Henry Mancini

This release contains the complete original Henry Mancini best selling albums The Music From Peter Gunn and More Music From Peter Gunn, both presenting Mancini’s popular scores for the celebrated Blake Edwards’ Peter Gunn TV series and featuring celebrated West Coast jazzmen. Also includes, two further complete LPs presenting alternative versions of this music by Pete Candoli and Ted Nash, plus a single tune by Shelly Manne omitted from the companion volume Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn (AJC 99012).

All compositions by HENRY MANCINI

CD 1 [1-12] Henry Mancini: The Music From Peter Gunn (RCA Victor): Henry Mancini & his Orchestra, featuring:
Pete Candoli (tp), Dick Nash, Milt Bernhart (tb), Ted Nash (as), Ronie Lang (bar), Lary Bunker (vib), John Towner Wiliams (p), Rolie Bundock (b), Jack Sperling (d), Henry Mancini (comp, cond). Hollywood, August 26 & 31, September 4 & 29, 1958.

CD 1 [13-23] & CD2 [1]: Henry Mancini: More Music From Peter Gunn (RCA Victor): Henry Mancini & his Orchestra, featuring:
Conrad Gozzo, Pete Candoli (tp), Dick Nash (tb), Vince DeRosa, John Gras (fhr), Ted Nash (as, pic, alto-fl), Plas Johnson (ts), Ronie Lang (bar, alto-fl), Victor Feldman, Lary Bunker (vib), John Towner Wiliams (p), Bob Bain (g), Joe Mondragon (b), Shely Mane or Alvin Stoler (d), Henry Mancini (comp, cond).
Hollywood, February 17 & March 5-6, 1959.

BONUS ALBUMS:

CD 2 [2-12] Pete Candoli: More Peter Gunn (Dot): Pete Candoli & his Orchestra featuring: Pete Candoli (tp, arr, cond), Conte Candoli (tp) Milt Bernhart , Dick Nash (tb), Ted Nash, Ronie Lang (as), Lary Bunker (vib), Russ Freman or Jimy Rowles (p), Vincent Teri (g), Red Mitchel (b), Frank Cap (d). Hollywood, April 28 & May 7, 1959.

CD 2 [13-22] Ted Nash & Maxwell Davis: Peter Gunn (Crown) Ted Nash & his Orchestra featuring: Pete Candoli (tp), Frank Rosolino, Dick Nash, Dave Wels (tb), Ted Nash (as, fl, cond), Ronie Lang (bar), Lary Bunker (vib), John Towner Wiliams or Russ Freman (p), Rolie Bundock (b), Alvin Stoler (d), Maxwel Davis (arr, dir). Los Angeles, 1958.
Bonus track: CD 2 [23] From Shelly Manne & His Men Son Of Gunn!! Victor Feldman (vib), Russ Freman (p), Monty Budwig (b), Shely Mane (d). Los Angeles, May 26, 1959.

Disc 1: 77:58

01 Peter Gunn
02 Sorta Blue
03 The Brothers Go To Mother´s
04 Dreamsville
05 Session At Pete´s Pad
06 Soft Sounds
07 Fallout!
08 The Floater
09 Slow And Easy
10 A Profound Glass
11 Brief And Breezy
12 Not From Dixie
13 Walkin´ Bass
14 Timothy
15 Joanna
16 My Manne Shelly
17 Goofin´ At The Coffee House
18 Odd Ball
19 Blue Steel
20 The Little Man Theme
21 Spook!
22 A Quiet Glass
23 Lightly


Disc 2: 74:07

01 Blues For Mother´s
02 Spook!
03 Blue Steel
04 Odd Ball
05 My Manne Shelly
06 Lightly
07 A Quiet Gass
08 Joanna
09 Blues For Mother´s
10 Walkin´ Bass
11 Goofin´ At The Coffee House
12 The Little Man Theme
13 Peter Gunn
14 Session At Pete´s Pad
15 Dreamsville
16 Fallout!
17 The Brothers Go To Mother´s
18 Sorta Blue
19 A Profound Gass
20 Soft Sounds
21 The Floater
22 Brief And Breezy
23 Walkin´ Bass

See 20-page booklet for complete information