This is my first attempt at doing a composition by the legendary Henry Mancini, and I've chosen to do the theme tune from "Peter Gunn."

Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend, lounge singer Edie Hart. The series was broadcast by NBC from September 22, 1958, to 1960 and by ABC in 1960–61. The series was created by Blake Edwards (the same man who gave us the Pink Panther films), who also wrote 39 episodes and directed nine.

According to Vincent Terrace, Peter Gunn was the first detective series whose character was created especially for television, instead of adapted from other media.

The series is probably best remembered today for its music, including the iconic "Peter Gunn Theme", which was nominated for an Emmy Award and two Grammys for Henry Mancini. Subsequently it has been performed and recorded by many jazz, rock and blues musicians. The progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer recorded the song, adding synthesizers. The series was number 17 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1958–59 TV season and number 29 for the 1960–61 TV season.

My arrangement is for a modified big band template:

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Sax section (2 altos, 2 tenors, 1 baritone)
4 trumpets
4 trombones
Jazz guitar
Piano
Acoustic bass
Drum set
Vibraphone

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This arrangement © me and me alone
Original music written by Henry Mancini
Peter Gunn (show) © Blake Edwards (creator/producer), Spartan Productions, and everyone else who owns the rights, and aired on NBC from 1958 to 1960, and then ABC from 1960 to 1961.
Information taken from Wikipedia

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Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emg_6ANjWz
Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSXd1rSzh14