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Plas John Johnson Jr. (/ p l æ z /) (born July 21, 1931) [1] is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most widely known as the tenor saxophone soloist on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme". He also performs on alto and baritone sax as well as various flutes and clarinets.
"The Pink Panther Theme" is a jazz composition by Henry Mancini written as the theme for the 1963 film The Pink Panther and subsequently nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 37th Academy Awards but lost to the Sherman Brothers for Mary Poppins.
The music was composed and conducted by Henry Mancini. The album entered Billboard magazine's pop album chart on April 25, 1964, peaked at No. 8, and remained on the chart for 41 weeks. [1] The title song, "The Pink Panther Theme" was released as a single. It reached the Top 10 on the U.S. Billboard adult contemporary chart.
Anthony George Coe (29 November 1934 – 16 March 2023) was an English jazz musician who played clarinet, bass clarinet, and flute as well as soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones. [ 1 ] Career
Louis Andrew Donaldson Jr. (November 1, 1926 – November 9, 2024) was an American jazz alto saxophonist.He was best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was heavily influenced by Charlie Parker, as were many during the bebop era.
Morning Song (SABA, 1966) First Flight (Catalyst, 1977) Horn of Plenty (Discwasher, 1979) Burnin (M&K, 1981) Hip Pocket (Palo Alto, 1982) Ballads with Frank Strazzeri (Fresh Sound, 1987) Live at Claudios with Pete Magadini (Sackville, 1991) Bilein with Joe Haider (JHM, 1998) Dream Suite (Corsaro, 2002) Jack Rabbitt with John Bacon, Bobby Jones ...
At the age of 14, around the same time his older brother started playing alto saxophone, he picked up the clarinet. [4] Michael started on the tenor saxophone in High School after reading the biography Chasin' the Trane about saxophonist John Coltrane. [5] Blake graduated with a Music Award from Vancouver Technical Secondary School in 1982.
Unlike the music scores composed by Bill Lava, which were custom made for a specific entry, his compositions were generic and could be reused more freely. He is first credited is in the 19th Pink Panther theatrical short, Pink, Plunk, Plink , with his final original music in Pink Panic .