That's why I LISTEN to music. I Don't generally watch it. I hated the MTV generation and its requirement that you were "good looking" and had a show in order to present music.
I remember hearing my first live jazz band concert at a college. This was after going to lots of rock concerts. The jazz band blew me out of my seat, I was hooked. I had the pleasure of going to the Monterey Jezz Festival and hearing lots of the greatest, but the premiere was attending a Count Basie and his orchestra concert in San Luis Obispo. Wow!!!
When I was a teenager I used to play both of those on the piano!😆 Its so wonderful to watch Henry Mancini's orchestra play with no electronic / computerized influences at all!
Back in '74 my head was far too full of Mott the Hoople, T.Rex, Yes, Sparks, Bowie, Roxy Music etc etc to be interested in old man music. Now I'm an old man myself I can appreciated it so much more 😀.
We use to have a few FM stations that played instrumental music and some film scores, then it became only one AM station....now it's not any. Just Talk shows and music you couldn't possibly sit and relax with. This is what they think people want. What a damn shame....
He is one of my two favorite composers and I just love his big band style and execution. I had forgotten how intense he was both playing and directing.
I'm impressed by the saxophone section that play not only saxophones but clarinet, flute and piccolo. Sure, clarinet and saxophone are similar, but definitely not the same, but flute is entirely different.
@@paulpearson99 The fingerings may be similar, but the embouchure is entirely different. Clarinet and saxophone are probably the closest, but even they are fairly different. Fingerings are similar for the lower clarinet register, but because a clarinet overblows a 12th the upper register is different.
@@utha2665 true. It's been years since I played sax, and I never learned the flute. But several friends in college played all three and commented that the similar fingerings made it easier
@@paulpearson99 It'd certainly help, for sure. Maybe it was just me, but I tried to get a sound out of a flute many a time and it just left me lightheaded. 😂😂
if you’re going to play woodwinds in any kind of jazz band, you better know how to double and triple up your instruments. as a sax player, you never know if they’re going to hand you a clarinet, or aa flute part.
There towards the end of the "Peter Gunn Theme" it kinda morphed into music for a chase scene in a 70's TV show like Starsky & Hutch or movie like Dirty Harry.
Greetings from Brasil! I was born at 1977, 3 years after this recording. But this musics bring me back to childhood . Pink Panther (Pantera Cor de Rosa) TV show, Peter Gunn sing at Blues Brothers (Os Irmãos Cara de Pau) movie, and Baby Elephant Walk (O Passo do Elefantinho), we sang at kindergarten . Mancini, a great genius!
I grew up with this among a lot of other great stuff. My dad's only rule on music was it had to be Good, whatever the genre. It never leaves your head either!
👍👌👏 Oh WOW, simply fantastic!🙌 Every musician in this orchestra seems to be a real master. Thanks a lot for uploading and sharing. Best regards, luck and health in particular.
A bunch of apparently square, middle-aged blokes - most wearing specs - turn out to be cool and skilful. Imagine having a Dad or Grandad who could play like that!
Mancini is an absolute genius. I always believe that the simpliest is the hardest. It's soooo difficult to reach so much people with something so apparently simple... PD: when I listen Peter Gunn I instantly remember The Blues Brothers XD
This performance is the musical embodiment of C.S. Lewis's quote, "When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." Serious musicians having some fun with pieces that demand you don't take them too seriously.
That was made before I was born, but I still love it. (Also, when I hear the Peter Gunn theme, all I can picture is either the video game Spy Hunter or the Monty Python skit The Bishop.) Thanks for the music, Henry.
So great to see all these videos! Been a Mancini fan my whole life and love that I finally get to see Hank and his musicians in action. Thank you for posting and please keep them coming!
Peter Gunn - the pianist on the original recording is another national treasure - a young guy named "Johnny" Williams!
Meh, that kid is a flash in the pan
Interesting!
Later known as just ''John Williams''.
@@albertaldrich.3063 his son is Joseph Williams of Toto
I did not know that. Thanks so very much 🙏😎
Not only was Henry Mancini a great composer, he was also a master arrainger, and a master of the medley.
Exactly
Mancini is a national treasure. I love all his music, but the Peter Gunn Theme is, by far, my favorite.
He was, may he rest in peace.
Soundtrack from Breakfast at Tiffany's is great too.
Henry Mancini,James Last, Herb Alpert. Great music is a joy forever.
Absolutely ❤
Also Nelson Riddle.
Old enough to hear it in the 60"s but still sounds great.
King of Cool!!!
Full neck shirt, & tie, with a jacket, playing everything!
Give them all a cold drink, starting with the drummer!
Gotta love the guy on drums.
How can anyone NOT like Henry Mancini? I must have 50 of his records, maybe more. Probably a lot more. 🙂
I've got several myself.
Good taste!
