Shelly Manne

This release contains all of the music recorded by Shelly Manne and His Men in a sextet format playing the songs from Henry Mancini's score for Peter Gunn. It was one of the first television shows to have its own original score and it was the first to feature a modern jazz soundtrack.


PERSONNEL:

[1-10] SHELLY MANNE & HIS MEN PLAY PETER GUNN:

CONTE CANDOLI, trumpet
HERB GELLER, añto sax
VICTOR FELDMAN, vibes, marimba
RUSS FREEMAN, piano
MONTY BUDWIG, bass
SHELLY MANNE, drums
Los Angeles, January 19-20, 1959.


[11-19] SON OF GUNN!!:
JOE GORDON, trumpet
RICHIE KAMUCA, tenor sax
VICTOR FELDMANvibes, marimba
RUSS FREEMAN, piano
MONTY BUDWIG, bass
SHELLY MANNE, drums.
Los Angeles, May 21 & 26, 1959.

TRACKS:

01. Peter Gunn
02. The Floater
03. Sorta Blue
04. The Brothers
05. Soft Sounds
06. Fallout!
07. Slow
08. Brief And Breezy
09. Dreamsville
10. A Profound Gass
11. Odd Ball
12. Blue Steel
13. Spook!
14. Joanna
15. Goofin' At The Coffee House
16. My Manne Shelly
17. Blues For Mother's
18. A Quiet Gass
19. Lightly

Total Time: 79:29

Note:
The tune Walkin' Bass, from Son of Gunn!!, which doesn't include either Gordon or Kamuca, couldn't be included here due to time limitations. It appears, however, on our companion volume Henry Mancini: The Mus