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Peter Gunn is an album by saxophonist/conductor Ted Nash, led by Nash and arranged and produced by Maxwell Davis that was recorded in 1959 and released on the Crown label. The album is not Henry Mancini’s popular score of the TV series Peter Gunn, which featured Nash playing “Dreamsville” on the original soundtrack, but a reinterpretation of the compositions issued to take advantage of the popularity of the series and theme

Track listing:
All compositions by Henry Mancini

“Peter Gunn” – 2:03
“Sorta Blue” – 2:54
“The Brothers Go to Mothers” – 2:42
“Dreamsville” – 3:38
“Soft Sounds” – 3:34
“Fallout !” – 3:10
“The Floater” – 3:15
“Session at Pete’s Pad” – 3:47
“A Profound Gass” – 3:08
“Brief and Breezy” – 3:27

Personnel:
Ted Nash – alto saxophone, flute, conductor
Pete Candoli – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 8)
Dick Nash – trombone (tracks 1-5 & 8)
Ronnie Lang – baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 8)
John T. Williams (tracks 1-5 & 8), Russ Freeman (tracks 6, 7, 9 & 10) – piano
Larry Bunker – vibraphone
Tony Rizzi – guitar (tracks 6, 7, 9 & 10)
Cliff Hils (tracks 6, 7, 9 & 10), Rolly Bundock (tracks 1-5 & 8) – bass
Alvin Stoller – drums
Joe Triscari, Larry Sullivan, Uan Rasey – trumpet (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 8)
David Wells, Jimmy Priddy, Karl de Karske – trombone (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 8)
Art Maebe Jr., George Hyde, Jim Decker, Bill Hinshaw – French horn (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 8)
Maxwell Davis – arranger

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Released: 1959
Recorded: 1959
Studio: Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, California
Length: 31:38
Label: Crown
CLP 5101/CST 138
Producer: Maxwell Davis