John Barry – The Knack...And How To Get It (Original Motion Picture Score)

 

The Knack …and How to Get It is a 1965 British comedy film directed by Richard Lester and starring Rita Tushingham, Ray Brooks, Michael Crawford, and Donal Donnelly. The screenplay by Charles Wood is based on the 1962 play "The Knack: A Comedy in Three Acts" by Ann Jellicoe. The film is considered emblematic of the Swinging London cultural phenomenon. It was the first movie appearance of Jane Birkin and Charlotte Rampling.

John Barry contributed the jazzy score, which features a memorable organ solo by Alan Haven.

1 The Knack - Main Theme 3:05

2 Here Comes Nancy Now! 2:52

3 Photo Strip 2:37

4 Three On A Bed 4:40

5 Blues And Out 2:47

6 The Knack 2:43

7 And How To Get It 3:04

8 Something's Up! 2:10

9 Doors & Bikes And Things 2:38

10 Ecstasy! 2:30

11 End Title - The Knack 2:35

The Knack...And How To Get It

Miles Davis – Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud (Lift To The Scaffold) - original soundtrack (Complete Recordings)

This soundtrack with the musical cues for Louis Malle's 1958 film Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud was recorded at Le Poste Parisien Studio in Paris on December 4 and 5, 1957.

Jean-Paul Rappeneau, a jazz fan and Malle's assistant at the time, suggested asking Miles Davis to create the film's soundtrack - possibly inspired by the Modern Jazz Quartet's recording for Roger Vadim's Sait-On Jamais (Does One Ever Know), released a few months earlier in 1957.

Davis was booked to perform at the Club Saint-Germain in Paris for November 1957. Rappeneau introduced him to Malle, and Davis agreed to record the music after attending a private screening. On December 4, he brought his four sidemen to the recording studio without having had them prepare anything. Davis only gave the musicians a few rudimentary harmonic sequences he had assembled in his hotel room, and, once the plot was explained, the band improvised without any pre-composed theme, while edited loops of the musically relevant film sequences were projected in the background.

The soundtrack was not released on its own in the USA but ten songs from this soundtrack were released as one side of the album Miles Davis - Jazz Track which received a 1960 Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Performance, Solo Or Small Group.

This soundtrack might also be referred to as Elevator To The Gallows (literal translation of the French title), also known as Frantic in the US, also known as Lift To The Scaffold in the UK.

Original release date: 1958; recording period: Dec 1957

Miles Davis, Trumpet; Barney Wilen, Tenor Saxophone; René Urtreger, Piano; Pierre Michelot, Bass; Kenny Clarke, Drums

This complete recordings version was released in 1988. The original soundtrack to the film, as mixed and edited in 1958, can be heard in tracks 17 to 26.

1 Nuit Sur Les Champs-Élysées (Take 1) 2:25

2 Nuit Sur Les Champs-Élysées (Take 2) 5:20

3 Nuit Sur Les Champs-Élysées (Take 3) (Générique) 2:47

4 Nuit Sur Les Champs-Élysées (Take 4) (Florence Sur Les Champs Élyseés) 2:59

5 Assassinat (Take 1) (Visite Du Vigile) 2:02

6 Assassinat (Take 2) (Julien Dans L'Ascenseur) 2:10

7 Assassinat (Take 3) (L'Assassinat De Carala) 2:10

8 Motel (Dîner Au Motel) 3:56

9 Final (Take 1) 3:05

10 Final (Take 2) 3:00

11 Final (Take 3) (Chez Le Photographe Du Motel) 4:04

12 Ascenseur (Évasion De Julien) 1:57

13 Le Petit Bal (Take 1) 2:40

14 Le Petit Bal (Take 2) (Au Bar Du Petit Bac) 2:53

15 Séquence Voiture (Take 1) 2:56

16 Séquence Voiture (Take 2) (Sur L'Autoroute) 2:16

17 Générique 2:45

18 L'Assassinat De Carala 2:10

19 Sur L'Autoroute 2:15

20 Julien Dans L'Ascenseur 2:07

21 Florence Sur Les Champs-Élyseés 2:50

22 Dîner Au Motel 3:58

23 Évasion De Julien 0:53

24 Visite Du Vigile 2:00

25 Au Bar Du Petit Bac 2:50

26 Chez Le Photographe Du Motel 3:50

Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud

Henry Mancini – Touch Of Evil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

 

Touch of Evil is a 1958 American film noir written and directed by Orson Welles, who also stars. The screenplay was loosely based on Whit Masterson's novel Badge of Evil (1956). The cast included Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff and Marlene Dietrich.

1 Main Title 3:28

2 Borderline Montuna 2:00

3 Strollin' Blues 2:38

4 Orson Around 2:44

5 Reflection 2:59

6 Tana's Theme 2:23

7 Flashing Nuisance 1:35

8 The Boss 1:05

9 Pidgeon Caged 0:55

10 Rock Me To Sleep 2:39

11 The Big Drag 2:19

12 Ku Ku 2:41

13 Susan 2:19

14 Son Of Raunchy 3:01

15 Lease Breaker 2:45

16 Background To Murder 7:20

17 Bar Room Rock 1:14

18 Blue Pianola 3:13

19 Something For Susan 1:38

20 The Chase 1:00

Touch Of Evil

Mancini – The Pink Panther and The Return Of The Pink Panther

 

The Pink Panther

1 The Pink Panther Theme 2:39

2 It Had Better Be Tonight (Instrumental) 1:47

3 Royal Blue 3:12

4 Champagne And Quail 2:46

5 The Village Inn 2:37

6 The Tiber Twist 2:51

7 It Had Better Be Tonight (Vocal) 1:58

8 Cortina 1:55

9 The Lonely Princess 2:28

10 Something For Sellers 2:47

11 Piano And Strings 2:35

12 Shades Of Sennett 1:26

The Return Of The Pink Panther

13 The Pink Panther Theme 3:06

14 The Greatest Gift (Instrumental) 2:19

15 Here's Looking At You, Kid 2:51

16 Summer In Gstaad 2:04

17 So Smooth 4:07

18 The Return Of The Pink Panther (Part I & II) 5:13

19 The Greatest Gift (Vocal) 3:21

20 The Orange Float 3:10

21 Dreamy 3:23

22 Disco 2:08

23 Navel Maneuver 2:16

24 Belly Belly Bum Bum 2:16

25 The Wet Look 3:06

The Pink Panther and The Return Of The Pink Panther

Edwin Astley And His Orchestra – Music From The TV Series The Saint

 

1 Main Theme From The Saint

2 Chaise-Lounge

3 Recumbent Love

4 Ying-Tong-Piddle-Ay-Kilt

5 Staten Island Ferry

6 Mulligat Awney

7 Olaf's Dance

8 Cantina

9 Slinky

10 Halo

11 Swinging Simon

12 The Saint Takes A Ride

Music From The TV Series The Saint                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Henry Mancini – The Jazz Sound From Peter Gunn

 

Henry Mancini – The Jazz Sound From Peter Gunn (Music Composed By Henry Mancini Arranged By Maxwell Davis, Pete Candoli & Bob Florence From The TV Series Peter Gunn)

Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend, lounge singer Edie Hart. The series was broadcast by NBC from September 22, 1958, to 1960 and by ABC in 1960–61. The series was created by Blake Edwards, who, on occasion, was also writer (for 39 episodes) and director (for nine episodes).

According to Vincent Terrace, Peter Gunn was the first detective series whose character was created especially for television, instead of adapted from other media.

The series is probably best remembered today for its music, including the iconic "Peter Gunn Theme", which was nominated for an Emmy Award and two Grammys for Henry Mancini. Subsequently it has been performed and recorded by many jazz, rock and blues musicians. The progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer recorded the song, adding synthesizers. The series was number 17 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1958–59 TV season and number 29 for the 1960–61 TV season.

Tracklist:

Peter Gunn 2:03

Blue Steel 3:11

The Brothers Go To Mother's 2:42

Session At Pete's Pad 3:47

Walkin' Bass 4:02

Dreamsville 3:38

The Little Man Theme 3:07

Sorta Blue 2:54

Goofin' At The Coffee House 3:44

A Quiet Gass 3:23

A Profound Gass 3:08

Fallout ! 3:10

Lightly 2:36

Soft Sounds 3:34

Odd Ball 2:49

The Floater 3:15

Blues For Mother's 2:46

Brief And Breezy 3:27

Joanna 2:44

My Manne Shelly 2:40

Spook ! 2:41

A Ball For John 2:54

Goofin' At The Coffee House (2nd) 3:57

Not From Dixie 4:22

The Jazz Sound From Peter Gunn

John Lurie – African Swim And Manny & Lo (Two Film Scores)

 

John Lurie (born December 14, 1952) is an American musician, painter, actor, director and producer. He co-founded the Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble, has acted in 19 films, including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law; has composed and performed music for 20 television and film works; and he produced, directed, and starred in the Fishing with John television series. In 1996 his soundtrack for Get Shorty was nominated for a Grammy Award, and his album The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Greatest Hits has been praised by critics and fellow musicians.

African Swim

1 Main Titles 3:14

2 Al Al Al Al 3:11

3 Big Trouble 3:09

4 Men Working 1:05

5 Teddy Bears Nik Pop 1:13

6 Sex With Al 1:01

7 Gun Dance 1:05

8 Tomato Fight 1:07

9 Al Is Hated 0:54

10 Vibe Whoops 1:24

11 Goodbye To Peach 2:56

12 African Swim (End Titles) 1:44

Manny & Lo

13 Manny & Lo (Main Titles) 1:59

14 Tiffany's Bedroom 0:40

15 Driving Into Country 1:38

16 Manny With Lunchbox 0:26

17 She's Not A Nurse 0:50

18 Manny Leaves Lo 0:48

19 Monster Trucks 0:32

20 Lo Crawls Through Window 0:58

21 Wild Bill 0:40

22 Dream Elaine Driving 0:41

23 Kidnapping Elaine 2:34

24 Hypnotize The Lizard 0:54

25 Manny & Lo (End Titles) 6:07

John Lurie – African Swim And Manny & Lo

I Gres – Exotic Themes For Films, Radio And TV

 

I Gres are an Italian four-member library music group, consisting of Giorgio Carnini, Roberto Pregadio, Enzo Restuccia and Silvano Chimenti.

This is an interesting compilation of various soundtracks from movies and exotic films of various genres. It has an Italian theme running through it and the individual tracks flow on a stand alone basis. The album is an excellent listen with thought provoking tunes.

The music is a mix of jazz, bossa nova, funk and swing.

Shadow 2:25

Hot Dog 2:31

Voleur 2:05

Moaning 3:36

Minor Bossa 2:04

To Ramsey         3:09

Tropical         2:05

Duo Balls         2:35

Plancton         3:03

Jeannette         2:34

Sweet Steel 2:56

Yellow Green 3:25

To Jean Luc 1:59

To Wes 2:30

Exotic Themes For Films, Radio And TV

Branford Marsalis Quartet Featuring Terence Blanchard – Music From Mo' Better Blues

 

Music From "Mo' Better Blues" is a collaborative album by Branford Marsalis Quartet and Terence Blanchard. It was released in 1990 through Columbia/CBS Records as a soundtrack to Spike Lee's 1990 film Mo' Better Blues. Recording sessions took place at RCA Studios and Sound On Sound in New York. Production was handled by Bill Lee, Delfeayo Marsalis, Raymond Jones and DJ Premier, with Spike Lee serving as executive producer. It features contributions from film stars Cynda Williams, Denzel Washington and Wesley Snipes, and American hip hop duo Gang Starr.

The album peaked at number 63 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. Music video was released for a single "Jazz Thing". In 1991, the soundtrack received a nomination for a Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Album, while the song "Again Never" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards.

1 Harlem Blues 4:50

2 Say Hey 3:18

3 Knocked Out The Box 1:35

4 Again, Never 3:54

5 Mo' Better Blues 3:39

6 Pop Top 40 5:40

7 Beneath The Underdog 5:06

8 Jazz Thing 4:50

9 Harlem Blues (Acapulco Version) 4:47

Music From Mo' Better Blues

The Newton Boys - Music From The Motion Picture

 

The Jim Cullum Jazz Band– The Pearls 3:39

Patty Griffin And Bad Livers– Copenhagen 2:45

Danny Barnes, Buell Neidlinger, Robert Bowlin, Ken Pickard And The Northwest Sinfonia*– True Blue 6:20

Bad Livers– Riverboat Shuffle 3:30

Abra Moore And Bad Livers– Milenberg Joys 4:27

Bad Livers– Alabama Jubilee 4:10

Carl Sonny Leyland– Barrelhouse Drag 2:36

Erik Hokkanen And Bad Livers– Lulu Lou 2:35

Bad Livers– That's A Plenty 2:33

Bad Livers– Jazz Me Blues 2:56

Guy Forsyth And Bad Livers– Wright Or Wrong 2:59

James P. Johnson*– The Dream 3:44

The Northwest Sinfonia*– Gettin' It All 3:43

Kris McKay And Bad Livers– After You've Gone 3:27

The Northwest Sinfonia*– The Great Train Robbery 5:15

The Jim Cullum Jazz Band– Wild Man Blues 4:57

The Newton Boys - Music From The Motion Picture

W.G. Snuffy Walden, Stewart Levin And Jay Gruska – Soundtrack From Thirty Something

 

1 W.G. Snuffy Walden* And Stewart Levin*– Main Title (Extended Version) 3:20

2 W.G. Snuffy Walden*– Begging For Sex, Part 2 2:35

3 Stewart Levin*– Michael And Hope's New Baby 3:54

4 W.G. Snuffy Walden* And Jay Gruska– Another Country (Nancy's Illness) 3:45

5 Stewart Levin*– Post Op 4:15

6 Rickie Lee Jones– It Must Be Love 4:55

7 Stewart Levin*– Nancy And Elliot Take A Train 3:43

8 W.G. Snuffy Walden*– Michael's Dilemma 2:46

9 W.G. Snuffy Walden*– Ellyn's Wedding 2:38

10 Ray Charles– Come Rain Or Come Shine 3:43

11 W.G. Snuffy Walden* And Jay Gruska– Life Class (Nancy's Museum Fantasy) 2:58

12 Stewart Levin*– Second Look 3:26

13 Stewart Levin*– Hot Butter (Miles Comes To Dinner) 2:22

14 W.G. Snuffy Walden*– Melissa And Men 1:51

15 Stewart Levin*– The Go Between 2:42

16 W.G. Snuffy Walden*– Gary's Funeral 3:02

17 Karla Bonoff– The Water Is Wide 4:58

18 W.G. Snuffy Walden* And Stewart Levin*– Main Title (Air Version) 1:15

Soundtrack From Thirty Something

Mark Isham Featuring Charles Lloyd – Afterglow (Music From The Motion Picture)

 

1 After The Glow Has Gone 7:16

2 Yeses, Noes And In-Betweens 4:57

3 A Life Suspended 6:33

4 Hope And Charity 7:12

5 For Charles 7:22

6 Yeses And Noes 5:28

7 Undecided 3:31

8 The Frenzy 7:09

9 Afterglow 8:27

10 Afterglow - Reprise 1:46

Afterglow (Music From The Motion Picture)

Hannah And Her Sisters (A Selection Of Music From The Motion Picture)

 

Harry James – You Made Me Love You

Harry James – I've Heard That Song Before

Lloyd Nolan & Maureen O'Sullivan– Bewitched

Dick Hyman– Piano Medly

Dick Hyman– It Could Happen To You

Dick Hyman– Polkadots And Moonbeams

Dick Hyman– Avalon

Dick Hyman– Just You, Just Me

George Malcolm & Simon Preston– Concerto For Harpsichord In F Minor - 2nd Movement

Count Basie Orchestra– Back To The Apple

Bobby Short– I'm In Love Again

Derek Smith– You Are Too Beautiful

Roy Eldridge– If I Had You

Derek Smith– Isn't It Romantic

Hannah And Her Sisters

The Majestic (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Mark Isham and various artists

 

The Majestic is a 2001 American romantic drama film directed and produced by Frank Darabont, written by Michael Sloane, and starring Jim Carrey in the leading role. The film depicts a 1950's Hollywood screenwriter suspected of being a communist. After suffering amnesia as the result of a road accident, he is taken in by the residents of a small town, who mistake him for a local resident who went MIA while serving in the military during World War II.

