John Gregory - Six Million Dollar TV Themes
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Artist: John GregoryEdition: Music CD
Format: Import, Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2000-06-27
Music Label: Polygram UK
Soundtracks:
- Missiom Impossible
- Rockford Files
- Cannon
- Softly Softly
- Columbo
- M Squad
- A Man Called Ironside
- Griff
- Untouchables
- Mannix
- Route 66
- Mcmillan & Wife
- Harry-O
- Streets Of San Francisco
- Six Million Dollar Man
- Hawaii 5-O
- It Takes A Thief
- Theme From S.W.A.T.
- I Spy
- Mccloud
- Perry Mason
- Name Of The Game
- Banacek
- Johnny Staccato
- Policewoman
- Sweeney
- Avengers
- Kojack
Music reviews of Six Million Dollar TV Themes
Music Review: Great writing and playing--often better than the originals
Rating: 5 Stars
John Gregory is a name not known to me, probably because he is from the UK. This CD is a compilation of work he did in the 60's and 70's. There are 28 tv show themes, all from police shows and action dramas. The recording has a generous playing time of 75 minutes. Orchestra personnel are not listed, which is too bad, because the orchestra is just great. Instrumentation is about the same as a large jazz band. The dominating section is brass. They play some very demanding parts with expertise. There are a few cracked pitches here and there, but as a brass player myself, I can appreciate the challenge of the writing. (Trumpet parts are often up in the nether region.) Some of the themes have woodwind parts and they are also well played--soulful but not obnoxious. Several tracks have two percussionists. Their work is tasty, subtle, and really propels the band.
Then there are the themes themselves. Some, like "Mission Impossible" are available from any number of sources, but others--"Banacek","McMillan and Wife","Cannon"--are very hard to come by. The theme from "Banacek" is a gem. It has a Mancini-like feel though it was written by Billy Goldenberg. "Cannon" starred a horizontally-challenged policeman and the presence of tuba in the music
helps get across just the right lumbering quality.
Gregory's treatment of "The Untouchables" is quite different from the original. He gives it a James Bond flavor and also scores the woodwinds in imaginative colors. "The Avengers" here is the one Johnny Dankworth wrote for the series when Honor Blackman starred in it. It really is just as good as the later Laurie Johnson theme. It's more purely jazz, not as suave as Johnson, but there's a tough, aggressive swagger about it that's quite engaging.
Five of the 28 tracks--the ones from the earlier shows--are recorded in mono, but the sound is good. The others are all in excellent stereo.
Highly recommended both for old tv show viewers and big band jazz fans. This is an outstanding release. I haven't commented on all the themes present, but they are consistently enjoyable throughout the entire disc.
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