Henry Mancini - The music from Peter Gunn
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Composed and conducted by Henry Mancini
Trumpets: Pete Candoli, Ray Linn, Frank Beach, Uan Rasey, Conrad Gozzo
Trombones: Dick Nash, Jimmy Priddy, Milt Bernhart, Karl DeKarske
French horns: John Graas, Vincent DeRosa, Richard Perissi, John Cave
Reeds: Ted Nash, Plas Johnson, Ronny Lang, Paul Horn, Gene Cipriano
Piano: John Williams
Guitar: Bob Bain, Al Hendrickson
Vibraphone: Victor Feldman, Larry Bunker
Bass: Rolly Bundock
Drums: Shelly Manne, Alvin Stoller, Jack Sperling
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Speakers Corner
Original Label : RCA
Recorded August 26, 31, and September 4, 29, 1958 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood
Produced by Simon Rady
Originally released in 1959
Reissued in 2013
Tracks :
Side A :
- Peter Gunn
- Sorta Blue
- The Brothers Go to Mother's
- Dreamsville
- Session at Pete's Pad
- Soft Sounds
Side B :
- Fallout!
- The Floater
- Slow and Easy
- A Profound Gass
- Brief and Breezy
- Not from Dixie
Reviews :
« Remember how strikingly contemporary it seemed when Miami Vice used Phil Collins and Glenn Frey on its soundtrack, or years later when the producers of Gilmore Girls and The O.C. showcased young indie bands on their shows? Well, it was just that revolutionary in 1958 when Blake Edwards, producer of the otherwise fairly standard detective show Peter Gunn, tapped the young composer Henry Mancini to write a soundtrack informed by the West Coast-style cool jazz of Dave Brubeck and Chet Baker. The soundtrack album for Peter Gunn may be best known for the cool twang guitar riff of the main theme (later lifted wholesale by the B-52's for "Planet Claire," among others who recognized its forbidding cool), but this is his most jazz-influenced soundtrack work. There's some particularly impressive work by drummer Shelly Manne and vibes player Victor Feldman, whose cool, understated playing seems to deliberately recall that of Milt Jackson. » AllMusic Review
This is not only a great LP but a key piece of jazz and pop music history. Back in 1958, "Peter Gunn" was one of the unexpected hits of the new television season, capturing the imagination of millions of viewers by mixing private eye action with a jazz setting. Composer Henry Mancini was more than fluent in jazz, and his music nailed down the popularity of the series. With the main title theme, a driving, ominous, exciting piece of music to lead off the album, "The Music from Peter Gunn" became a huge hit, charting extraordinarily high for a television soundtrack and doing so well that RCA Victor came back the next year asking for a second helping ("More Music From Peter Gunn") from Mancini.
The music holds up: "Session At Pete’s Pad" is a superb workout for the trumpets of Pete Candoli, Uan Rasey, Conrad Gozzo, and Frank Beach, while Barney Kessel’s electric guitar gets the spotlight during "Dreamsville"; and "Sorta Blue" and "Fallout" are full-ensemble pieces that constitute quintessential 'cool' West Coast jazz of the period. In other words, it’s all virtuoso orchestral jazz, presented in its optimum form.
Ratings :
Allmusic : 5 / 5 , Discogs : Rate Your Music :