The Music from Peter Gunn explained

The Music from Peter Gunn
Type:soundtrack
Artist:Henry Mancini
Cover:Petergunn.jpg
Alt:The album cover for the soundtrack album "The Music from Peter Gunn"
Released:Released Jan 1959
Recorded:August 26, 31, and September 4, 29, 1958
Studio:Radio Recorders (Hollywood)[1]
Genre:
Length:39:52
Label:RCA Victor
Producer:Simon Rady
Prev Title:Sousa in Stereo
Prev Year:1958
Next Title:Combo!
Next Year:1960
More Music from Peter Gunn
Type:soundtrack
Artist:Henry Mancini
Cover:Jazz-MoreMusicFromPeterGunn-VinylAlbumCover-LowRez.jpg
Alt:Cover art for More Music from Peter Gunn (1959)
Released:1959
Studio:RCA Music Center of the World (Hollywood)
Genre:Jazz
Length:49:01
Label:RCA Victor
Producer:Dick Peirce

The Music from Peter Gunn is a soundtrack album to the TV series Peter Gunn, composed and conducted by Henry Mancini, and released in January 1959 on RCA Victor. It was the first album ever to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1959. The album was followed by More Music from Peter Gunn, released on RCA Victor in July 1959. In 1998 the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[3]

The opening theme music is notable for its combination of jazz orchestration with a straightforward rock 'n roll beat. In his autobiography Did They Mention the Music? Mancini stated:

The Peter Gunn title theme actually derives more from rock and roll than from jazz. I used guitar and piano in unison, playing what is known in music as an ostinato, which means obstinate. It was sustained throughout the piece, giving it a sinister effect, with some frightened saxophone sounds and some shouting brass. The piece has one chord throughout and a super-simple top line.[4]

The Music from Peter Gunn was selected by the Library of Congress as a 2010 addition to the National Recording Registry, which selects recordings annually that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[5]

The theme from Peter Gunn has been featured in many movies including the "Blues Brothers", "Sixteen Candles", and "Lion King 1 1/2".

Track listings

The Music from Peter Gunn (1959) RCA Victor LPM/LSP-1956

  1. "Peter Gunn" – 2:06
  2. "Sorta Blue" – 2:57
  3. "The Brothers Go to Mother's" – 2:56
  4. "Dreamsville" – 3:51
  5. "Session at Pete's Pad" – 3:57
  6. "Soft Sounds" – 3:35
  7. "Fallout!" – 3:13
  8. "The Floater" – 3:15
  9. "Slow and Easy" – 3:04
  10. "A Profound Gass" – 3:18
  11. "Brief and Breezy" – 3:31
  12. "Not from Dixie" – 4:09

More Music from Peter Gunn (1959) RCA Victor LPM/LSP-2040

  1. "Walkin' Bass" – 4:20
  2. "Timothy" – 2:35
  3. "Joanna" – 2:39
  4. "My Manne Shelly" – 2:35
  5. "Goofin' At The Coffee House" – 4:09
  6. "Odd Ball" – 3:22
  7. "Blue Steel" – 3:39
  8. "The Little Man Theme" – 3:12
  9. "Spook!" – 2:55
  10. "A Quiet Gass" – 3:01
  11. "Lightly" – 3:21
  12. "Blues For Mother's" – 3:16

Personnel

Musicians vary from song to song, but include:[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Schmitt . Al . Droney . Maureen . Al Schmitt - On The Record: The Magic Behind the Music . 2018 . Rowman & Littlefield . Lanham, Maryland, USA . 9781538137666 . 36.
  2. Book: Stanley, Bob . 2022 . Let's Do It - The Birth of Pop Music: A History. The Strength of Strings: Film Soundtracks . Pegasus Books. New York. 539.
  3. https://www.grammy.com/awards/hall-of-fame-award#m
  4. Did They Mention the Music?, Henry Mancini with Gene Lees, Published by Contemporary Books, Inc., 1989, page 87
  5. Web site: The National Recording Registry 2010 . March 13, 2017 . Library of Congress.
  6. Adapted from booklet for 1999 Buddha Records CD reissue

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