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Walk, Don't Run is the soundtrack to the 1966 film of the same name composed by Quincy Jones.It was orchestrated by Jack Hayes and Leo Shuken. [2] Allmusic's Stephen Cook describes the score as having a "Henry Mancini inspired sound", with "excellent contributions from Toots Thielemans and Harry "Sweets" Edison". [3]
"Walk, Don't Run '64" is an updated The Ventures recording that features a guitar style more similar to that of "Misirlou", and is notable for starting with a "fade-in" (as opposed to many songs of the era that ended with a "fade out"). In this version, the lead guitarist and bass player from the original switched roles, with Edwards handling ...
"Walk, Don't Run" (instrumental), a composition written and originally recorded by jazz guitarist Johnny Smith and notably covered by Chet Atkins and The Ventures; Walk Don't Run (Joshua Breakstone album) Walk, Don't Run, from the 1966 film of the same name composed by Quincy Jones; Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2, a 1964 album by The Ventures
Walk, Don't Run is a 1966 American romantic comedy film directed by Charles Walters (in his final film as a director), and starring Cary Grant (in his final film role), Samantha Eggar, and Jim Hutton. It follows a travelling industrialist visiting Tokyo, and accompanying a male athlete and a female apartment tenant, during the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Walk, Don't Run (sometimes stylized as Walk – Don't Run) is the debut studio album by American instrumental surf rock band The Ventures, released in 1960 by Dolton Records. It features cover versions of well-known songs as well as original compositions. Much of the album was recorded following the success of the hit single of the same name.
In a novelty achievement, the Ventures were the first act to place two different versions of the same song in the Top 10, those being "Walk, Don't Run" (#2) and "Walk, Don't Run '64" (#8). The Ventures were among the first rock acts able to sell albums based on a style and sound without needing hit singles on the albums.
Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2 is the 16th studio album by The Ventures, released in 1964. It features " Walk Don't Run '64 ," an updated recording of the Johnny Smith cover; as a single, it would be the second time the band had a Top 10 hit in the U.S. with that same composition.
"A Walk in the Black Forest" was a cover of a better-known version of the song that same year by Horst Jankowski. Two years later, the song was featured as the theme of a short-lived game show, Reach for the Stars. The Piggly Wiggly supermarket chain also used it as a theme for its TV commercials.