TV's Top Themes

TV's Top Themes
Studio album by Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra
Released	1962
Recorded	February 26, 27 & 28, 1962 United Recording Studios, Hollwood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Mercury MG 20706/SR 60706
Pete Rugolo chronology
10 Saxophones and 2 Basses (1961) TV's Top Themes (1962) The Sweet Ride (1968)

TV's Top Themes is an album by composer, arranger and conductor Pete Rugolo featuring performances of theme music from popular television programs recorded in 1962 and first released on the Mercury label.^[1][2][3]

Track listing

1. "Theme from Ben Casey" (David Raksin) - 2:07
2. "Medley: Theme from The Dick Van Dyke Show/Dobie" (Earle Hagen/Lionel Newman, Max Shulman) - 2:14
3. "General Electric Theatre Logo" (Stanley Wilson) - 1:57
4. "87th Precinct" (Morton Stevens) - 2:08
5. "Theme from Route 66" (Nelson Riddle) - 2:43
6. "Medley: Theme from Andy Griffith/My Three Sons" (Earle Hagen, Herbert W. Spencer/Frank De Vol) - 2:10
7. "Medley: The Case of the Dangerous Robin/Theme from The Barbara Stanwyck TV Show" (David Rose/Earle Hagen) - 2:43
8. "Bonanza" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) - 1:41
9. "Theme from Dr. Kildare" (Jerry Goldsmith) - 1:34
10. "Ichabod and Me Theme" (Pete Rugolo) - 1:37
11. "Naked City Theme" (Billy May) - 2:27
12. ""Nervous" (Theme from The Dick Powell Show)" (Richard Shores) - 2:54

• Recorded at United Recording Studios, Hollwood, CA on February 26, 1962 (tracks 1, 4, 10 & 11), February 27, 1962 (tracks 3, 5, 7 & 9) and February 28, 1962 (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 12).

Personnel

• Pete Rugolo - arranger, conductor
• Unidentified orchestra

References

1. Mercury Records Catalog: 20700/60700 series accessed October 6, 2016
2. Edwards, D., Watts, R., Callahan, M. and Eyries, P. Mercury Album Discography, Part 8: MG-20600/SR-60600 to MG-20799/SR-60799 Main Popular Music Series accessed October 6, 2016
3. The Mercury Sessions of Pete Rugolo: 1962 accessed October 6, 2016