Some Like It Hot success of "Some Like It Hot" is considered one of the final nails in the coffin for the Hays Code. It is February 1929 in the city of Chicago, during the era of Prohibition. Joe (Tony Curtis) is a jazz saxophone player, and an irresponsible gambler and ladies' man; his sensible friend Jerry (Jack Lemmon) is a jazz double bass player. They work in a speakeasy (disguised as a funeral home) owned by gangster "Spats" Colombo (George Raft). Tipped off by informant "Toothpick" Charlie (George E. Stone), the police raid the joint. Joe and Jerry flee—only to accidentally witness Spats
Some Like It Hot (album) of the 1920s, and it's particularly interesting to hear Gordon and Pepper soloing on these ancient songs". Some Like It Hot (album) Some Like It Hot (subtitled Modern Jazz Performances of Songs featured in the Motion Picture starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis & Jack Lemmon Produced and Directed by Billy Wilder) is an album by guitarist Barney Kessel performing adaptations music from Billy Wilder's 1959 film "Some Like It Hot", recorded in 1959 and released on the Contemporary label. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Such tunes as 'I Wanna Be Loved by You,' 'Runnin' Wild,' 'Down Among the