Henry Mancini - Pink Panther/Baby Elephant Walk/Peter Gunn Theme (Parkinson, December 14th 1974)

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  • @slotcargene1
    @slotcargene1 10 місяців тому +103

    Peter Gunn - the pianist on the original recording is another national treasure - a young guy named "Johnny" Williams!

    • @MuzixMaker
      @MuzixMaker 10 місяців тому +7

      Meh, that kid is a flash in the pan

    • @JustWasted3HoursHere
      @JustWasted3HoursHere 8 місяців тому +2

      Interesting!

    • @albertaldrich.3063
      @albertaldrich.3063 8 місяців тому +5

      Later known as just ''John Williams''.

    • @dfgall
      @dfgall 8 місяців тому +3

      @@albertaldrich.3063 his son is Joseph Williams of Toto

    • @patrickjosephmoore7297
      @patrickjosephmoore7297 7 місяців тому +3

      I did not know that. Thanks so very much 🙏😎

  • @scottbc31h22
    @scottbc31h22 11 місяців тому +68

    Not only was Henry Mancini a great composer, he was also a master arrainger, and a master of the medley.

  • @Rick-mx5kh
    @Rick-mx5kh 10 місяців тому +67

    Mancini is a national treasure. I love all his music, but the Peter Gunn Theme is, by far, my favorite.

    • @NellieKAdaba
      @NellieKAdaba 6 місяців тому +1

      He was, may he rest in peace.

    • @tilliemaekirk9444
      @tilliemaekirk9444 3 місяці тому +1

      Soundtrack from Breakfast at Tiffany's is great too.

  • @paulkennedy6444
    @paulkennedy6444 10 місяців тому +60

    Henry Mancini,James Last, Herb Alpert. Great music is a joy forever.

  • @jhonwask
    @jhonwask 11 місяців тому +46

    How can anyone NOT like Henry Mancini? I must have 50 of his records, maybe more. Probably a lot more. 🙂

    • @ikonix360
      @ikonix360 10 місяців тому +2

      I've got several myself.

    • @XaviClot
      @XaviClot 8 місяців тому

      Good taste!

    • @NellieKAdaba
      @NellieKAdaba 6 місяців тому

      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.

  • @kenschwarz8057
    @kenschwarz8057 27 днів тому +2

    He WAS the coolest cat.

    • @maclanty5324
      @maclanty5324 2 дні тому

      FROM THE TONIGHT SHOW BAND LEADER DOC STEVENSON "EL GATO" ANOTHER COOL THE CAT!

  • @rvrschrs64
    @rvrschrs64 9 місяців тому +18

    Old enough to hear it in the 60"s but still sounds great.

  • @robertdavis5714
    @robertdavis5714 11 місяців тому +36

    Gotta love the guy on drums.

  • @MikeH-sg2ue
    @MikeH-sg2ue 11 місяців тому +32

    Full neck shirt, & tie, with a jacket, playing everything!
    Give them all a cold drink, starting with the drummer!

  • @captbiptoe
    @captbiptoe 10 місяців тому +31

    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.

    • @MedusalObligation
      @MedusalObligation 10 місяців тому +3

      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.

    • @RandallvanOosten-ln5wf
      @RandallvanOosten-ln5wf 9 місяців тому +3

      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!!!

    • @TracySmith-xy9tq
      @TracySmith-xy9tq 8 місяців тому

      ​@@RandallvanOosten-ln5wf I got to see Maynard Ferguson in concert in the mid-70s.

  • @ninthhorizon
    @ninthhorizon Рік тому +51

    Love this. Amazing how everyone is playing together flawlessly. Love 'Baby Elephant Walk.'

  • @OLH3rd
    @OLH3rd 9 місяців тому +10

    King of Cool!!!

  • @emilschneider9974
    @emilschneider9974 Рік тому +37

    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!

    • @StuNodd
      @StuNodd 9 місяців тому

      Yes!

  • @FredSmith-s5t
    @FredSmith-s5t 11 місяців тому +26

    I bought a record of Mr Mancini and this music back when he first came to popularity mid '60s. Still have it.

