ghost of miles Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 (edited) Hey all, I'm working on a Night Lights show about jazz recordings of TV themes and have been putting together a list of some obvious candidates (Shelly Manne and "Peter Gunn") and perhaps not so obvious (Ornette Coleman and "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman"). What can you think of or suggest? It can be either covers/interpretations or the original recordings (thinking here of Nelson Riddle and "Route 66," for example). I've come up with quite a few, but I always like to check in with the Organissimo brain-trust for recommendations. (Along these same lines, there's a fun new CD out from pianist Randy Waldman: Superheroes. I played his version of Oliver Nelson's theme for "The Six Million Dollar Man" on my afternoon show today.) Edited October 8, 2018 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 And good luck finding that ANYWHERE> If you do, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 Better quality, full opening: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 AAron Bell also did a jazz recording of the music from Victory at Sea. Did anyone ever cover Ellington's Asphalt Jungle? Or if you're doing original jazz scores I think Benny Carter did one for another early cop show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 M Squad, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 The following by Billy Taylor was used by BBC for their main film review programme for decades.. https://youtu.be/k4lRmG_UXy8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 Mundell Lowe did a whole LP of them called TV Action Jazz We're playing a pretty hip arr. of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood as a samba in a big band I'm playing with. I don't know which band recorded it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 David, I have a compilation cassette of Nelson Riddle playing "Route 66 and Other TV Themes," but I'm not sure how many you would consider jazz. I also have a CD which combines the soundtracks of Mike Hammer and M Squad. These are "jazzy" but you might not consider them jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted October 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) 37 minutes ago, GA Russell said: David, I have a compilation cassette of Nelson Riddle playing "Route 66 and Other TV Themes," but I'm not sure how many you would consider jazz. I also have a CD which combines the soundtracks of Mike Hammer and M Squad. These are "jazzy" but you might not consider them jazz. I have both of those too! I also have Mundell Lowe's TV ACTION JAZZ cd. Thanks for all of the suggestions so far, everybody. Some others I'm considering: Bill Evans, "Suicide Is Painless (Theme From MASH)" Bob James, "Angela (Theme From Taxi)" Phil Woods, "Theme From Star Trek" Betty Carter, "Theme From Dr. Kildare" Pete Rugolo, "Naked City" Earle Hagen, "I Spy" ... in addition to the aforementioned Shelly Manne and Ornette Coleman. Maybe a good version of the theme from "Mannix," too? "Mission: Impossible"? Has any jazz artist done the Flinstones theme? I remember Sting's circa-BRING ON THE NIGHT group jamming on it in a documentary about his Brandford-era band. Edited October 9, 2018 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 I forgot about the Earle Hagen I Spy soundtrack. That's a good one, though again more jazzy than jazz. I bought the TV Mission: Impossible soundtrack CD from BMG, but never opened it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) I have a vague memory of a jazz version of the soundtrack to a show called "Checkmate". Yes here it is: Shelly Mann! https://smile.amazon.com/Checkmate-Bonus-Tracks-Shelly-Manne/dp/B00HWCCN6S/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1539065295&sr=1-3&keywords=checkmate&dpID=51Gu1efEfbL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch Edited October 9, 2018 by medjuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BillF Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) 11 hours ago, ghost of miles said: I have both of those too! I also have Mundell Lowe's TV ACTION JAZZ cd. Thanks for all of the suggestions so far, everybody. Some others I'm considering: Bill Evans, "Suicide Is Painless (Theme From MASH)" Bob James, "Angela (Theme From Taxi)" Phil Woods, "Theme From Star Trek" Betty Carter, "Theme From Dr. Kildare" Pete Rugolo, "Naked City" Earle Hagen, "I Spy" ... in addition to the aforementioned Shelly Manne and Ornette Coleman. Maybe a good version of the theme from "Mannix," too? "Mission: Impossible"? Has any jazz artist done the Flinstones theme? I remember Sting's circa-BRING ON THE NIGHT group jamming on it in a documentary about his Brandford-era band. Many jazz artists have done the Flintstones theme. (Just look under Flintstones Theme in Songs on Spotify). I particularly like the version by John Fedchock's New York Big Band. Edited October 9, 2018 by BillF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) Some more jazzy UK ones from boththe BBC and ITV - Joe Harriott/John Mayer ‘Acka Raga’ (theme from Ask The Family/ BBC) Harry South - theme from ‘The Sweeney’ (ITV) Frank Ricotti - theme from ‘The Beiderbecke Connection’ (ITV) John Dankworth - theme from ‘Tomorrow’s World’ (BBC) Edited October 9, 2018 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 In addition to the Aaron Bell LPs of 77 Sunset Strip and Victory At Sea already mentioned above, here are some LPs I picked up through the years (for the fun of it - as "period" jazzy lounge oddities): https://www.discogs.com/de/Video-All-Stars-TV-Jazz-Themes/release/2342371 https://www.discogs.com/de/Harry-Betts-His-Orchestra-The-Jazz-Soul-Of-Doctor-Kildare/release/6464553 https://www.discogs.com/de/Metropolitan-Jazz-Quartet-Plays-The-Great-Themes-From-TV-Shows/release/5511023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 The M*A*S*H them was the same as the movie, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 Yes, without the lyrics (suicide is painless...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 if I remember correctly, Barry Harris recorded "I Love Lucy". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 6 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said: https://www.discogs.com/de/Harry-Betts-His-Orchestra-The-Jazz-Soul-Of-Doctor-Kildare/release/646455 "The Jazz Soul of Doctor Kildare""!! Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 9 minutes ago, Peter Friedman said: if I remember correctly, Barry Harris recorded "I Love Lucy". Not sure about that, but there is this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, medjuck said: "The Jazz Soul of Doctor Kildare""!! Wow. Regardless of how one feels about every detail of the recordings, you must admit that the lineup is quite something ... And actually the "Dr Kildare" track is just one of many different TV features ... Edited October 9, 2018 by Big Beat Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 I seem to recall Maynard doing Star Trek? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 26 minutes ago, JSngry said: I seem to recall Maynard doing Star Trek? I have a vague recollection that Larry King used a bit of this as a bumper during his overnight (at least where I grew up) AM talk show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 would Roger Kellaway's recording of "Remembering You" count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) Clark Terry also did The Flintstones. I worked under the arranger/conductor/pianist, Leo De Lyon, a pisser of a guy, who did the voice of Benny in the cartoon 'Top Cat'. He could whistle and sing at the same time, and used to entertain the guys in the band by whistling and singing Bach Inventions. There was a lot of big band swing influence in TC and other cartoons like The Jetsons. Hoyt Curtin was the composer of a lot of that stuff for Hanna-Barbera Edited October 10, 2018 by sgcim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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