I don't know who hates him, but he's one of the best. I sing along to this, and I play some of his stuff on my piano.
I was a young teenager at this time. I thought holy cow, good musicians beat showmanship everyday. This inspired me to learn how to play my clarinet.
That's why I LISTEN to music. I Don't generally watch it. I hated the MTV generation and its requirement that you were "good looking" and had a show in order to present music.
I remember hearing my first live jazz band concert at a college. This was after going to lots of rock concerts. The jazz band blew me out of my seat, I was hooked. I had the pleasure of going to the Monterey Jezz Festival and hearing lots of the greatest, but the premiere was attending a Count Basie and his orchestra concert in San Luis Obispo. Wow!!!
@@RandallvanOosten-ln5wf I got to see Maynard Ferguson in concert in the mid-70s.
When I was a teenager I used to play both of those on the piano!😆 Its so wonderful to watch Henry Mancini's orchestra play with no electronic / computerized influences at all!
Yes!
I bought a record of Mr Mancini and this music back when he first came to popularity mid '60s. Still have it.
Nice
Love this. Amazing how everyone is playing together flawlessly. Love 'Baby Elephant Walk.'
With the dynamic Ronnie Verrell on triangle and drums!
I love how Mr. Mancini lets his musicians cut loose a little, so cool 😎
Back in '74 my head was far too full of Mott the Hoople, T.Rex, Yes, Sparks, Bowie, Roxy Music etc etc to be interested in old man music. Now I'm an old man myself I can appreciated it so much more 😀.
I love T. Re,and movie as well.
This should have WAY more than 65k views!
The grooves, the ensemble work, and the solo work are all beyond hot. 🔥 Respect. ❤
Yes. That orchestra was tight and on it, and also could just wail on their solos.
Yeah!
We use to have a few FM stations that played instrumental music and some film scores, then it became only one AM station....now it's not any. Just Talk shows and music you couldn't possibly sit and relax with. This is what they think people want. What a damn shame....
He is one of my two favorite composers and I just love his big band style and execution. I had forgotten how intense he was both playing and directing.
Definitely one of my favorite composers.
One of my favourites as well. And on my playlist.
I love Baby Elephant Walk!
I'm impressed by the saxophone section that play not only saxophones but clarinet, flute and piccolo. Sure, clarinet and saxophone are similar, but definitely not the same, but flute is entirely different.
It's actually not uncommon for sax players to play the flute. If I recall, the fingerings are similar.
@@paulpearson99 The fingerings may be similar, but the embouchure is entirely different. Clarinet and saxophone are probably the closest, but even they are fairly different. Fingerings are similar for the lower clarinet register, but because a clarinet overblows a 12th the upper register is different.
@@utha2665 true. It's been years since I played sax, and I never learned the flute. But several friends in college played all three and commented that the similar fingerings made it easier
@@paulpearson99 It'd certainly help, for sure. Maybe it was just me, but I tried to get a sound out of a flute many a time and it just left me lightheaded. 😂😂
if you’re going to play woodwinds in any kind of jazz band, you better know how to double and triple up your instruments. as a sax player, you never know if they’re going to hand you a clarinet, or aa flute part.
Wholly cow! That was terrific!
There towards the end of the "Peter Gunn Theme" it kinda morphed into music for a chase scene in a 70's TV show like Starsky & Hutch or movie like Dirty Harry.
Peter Gunn was prime time TV when I was growing up. I dug the music then and I still do.
When Henry pops up with the piccolo 🐘
Truly a genius. Big band jazz in the 60s of all things.
Go back and listen to the background music and some themes on cartoons. The first one that came to mind was "The Jetsons" theme.
Some music is instilled in us. This would bring me out of a coma.
I love Pink Panther!
Groovy man ! I love the way the drummer was getting into that.
Great national treasure! Epitome of cool!
Baby Elephant Walk ❤🥰
I can just see the baby elephant 🐘😍❤️
Me too!!
🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘
Oh yes! It was a perfect song for the baby elephants follwing Dallas (Elsa Martinelli) in the movie Hatari.
Lovely Tenor solo! (I think Plas would give it a big thumbs up too!!!!😄😄😄
4:40 OMG so incredible and unexpected! What an arragement and what an improvisation! So cool!!
Great musician I was lucky enough to attend his performance in San Diego many years ago his many musicians performed better then I expected.
Oh this is so so so aca aca ace I was a great fan of these toons especially Pink Panther, childhood obsession ❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊
This kind of wonderful music just doesn’t exist anymore
It does, but definitely not MSM!
First, they need good movies to support this music .
That is a lot of great noise. Damn good.
This is just too cool 😎
What a band. And the way Mancini arranged those 3 compositions seamlessly into this medley is awe-inspiring. Legends, one and all.
A COMPOSER OF MASTERPIECES!!!