    • @NellieKAdaba
      @NellieKAdaba 6 місяців тому

      Nice

    • @LeslieWest-mn7cs
      @LeslieWest-mn7cs Місяць тому

      That's Wonderful, I to probably have some Record Albums by Henry Mancini..I always thought he was Cute. I was really young then. He did some TV Specials, and he always seemed so nice 😄 and ❤️ personable. 🎶🎵🎶💕💕

  • @utha2665
    @utha2665 10 місяців тому +14

    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
      @paulpearson99 9 місяців тому +1

      It's actually not uncommon for sax players to play the flute. If I recall, the fingerings are similar.

    • @utha2665
      @utha2665 9 місяців тому

      @@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.

    • @paulpearson99
      @paulpearson99 9 місяців тому +1

      @@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

    • @utha2665
      @utha2665 9 місяців тому +1

      @@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. 😂😂

    • @jeanesingsjazz
      @jeanesingsjazz 9 місяців тому +1

      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.

  • @chris1961grams
    @chris1961grams Рік тому +19

    With the dynamic Ronnie Verrell on triangle and drums!

    • @t.p.mckenna
      @t.p.mckenna Місяць тому

      Any idea who's on sax for Pink Panther. Is it Dick Morrisey?

  • @RoseCoat-ui9gh
    @RoseCoat-ui9gh Рік тому +76

    Kid's today have no idea what good music is !❤

    • @douglasskaalrud6865
      @douglasskaalrud6865 Рік тому +7

      What are you talking about? They all listen to the Beatles.

    • @Torby4096
      @Torby4096 Рік тому +8

      I think that is because we stopped teaching music and they think any noise made with an instrument is music.

    • @DonFranko68
      @DonFranko68 11 місяців тому +4

      It's up to us to get them interested and excited about it

    • @h0wdie
      @h0wdie 11 місяців тому +2

      I suggest heading to Frenchmen Street in New Orleans and walk from Washington Square to the Patio Bar on Decatur. Any night. Swagger is just swing with more funk in the hips.

    • @kimthomas781
      @kimthomas781 11 місяців тому +2

      Mine does

  • @j.r.marchley1563
    @j.r.marchley1563 9 місяців тому +7

    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....

  • @andrewjsmith4585
    @andrewjsmith4585 11 місяців тому +21

    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 😀.

    • @NellieKAdaba
      @NellieKAdaba 6 місяців тому

      I love T. Re,and movie as well.

  • @mikeway7207
    @mikeway7207 Рік тому +29

    The grooves, the ensemble work, and the solo work are all beyond hot. 🔥 Respect. ❤

    • @charlesclark3840
      @charlesclark3840 10 місяців тому +3

      Yes. That orchestra was tight and on it, and also could just wail on their solos.

    • @NellieKAdaba
      @NellieKAdaba 6 місяців тому +1

      Yeah!

  • @razorcatshark3223
    @razorcatshark3223 10 місяців тому +15

    When Henry pops up with the piccolo 🐘

  • @stebstebanesier6205
    @stebstebanesier6205 11 місяців тому +8

    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.

  • @MilikUrdap
    @MilikUrdap 7 днів тому +1

    Wow, this is like progressive heavy rock without electric guitars nor distortions. Awesome.

  • @SimonMcLean-gp9pw
    @SimonMcLean-gp9pw Місяць тому +1

    For those asking who's in the band, here's all the ones I think I can recognise:
    Drums - Ronnie Verrell
    Piano - Harry Stoneham
    Bass - looks like Daryl Runswick,
    Guitar - looks like Judd Proctor, but difficult to tell!
    Trumpets - (possibly) Bobby Haughey, Stan Roderick, Derek Watkins, Kenny Wheeler
    Trombones - ??, Johnny Edwards, Harry Roche
    Saxes/Flutes - Tony Coe, Bob Efford, Peter Hughes (solo on Peter Gunn), two others, Henry Mancini
    All incredible players, among the best in Britain - if not the world! Any corrections or suggestions for the unknowns welcome!

