371 Henry Mancini (1924-1994) “Peter Gunn Theme” 1959

“It was the time of so-called cool West Coast jazz…And that was the sound that came to me, the walking bass and drums. The ‘Peter Gunn’ title theme actually derives more from rock and roll than from jazz…It has been played through the years by school marching bands as well as rock bands throughout the world. The synth group The Art of Noise had a major hit with it in 1987. Never has so much been made of so little” (Henry Mancini, Did They Mention the Music?, 1989). 

Henry Mancini “Peter Gunn Theme”