<P> The show 's instrumental jazz fusion theme music , written by Jack Elliott and Allyn Ferguson , opens with a distinctive bass line performed by studio musician Chuck Berghofer . The bass line was improvised by Berghofer at the request of producer Dominik Hauser : `` Can you do something on the bass ? This guy is a cop in New York . Can we just start it out with the bass ? '' The theme song was ranked # 23 and # 27 , respectively , by Complex and Paste magazines , in their lists of `` best TV theme songs '' . </P>
<P> The show 's instrumental jazz fusion theme music , written by Jack Elliott and Allyn Ferguson , opens with a distinctive bass line performed by studio musician Chuck Berghofer . The bass line was improvised by Berghofer at the request of producer Dominik Hauser : `` Can you do something on the bass ? This guy is a cop in New York . Can we just start it out with the bass ? '' The theme song was ranked # 23 and # 27 , respectively , by Complex and Paste magazines , in their lists of `` best TV theme songs '' . </P>
who played bass on barney miller theme song
who played bass on barney miller theme song
Chuck Berghofer
Chuck Berghofer