  • @007missionary55
    @007missionary55 7 місяців тому +20

    I love how Mr. Mancini lets his musicians cut loose a little, so cool 😎

  • @acappellarules
    @acappellarules 10 місяців тому +17

    This should have WAY more than 65k views!

  • @aeonise
    @aeonise 8 місяців тому +8

    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.

  • @stevoschannel4127
    @stevoschannel4127 6 місяців тому +17

    This kind of wonderful music just doesn’t exist anymore

    • @RKingis
      @RKingis 6 місяців тому

      It does, but definitely not MSM!

    • @sferg9582
      @sferg9582 4 місяці тому +1

      First, they need good movies to support this music .

  • @barbararoberts7082
    @barbararoberts7082 6 місяців тому +9

    Baby Elephant Walk ❤🥰
    I can just see the baby elephant 🐘😍❤️

    • @carolebarker2195
      @carolebarker2195 6 місяців тому +2

      Me too!!

    • @annoldham3018
      @annoldham3018 5 місяців тому +3

      🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘

    • @anthonyg8063
      @anthonyg8063 4 місяці тому +2

      Oh yes! It was a perfect song for the baby elephants follwing Dallas (Elsa Martinelli) in the movie Hatari.

  • @petroc62
    @petroc62 Місяць тому +1

    I'm watching this almost 50 years to the day after it was performed, and it's still impressive as hell. Timeless, classic music that never goes out of style, even if the clothes do LoL

  • @scotthares
    @scotthares 10 місяців тому +7

    Wholly cow! That was terrific!

  • @ruthresetar5940
    @ruthresetar5940 9 місяців тому +6

    I love Baby Elephant Walk!

  • @markkreissl1544
    @markkreissl1544 9 місяців тому +10

    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!

  • @paulbelfrage876
    @paulbelfrage876 9 місяців тому +4

    Lovely Tenor solo! (I think Plas would give it a big thumbs up too!!!!😄😄😄

  • @deltonkillen8024
    @deltonkillen8024 9 місяців тому +4

    Truly a genius. Big band jazz in the 60s of all things.

    • @graybeard2113
      @graybeard2113 9 місяців тому

      Go back and listen to the background music and some themes on cartoons. The first one that came to mind was "The Jetsons" theme.

  • @twiiii1
    @twiiii1 11 місяців тому +12

    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.

    • @iowahank1
      @iowahank1 10 місяців тому +2

      Definitely one of my favorite composers.

    • @NellieKAdaba
      @NellieKAdaba 6 місяців тому

      One of my favourites as well. And on my playlist.

  • @mikedonovan4768
    @mikedonovan4768 9 місяців тому +5

    Groovy man ! I love the way the drummer was getting into that.

  • @adrianguillermo6365
    @adrianguillermo6365 11 місяців тому +9

    I love Pink Panther!

  • @brucemacdonald876
    @brucemacdonald876 11 місяців тому +7

    Kenny Wheeler at 4:40 and of course Tony Coe on tenor for the Pink Panther theme

    • @Egbert1957
      @Egbert1957 8 місяців тому +2

      ... Derek Watkins and Fisher on Tp

    • @gdetorre9059
      @gdetorre9059 7 місяців тому

      Please add more musician names. They deserve kudos

  • @LandNfan
    @LandNfan 10 місяців тому +6

    Peter Gunn was prime time TV when I was growing up. I dug the music then and I still do.

  • @marinonacci1816
    @marinonacci1816 Місяць тому +2

    The late great Ronnie Verrell on the drum kit aka Animal from The Muppets.

  • @DebbieHyland-s2x
    @DebbieHyland-s2x Місяць тому +1

    Wow!!! Such fluidity. It all goes together

  • @rustysmith5809
    @rustysmith5809 3 місяці тому +3

    Some music is instilled in us. This would bring me out of a coma.

  • @cmcull987
    @cmcull987 9 місяців тому +7

    Shout out to those musicians!

  • @IvanXman
    @IvanXman Рік тому +6

    4:40 OMG so incredible and unexpected! What an arragement and what an improvisation! So cool!!

  • @kathleenebsen2659
    @kathleenebsen2659 9 місяців тому +2

    Great national treasure! Epitome of cool!

  • @LeslieWest-mn7cs
    @LeslieWest-mn7cs Місяць тому +1

    This Music was so great to.listen too. Wonderful to have this here on Utube. Plus Herb Alpert and his Tijuana Brass. Their 🎶 🎵 🎶 Music was so Great. The Lonely Bull,. Other great songs Back in the Day. Then Along with Astrud Gilberto "The Girl From Ipanema"., great song 🎵🎶🎵 catchy Melody and Astrud Gilberto singing this great song. They used the Melody in A Cartoon Movie "Sing" some years ago. That musical tune is very recognized. The composer did a very, very wonderful Job on this Song, still one of my Favorites from 1960s. I googled and it said the Sway of Brazillian Bossa Nova. ❤💕💕❤️🎶🎵🎶

  • @randyharmon717
    @randyharmon717 10 місяців тому +3

    Great musician I was lucky enough to attend his performance in San Diego many years ago his many musicians performed better then I expected.

  • @margaretroebuck2938
    @margaretroebuck2938 9 місяців тому +2

    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!

  • @darrenmuse
    @darrenmuse 5 місяців тому +1

    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!

  • @RoseCoat-ui9gh
    @RoseCoat-ui9gh Рік тому +8

    This is just too cool 😎

  • @SenseiNWDA
    @SenseiNWDA 8 місяців тому +4

    What a band. And the way Mancini arranged those 3 compositions seamlessly into this medley is awe-inspiring. Legends, one and all.

  • @TrophyBoiii
    @TrophyBoiii 9 місяців тому +1

    His most popular themes now have already been his most popular pieces back then!

  • @amandawhiteley6737
    @amandawhiteley6737 10 місяців тому +3

    Oh this is so so so aca aca ace I was a great fan of these toons especially Pink Panther, childhood obsession ❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊

  • @sensumcommunem4364
    @sensumcommunem4364 8 місяців тому +4

    Think of the brain power in Mr. Mancini’s orchestra!

  • @sharontabor7718
    @sharontabor7718 9 місяців тому +3

    I expected to see a cartoon Pink Panther cross the screen, or a costumed Pink Panther lurking around the orchestra.

  • @vambrozio
    @vambrozio 9 місяців тому +5

    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!

  • @richardfranke1101
    @richardfranke1101 Місяць тому

    Absolutely Brilliant! I am so lucky to be alive to see this! Bravo, and RIP Henry Mancini. xx

  • @garethbates5044
    @garethbates5044 4 місяці тому +2

    That is a lot of great noise. Damn good.

  • @Chr.U.Cas1622
    @Chr.U.Cas1622 11 місяців тому +7

    👍👌👏 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.

  • @annoldham3018
    @annoldham3018 5 місяців тому +2

    Fantastic. Love how they put it all together. But that saxophone player and the drummer are my favourites! ❤😊

  • @paterscot
    @paterscot 11 місяців тому +3

    Je vais faire simple, c'est génial .

  • @XaviClot
    @XaviClot 8 місяців тому +3

    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

  • @Dobie_Gillis
    @Dobie_Gillis Рік тому +7

    This brought a smile to my face. 😃

  • @nelsonrumayor6650
    @nelsonrumayor6650 4 місяці тому +2

    A COMPOSER OF MASTERPIECES!!!

  • @frankfaker519
    @frankfaker519 Рік тому +6

    amazing. love this song.

  • @nigelgreen9369
    @nigelgreen9369 2 місяці тому +1

    That was cool shit - thank you

  • @nilsoncamilo4402
    @nilsoncamilo4402 9 днів тому +1

    Coisa linda!!

  • @JawfishJoe
    @JawfishJoe 5 місяців тому +1

    Awesome jam!!

  • @paulweber2440
    @paulweber2440 9 місяців тому +2

    It's amazing how he packed so much music into limited song lengths.

  • @JuanCarlosRojas
    @JuanCarlosRojas 8 місяців тому +2

    Alto solo on Peter Gunn so hot!!

  • @nymalous3428
    @nymalous3428 9 місяців тому +2

    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.

