Television themes have been a popular musical genre for jazz interpretation.

For Part 1 of this 3 part series I talk briefly about the following programs, play excerpts from the original themes of some of them, then find some jazz oriented recordings of each one.

The TV series featured in this episode are Dragnet, Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare, Game of Thrones, I Love Lucy, The Flintstones, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Route 66, Star Trek, Peter Gunn, Barretta, Barney Miller, and M-Squad.

Performers include Count Basie Orchestra, Richie Cole, Peter Appleyard, Julio Gutierrez, Nelson Riddle, Jacob Collier, Pete Rugolo, Bobby Vega, Earl Klugh w. Dave Grusin, Maynard Ferguson, Post Modern Jukebox w. Dave Koz, Betty Carter, Shelly Manne & His Men, and the Melbourne Ska Orchestra.