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"Park Avenue Beat" (also known as the "Perry Mason Theme") was the theme music for the 1957–1966 CBS television drama Perry Mason. It is one of the best-known works by composer Fred Steiner. CBS executives had wanted the theme music to convey the suavity, sophistication, and toughness that they felt were the fundamental aspects of Perry Mason's character, as well as his dealing with criminals and crime. "Historically, you associate jazz with the seamy side of life," Steiner said. "[In 1957], rhythm and blues was the big thing. That rhythm just seemed like what I was looking for: a contemporary beat for that side of him, and yet the symphonic sound to represent him as the kind of guy who goes to the opera. It sounds easy now, but I must have gone through four or five different versions."

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  • "Park Avenue Beat" (also known as the "Perry Mason Theme") was the theme music for the 1957–1966 CBS television drama Perry Mason. It is one of the best-known works by composer Fred Steiner. CBS executives had wanted the theme music to convey the suavity, sophistication, and toughness that they felt were the fundamental aspects of Perry Mason's character, as well as his dealing with criminals and crime. "Historically, you associate jazz with the seamy side of life," Steiner said. "[In 1957], rhythm and blues was the big thing. That rhythm just seemed like what I was looking for: a contemporary beat for that side of him, and yet the symphonic sound to represent him as the kind of guy who goes to the opera. It sounds easy now, but I must have gone through four or five different versions." (en)
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  • "Park Avenue Beat" (also known as the "Perry Mason Theme") was the theme music for the 1957–1966 CBS television drama Perry Mason. It is one of the best-known works by composer Fred Steiner. CBS executives had wanted the theme music to convey the suavity, sophistication, and toughness that they felt were the fundamental aspects of Perry Mason's character, as well as his dealing with criminals and crime. "Historically, you associate jazz with the seamy side of life," Steiner said. "[In 1957], rhythm and blues was the big thing. That rhythm just seemed like what I was looking for: a contemporary beat for that side of him, and yet the symphonic sound to represent him as the kind of guy who goes to the opera. It sounds easy now, but I must have gone through four or five different versions." The theme was reused in the NBC series of Perry Mason television films starring the surviving original cast members. In 2001, "Park Avenue Beat" topped a Knight Ridder top 10 list of television themes. (en)
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