Released 1959 Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn(1959) Son of Gunn!!(1959) Producer Lester Koenig | Length 41:42 Release date 1959 Label Universal Music LLC | |
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Recorded January 19 & 20, 1959Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California Similar Shelly Manne and his Men albums, Jazz albums | ||
Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn is an album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men performing Henry Mancini's score from the TV show Peter Gunn, recorded in 1959 and released on the Contemporary label.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Mancini encouraged Manne to use the songs as vehicles for extended solos, and the results are swinging, standing apart from the show. Candoli and particularly Geller are in top form on this fairly memorable effort".
Track listing
All compositions by Henry Mancini
- "Peter Gunn" - 2:12
- "The Floater" - 4:29
- "Sorta Blue" - 4:10
- "The Brothers" - 4:24
- "Soft Sounds" - 4:16
- "Fallout" - 4:34
- "Slow and Easy" - 5:56
- "Brief and Breezy" - 4:03
- "Dreamsville" - 3:50
- "A Profound Gass" - 3:48
Personnel
Songs
1Peter Gunn2:13
2The Floater4:30
3Sorta Blue4:10
References
Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA