22 Oct 2022

Jazz hits the TV

From Inside Out, 5:00 pm on 22 October 2022
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Nick checks out jazz renditions of famous TV themes, including Phil Woods playing The Flintstones, Sun Ra playing Batman, and famous theme tunes written by Vince Guaraldi, Nelson Riddle, and Bob James.

 

 

MUSIC DETAILS:

# Artist: Song: Composer: Album Label: Duration:
1 Shelly Manne & His Men Peter Gunn Theme Mancini Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn Contemporary 02:12
2 Nelson Riddle  Route 66 Theme Riddle Route 66 Theme and Other Great TV Themes Capitol 02:07
3 Vince Guaraldi Linus and Lucy Guaraldi A Charlie Brown Christmas Fantasy 03:05
4 Clark Terry & his Jolly Giants Flintstones Theme Curtin / Hanna / Barbera Clark Terry & his Jolly Giants Vanguard 03:46
5 Sun Ra & the Blues Project Batman Theme Hefti The Sensational Guitars Of Dan & Dale Universe 02:16
6 Bill Evans / Eddie Gomez / Elliot Zigmund Theme from MASH  (Suicide is Painless) Mandel / Altman You Must Believe in Spring Warner 06:02
7 Bob James Angela / Theme from Taxi James Touchdown Tappan Zee 05:46
8 Phil Woods Quintet Theme from Star Trek Courage / Roddenberry Bouquet Concord Jazz 09:44
9 Oscar Peterson and the Singers Unlimited Sesame Street Hart / Raposo / Stone In Tune MPS 02:55
10 Barry Harris It Never Entered My Mind - Flinstones - I Love Lucy Daniel / Adamson For the Moment Uptown 05:56
11 Gary Burton Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs (theme from Frasier) Miller / Phinnessee Departure Concord Jazz 05:16

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