1 The Spencer Wyatt Big Band– Blue Note Boogie 4:26

2 Nat King Cole– Orange Colored Sky 2:35

3 The Spencer Wyatt Big Band– Begin The Beguine 2:59

4 The Spencer Wyatt Big Band– Stranger On The Shore 5:26

5 Jim Cox– Boogie Woogie Stomp 4:52

6 The Mills Brothers– Paper Doll 2:39

7 Jim Cox– Dizzy [Piano Version] 3:40

8 The Spencer Wyatt Big Band– Blues In The Bucket 4:05

9 Jim Cox– Aunt Hagar's Blues 4:13

10 Chet Baker– Over The Rainbow 3:30

11 Nat King Cole– I Remember You 3:15

12 Mark Isham– The Bridge 5:45

13 Mark Isham– Luke And Adele 7:49

14 Mark Isham– The Majestic And The Magic 7:49

The Majestic

The Lost City (Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture) - music by Andy Garcia and various artists

 

1-1 Chocolate*– Beautiful Cuba (Instrumental)

1-2 Cachao– Mambo

1-3 The Lost City Orchestra– A La Antigua

1-4 The Lost City Orchestra– Danza Lucumi

1-5 The Lost City Orchestra– La Comparsa

1-6 Orquesta Sensación– Macorina

1-7 Conjunto Guaguanco Matancero– Los Munequitos

1-8 The Lost City Orchestra– Ricardo's Theme

1-9 The Lost City Orchestra– Fico Meets Che

1-10 Rubén González– Si Te Contara

1-11 The Lost City Orchestra– Ricardo Meets Che

1-12 Lázaro Galarraga & The Cineson All Stars– Avisale A Mi Contrario

1-13 Cachao & The Cineson All Stars– Goza Mi Mambo Cubano

1-14 Andy Garcia & The Cineson All Stars– Solitude / Leonela's Death

1-15 Chappottin Y Sus Estrellas– Yo Si Como Candela

1-16 Lázaro Galarraga & The Cineson All Stars– Attack On Palace

1-17 Andy Garcia & The Cineson All Stars– Sugar Cane Fields

1-18 Lázaro Galarraga & The Cineson All Stars– Rumba For Luis

1-19 Cachao– A Gozar Con Mi Combo

1-20 Omar Sosa– Otra Cosa

1-21 Cachao– Mariano Social Club

1-22 Nohema Fernandez– Berceuse Campseina

1-23 Beny More*– Que Bueno Baila Usted

1-24 Septeto Nacional De Ignacio Pinerio*– Suavecito

1-25 Cachao– Cachao's Guirro

2-1 Rolando La Serie– Amalia Batista

2-2 Rolando Laserie*– Tenia Que Ser Asi

2-3 Lázaro Galarraga & The Cineson All Stars– Eleggua

2-4 Cachao & The Cineson All Stars– Si Me Pudieras Querer

2-5 The Cineson All Stars– Fidel Arrives / El Mayoral

2-6 Andy Garcia & The Lost City Orchestra– Fico Watts / Pidgeon / Aurora

2-7 Lázaro Galarraga & The Cineson All Stars– Consuelate Como Yo

2-8 The Lost City Orchestra– La Bella Cubana

2-9 Trio Matamoros– Te Pico La Abeja

2-10 Andy Garcia & The Lost City Orchestra– Donoso's Death

2-11 Cachao & The Cineson All Stars– Guajira Clasica

2-12 María Teresa Vera– Veinte Anos

2-13 Justo Almario– Fico Decides

2-14 The Lost City Orchestra– The Lost City

2-15 Bola De Nieve– Si Me Pudieras Querer

2-16 Marco Rizo– Adios A Cuba

2-17 Duke Ellington / Coleman Hawkins– Limbo Jazz

2-18 Andy Garcia & Danilo Lozano– Lansky Returns

2-19 Cachao & The Cineson All Stars– Cuba Linda

2-20 Andy Garcia & The Cineson All Stars– La Ciudad Perdida

The Lost City 

Dick Tracy (1990) - selections from the film - various artists

 

1 k.d. lang And Take 6– Ridin' The Rails 2:17

2 Jeff Vincent And Andy Paley– Pep, Vim And Verve 3:21

3 Jerry Lee Lewis– It Was The Whiskey Talkin' (Not Me) 3:39

4 Brenda Lee– You're In The Doghouse Now 1:58

5 Andy Paley– Some Lucky Day 2:33

6 Tommy Page– Blue Nights 2:44

7 August Darnell– Wicked Woman, Foolish Man 2:12

8 Patti Austin– The Confidence Man 2:23

9 Erasure– Looking Glass Sea 2:45

10 Ice-T– Dick Tracy 2:37

11 LaVern Baker– Slow Rollin' Mama 2:24

12 Al Jarreau– Rompin' & Stompin' 2:05

13 Darlene Love– Mr. Fix-It (1930's Version) 2:50

14 Darlene Love– Mr. Fix-It 3:15

15 Jerry Lee Lewis– It Was The Whiskey Talkin' (Not Me) (Rock & Roll Version) 2:55

16 Ice-T– Dick Tracy (90's Mix) 5:28

17 Ofra Haza With Duncan Dhu– Herida De Miel 3:04

18 Les Negresses Vertes– Mama Mia 3:42

Dick Tracy

Music From and Inspired By the Robert Altman Film Short Cuts

 

The Short Cuts Soundtrack was released in 1993 as the soundtrack album for the film Short Cuts. The album was released by the Imago Recording Company.

