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Pete Carpenter

real name Peter Clarence Carpenter

Pete Carpenter is credited on 710 releases across 174 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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710

Credits

174

Albums

8

Decades active

77

In collections

Biography

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Pete Carpenter (born April 1, 1914 — died October 18, 1987), was an American jazz trombonist, musical arranger and composer. He collaborated with Mike Post from 1968 until his death, together they composed music for several television shows, including The Rockford Files (1974), Magnum P.I. (1980) and The A-Team (1983).
In 1989, Mike Post and the BMI Foundation established a Pete Carpenter Memorial Fund to benefit young composers.

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Credited work

710 releases · 174 albums · active 1957–2024

  • Performance · 919
  • Other credits · 14
  • Production · 2

Studios: Fame Recording Studios · Independent Recorders · Muscle Shoals Sound Studios · The Hit Factory

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