Greetings from Brasil!
I was born at 1977, 3 years after this recording.
But this musics bring me back to childhood .
Pink Panther (Pantera Cor de Rosa) TV show, Peter Gunn sing at Blues Brothers (Os Irmãos Cara de Pau) movie, and Baby Elephant Walk (O Passo do Elefantinho), we sang at kindergarten .
Mancini, a great genius!
I grew up with this among a lot of other great stuff. My dad's only rule on music was it had to be Good, whatever the genre. It never leaves your head either!
Shout out to those musicians!
Yeah!
Fantastic. Love how they put it all together. But that saxophone player and the drummer are my favourites! ❤😊
👍👌👏 Oh WOW, simply fantastic!🙌 Every musician in this orchestra seems to be a real master. Thanks a lot for uploading and sharing.
Best regards, luck and health in particular.
A bunch of apparently square, middle-aged blokes - most wearing specs - turn out to be cool and skilful. Imagine having a Dad or Grandad who could play like that!
Mancini is an absolute genius. I always believe that the simpliest is the hardest. It's soooo difficult to reach so much people with something so apparently simple... PD: when I listen Peter Gunn I instantly remember The Blues Brothers XD
Kenny Wheeler at 4:40 and of course Tony Coe on tenor for the Pink Panther theme
... Derek Watkins and Fisher on Tp
Please add more musician names. They deserve kudos
Wow ............ just WOW!
Wow! What great music.... Man, music coming to us in its raw, original, classic format.
I expected to see a cartoon Pink Panther cross the screen, or a costumed Pink Panther lurking around the orchestra.
This performance is the musical embodiment of C.S. Lewis's quote, "When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." Serious musicians having some fun with pieces that demand you don't take them too seriously.
This brought a smile to my face. 😃
That was made before I was born, but I still love it.
(Also, when I hear the Peter Gunn theme, all I can picture is either the video game Spy Hunter or the Monty Python skit The Bishop.)
Thanks for the music, Henry.
His most popular themes now have already been his most popular pieces back then!
Je vais faire simple, c'est génial .
Triángulo, Tuba, Batería, Trompetas... Grande, Mancini
GRANDE MANCINI!!!
amazing. love this song.
It's amazing how he packed so much music into limited song lengths.
This is superb, the song with the clips, The Look..the look that says 3 words..
Love it...the one and only...lagendary Henry Mancini.❤❤❤
Mancini was such a great musician, commander of many moods and styles. But the solos, I could absolutely live without.
Mancini loved to feature his guys.
So great to see all these videos! Been a Mancini fan my whole life and love that I finally get to see Hank and his musicians in action. Thank you for posting and please keep them coming!
3 of my favourites in 1 shot! THANK YOU!
The pianist is doing a great imitation of Vivtor Borge at 3:29... 🙂
Plus Jazz in Concert! Awesome!
Harry Stoneham. Was Parkinson's MD for many year and great musician in his own right, particularly jazz organ.
This Would Definitely Have to be honest One Of My Old Time Favourites Great Work Sounds Fantastic Even Today Well Done 💓✅ Keep Up The Great Work
Mamma miaaaa che splendore!!
Think of the brain power in Mr. Mancini’s orchestra!
I have a Henry Mancini channel on my Pandora, and several albums. Absolutely LOVE his works!
Shout out to entire musician 🎉🎉🎉
Fantastic stuff.
Bravvvvvo Mancini, compositor, director, flautista y piccolista.
I’m still watching pink Panther cartoons and the Peter gun series
Love it!! Brilliant ensemble of musicians!! Sad to think there wouldn't be many of those guys still around
Great music
I never stopped.
Que hermoso volver a escuchar este tema
I love this. Simply said, this tune gets stuck in my head any time that I hear it. I start looking for Inspector Clousseau.
Awesome jam!!
Bu sanatçılların ellerine nefeslerine sağlık. Çok güzel bir performans sergilediler. Perfeçt Mukemmel.
Genio!
Yes this music is great, no it is SUPER!!!!!!
Espetacular!
real music by the one and only Enrico!
Full music ! Golden age.
Great!!
The. Older I get the more I need to o hear this music
Pero *¡¡QUÉ MARAVILLA!!* Compadre querido. *¡¡QUÉ MARAVILLA!!*
🎉💐👍❤👍💐🎉
Maestraso el señor henry mancini maestraso
Thanks for this. So much fun!
Great...!!!!
Imagine being second Trumpet or third Trumpet next to a young Steven K. Bannom and you get the world watching you at 1:00 for like the next 20 min!
WONDERFUL END!!
True mastery of a masterpiece. Thank you for sharing.
That was cool shit - thank you
Magnifique! Way cool funky toon. Always loved it.
Henry’s in my ❤. What a piece of work!
Beautiful
What a cool cat!