Crime and Spy Jazz on Screen, 1950-1970: A History and Discography

by Derrick Bang

Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn theme. Lalo Schifrin's Mission: Impossible theme. John Barry's arrangement of the James Bond theme. These iconic melodies have remained a part of the pop culture landscape since their debuts in the late 1950s and early '60s: a "golden decade" that highlighted an era when movie studios and TV production companies employed full orchestral ensembles to provide a jazz backdrop for the suspenseful adventures...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476667470
• ISBN13: 9781476667478
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher