of Cool!"
Here again is the Youtube link to that concert in France from 2/3/2023... I'm going to watch it now myself!
https://youtu.be/-Oo7uCQnDQQ
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