  • @joseluizpagliaro4022
    @joseluizpagliaro4022 10 місяців тому +2

    GRANDE MANCINI!!!

  • @peterharvey4151
    @peterharvey4151 Рік тому +4

    This is superb, the song with the clips, The Look..the look that says 3 words..

  • @Scott-i9v2s
    @Scott-i9v2s 9 місяців тому +1

    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!

    • @alaneaston3172
      @alaneaston3172 9 місяців тому +1

      Harry Stoneham. Was Parkinson's MD for many year and great musician in his own right, particularly jazz organ.

  • @randrl4260
    @randrl4260 6 місяців тому +1

    Wow! What great music.... Man, music coming to us in its raw, original, classic format.

  • @tanatp655
    @tanatp655 4 місяці тому +1

    Shout out to entire musician 🎉🎉🎉

  • @tortysoft
    @tortysoft 9 місяців тому +1

    Fantastic stuff.

  • @TBNTX
    @TBNTX 11 місяців тому +5

    I love this. Simply said, this tune gets stuck in my head any time that I hear it. I start looking for Inspector Clousseau.

  • @timmorgan8450
    @timmorgan8450 11 місяців тому +3

    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

  • @timbarnes3581
    @timbarnes3581 2 місяці тому +1

    Wow ............ just WOW!

  • @jasongarey8329
    @jasongarey8329 10 місяців тому +2

    I never knew that Henry also played the flute.

  • @perugiabigband-pbb
    @perugiabigband-pbb 11 місяців тому +2

    Mamma miaaaa che splendore!!

  • @knightwinggl1800
    @knightwinggl1800 10 місяців тому +1

    I have a Henry Mancini channel on my Pandora, and several albums. Absolutely LOVE his works!

  • @edp2260
    @edp2260 11 місяців тому +1

    What a cool cat!

  • @daylightdaylight6612
    @daylightdaylight6612 9 місяців тому +1

    Yes this music is great, no it is SUPER!!!!!!

  • @josimarsiete
    @josimarsiete 5 місяців тому

    Triángulo, Tuba, Batería, Trompetas... Grande, Mancini

  • @ESNAOLALOUNGE
    @ESNAOLALOUNGE 8 місяців тому +1

    real music by the one and only Enrico!

  • @richardamick8226
    @richardamick8226 8 місяців тому +1

    I’m still watching pink Panther cartoons and the Peter gun series

  • @GMcgill
    @GMcgill 6 місяців тому +1

    When I saw Mancini playing the flute- it occurred to me that he IS ThePinkPanther. Can’t find any verification on that. Arguably it’s ez to think PinkPanther is jewel thief, pencil thin elegant David Niven, but that’s not who I see anymore. The cartoon has new meaning …for me.😉

  • @profAhmet-l9g
    @profAhmet-l9g Рік тому +4

    Bu sanatçılların ellerine nefeslerine sağlık. Çok güzel bir performans sergilediler. Perfeçt Mukemmel.

  • @rcs7684
    @rcs7684 Рік тому +8

    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!

  • @craigofadelaide4960
    @craigofadelaide4960 9 місяців тому +1

    Love it!! Brilliant ensemble of musicians!! Sad to think there wouldn't be many of those guys still around

  • @anavillalobos7351
    @anavillalobos7351 9 місяців тому +1

    Bravvvvvo Mancini, compositor, director, flautista y piccolista.

  • @baronmeduse
    @baronmeduse 10 місяців тому +1

    Has Peter Gunn ever been played with a late bebop double trumpet solo like this before (or since)? Top marks to Parkie's house band.

  • @JasonGallant-e2v
    @JasonGallant-e2v 2 місяці тому

    The. Older I get the more I need to o hear this music

  • @elainemarks167
    @elainemarks167 4 місяці тому

    I never stopped.

  • @moreira678
    @moreira678 Рік тому +9

    Espetacular!

  • @incrastic6437
    @incrastic6437 Рік тому +4

    Great!!

  • @carloslago1524
    @carloslago1524 11 місяців тому +2

    Genio!