Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn

Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn
Studio album by
Shelly Manne & His Men
Released1959
RecordedJanuary 19 & 20, 1959
StudioContemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length41:42
LabelContemporary
M3560/S7560
ProducerLester Koenig
Shelly Manne chronology
Bells Are Ringing
(1958) 		Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn
(1959) 		Son of Gunn!!
(1959)

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. It was recorded in 1959 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

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".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Henry Mancini

  1. "Peter Gunn" - 2:12
  2. "The Floater" - 4:29
  3. "Sorta Blue" - 4:10
  4. "The Brothers" - 4:24
  5. "Soft Sounds" - 4:16
  6. "Fallout" - 4:34
  7. "Slow and Easy" - 5:56
  8. "Brief and Breezy" - 4:03
  9. "Dreamsville" - 3:50
  10. "A Profound Gass" - 3:48

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 936. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.