NeejaHalycon 0 Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 Does anyone know what Williams did on the TV series Peter Gunn, circa 1958? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 Does anyone know what Williams did on the TV series Peter Gunn, circa 1958?Yes, that's him on piano.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Awalt 0 Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 They just put up a Peter Gunn album on iTunes if anyone's interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeejaHalycon 0 Posted February 14, 2004 Author Share Posted February 14, 2004 Right, Williams is listed as an artist after Henry Mancini. I didn't know if he'd done some orchestrations for it or something like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 Nope- just performer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,260 Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 And on several other Mancini albuns. Those include "More music from Peter Gunn", "Mr. Lucky", "Combo", "The Blues and the BEat" and "The Mancini Touch". He as also played on "Breatckfast at Tifanny's" and on a few other Mancini scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeekUYoda 0 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 <<Serious bump!>>I just got the Peter Gunn CD, finally. What fun! There's way more to Williams on piano than just the "Peter Gunn riff" on this CD. There's some great jazz solos on there, but it just makes me smile to listen to it, knowing that it's JW. Miguel, I was searching for a thread on this CD, and I ran across the list from your website of JW playing piano on other people's scores. Is this the right version of West Side Story? If so, that's next on the list, along with The Pink Panther! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,260 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 <<Serious bump!>>I just got the Peter Gunn CD, finally. What fun! There's way more to Williams on piano than just the "Peter Gunn riff" on this CD. There's some great jazz solos on there, but it just makes me smile to listen to it, knowing that it's JW. Miguel, I was searching for a thread on this CD, and I ran across the list from your website of JW playing piano on other people's scores. Is this the right version of West Side Story? If so, that's next on the list, along with The Pink Panther!Katlin, that the one. But be aware that there aren't any real solos. Williams was the session pianist on that one, and one probably don't hear him that much. I have it, but haven't listened to it in ages, so I don't remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeekUYoda 0 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Thanks Miguel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,260 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Thanks Miguel!You're very welcome, my dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 I love the Peter Gunn theme, but the tracks on my Ultimate Mancini compilation do just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 What with a topic reading "WILLIAMS ON PETER GUNN"...You can interpret that many ways you like, my friends. Only my sick, demented mind would even mention such a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Oh you crazy Hitch.Williams also plays piano on Goldsmith's Studs Lonigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,453 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Listening to this now, perfect background music for a sunny, Corona-isolated day out on the balcony. I'm struck again by Williams' beautiful piano playing, especially the elegant, dreamy piano swirls in "Dreamsville". 27 years old at the time, what a talent we (sorta) lost....but obviously gained another. Just listen to them fingers go at about 0:58. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 The Blues Brothers theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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