Music for a Private Eye
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| Music for a Private Eye | |
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| Studio album by Ralph Marterie | |
| Released | 1959 |
| Studio | United Recording Studios, Hollywood, California |
| Genre | Big band, Pop, Theme music |
| Length | 28:05 |
| Label | Mercury |
Music for a Private Eye is an LP of twelve musical themes from popular television programs of the late 1950s performed by bandleader Ralph Marterie, billed as "Ralph Marterie and his Marlboro men."[a] It capitalized on the growing popularity of television theme songs, focusing on crime and mystery programs.
Mercury Records' West Coast artist and repertoire director Pete Rugolo collaborated with engineer Bill Putnam to produce Music for a Private Eye, the first Mercury recording at Putnam's United Recording Studios in Hollywood, California.[1] Ralph Marterie led the orchestra in arrangements by Rugolo and veteran jazz musician and music arranger Skip Martin.
Reception
In its June 1960, issue, Hifi/Stereo Review complimented the band's "clean, crisp, frequently hard-swinging interpretations of some of the more staple thematic fare of TV's back alley dramas." The interest level of the album was rated "Approaching saturation point."[2]
Noting that Marterie was known for his big-band dance albums, reviewer Greg Adams concluded that Music for a Private Eye "is a very well-recorded stereo album that makes one wish that Marterie had strayed from his dance band format more often and recorded other thematic albums.[3]
Reissues
Personnel
Trumpets
- Ray Linn
- Don Fagerquist
- Joe Triscari
- Uan Rasey
Trombones
- Frank Rosolino
- Bob Fitzpatrick
- Tommy Pederson
Bass Trombone
- George Roberts
Alto Saxes
- Bud Shank
- Paul Horn
Tenor Saxes
- Bob Cooper
- Gus Bivona
Baritone Sax
- Dale Issenhuth
Piano
- Jimmy Rowles
Guitar
- Al Viola
Bass
- Joe Mondragon
Drums
- Irv Kluger
Percussion
- Lou Singer