Several well-known musicians provided material for this album, including Bono and The Edge from U2, Elvis Costello and Iggy Pop. Michael Stipe from R.E.M. makes a guest vocal appearance on one track.

Most of the songs are performed by jazz singer Annie Ross, who appears in the film. Actress Lori Singer performs cello on three classical compositions.

1 sound effect – Open On Helicopters

2 Annie Ross & The Low Note Quintet– Conversation On A Barstool

3 Annie Ross & The Low Note Quintet– To Hell With Love

4 Annie Ross & The Low Note Quintet– Punishing Kiss

5 Lori Singer & The Trout Quartet– Cello Concerto In B Minor

6 Annie Ross & The Low Note Quintet– Blue

7 Annie Ross & The Low Note Quintet– Evil California (These Blues)

8 Lori Singer– "Berceuse" From "The Firebird Suite"

9 Annie Ross & The Low Note Quintet– A Thousand Years

10 Lori Singer & The Trout Quartet– Cello Concerto No. 2, Opus 30

11 Annie Ross & The Low Note Quintet– Imitation Of A Kiss

12 Annie Ross & The Low Note Quintet– Full Moon

13 Annie Ross & The Low Note Quintet– I Don't Know You

14 The Low Note Quintet– Nothing Can Stop Me Now

15 sound effect  – Earthquake

Ending Credit Music Medley :

16a Annie Ross & The Low Note Quintet– Prisoner Of Life

16b Annie Ross & The Low Note Quintet– I'm Gonna Go Fishin'

17 Thomas Tree & Cory J. Coppage – How Does She Do It So Quickly?

Short Cuts

Henry Mancini – The Music From Peter Gunn (TV Series)

 

Peter Gunn was an American private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend Edie Hart. The series aired on NBC from September 22, 1958 to 1960 and on ABC in 1960–1961. The series was created by Blake Edwards, who, on occasion, was also writer (for 39 episodes) and director (for nine episodes).

Peter Gunn is notable for being the first televised detective program whose character was created for television, instead of adapted from other media. The series is probably best remembered today for its music, including the "Peter Gunn Theme", which was nominated for an Emmy Award and two Grammys for Henry Mancini. Subsequently it was performed and recorded by many jazz, rock and blues musicians. 

The show's use of modern jazz music was a distinctive touch that helped set the standard for many years to come, with cool jazz themes accompanying every move Gunn made. The music, composed by Henry Mancini, was performed by a small jazz ensemble which included a number of prominent Los Angeles-based jazz and studio musicians. Trumpeter Pete Candoli, alto saxophonist Ted Nash, flutist Ronny Lang, trombonist Dick Nash, and pianist and future composer John Williams provided most of the improvised jazz solos. Williams plays the piano part on the title music ostinato.

Prominent jazz musicians occasionally made on-screen appearances. Trumpeter Shorty Rogers appeared in the episode titled "The Frog" playing flugelhorn as Lola sings "How High the Moon". Drummer Shelly Manne, in addition to performing on the soundtrack album, was credited with a Special Guest role in the 1959 episode "Keep Smiling" playing drums in the "Bamboo Club" combo. Brazilian guitarist Laurindo Almeida plays guitar as himself in the 1959 episode "Skin Deep".

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."

1 Peter Gunn
2 Sorta Blue
3 The Brothers Go To Mother's
4 Dreamsville
5 Session At Pete's Pad
6 Soft Sounds
7 Fallout!
8 The Floater
9 Slow And Easy
10 A Profound Gass
11 Brief And Breezy
12 Not From Dixie
Bonus Tracks
13 Walkin' Bass
14 Blue Steel
15 Spook!
16 Blues For Mother's

The Music From Peter Gunn