Harry Allen - Henry Mancini Songs With Strings

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:36
Size: 137,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:38)  1. Breakfast At Tiffany's
(5:32)  2. Charade
(5:57)  3. Dear Heart
(4:15)  4. Days Of Wine And Roses
(5:14)  5. Shadow Of Paris
(5:34)  6. Send A Little Love My Way
(6:02)  7. Moon River
(4:34)  8. Too Little Time
(7:12)  9. Whistling Away The Dark
(3:45) 10. Mr. Lucky
(4:32) 11. Dreamsville
(3:13) 12. Two For The Road

A swinging jazz saxophonist, Harry Allen is a highly regarded performer whose musical inspiration and interpretive approach come from the giants and innovators of mainstream saxophone, including Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Stan Getz, Illinois Jacquet, and Lester Young. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Allen has generally eschewed the modern, avant-garde, and impressionist schools of jazz of John Coltrane, Archie Shepp, and Ornette Coleman. Born in Washington, D.C. in 1966, Allen grew up in a musical family as the son of big-band drummer Maurice Allen. He started off with accordion lessons before there was a fortuitous switch to saxophone. Attending Rutgers University, Allen studied with Sahib Shihab, Bob Mintzer, and John Purcell. While there, he got his first gig with the help of master bass player Major Holley, replacing Zoot Sims in a studio recording with John Bunch, George Masso, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Ruby Braff.

Wholley also led Allen to Oliver Jackson, whom Allen subsequently accompanied on several tours to Europe. A 1986 session with Kenny Barron was Allen's first recording date. After that, Allen made his debut as a leader on 1988's How Long Has This Been Going On?  From there, he delivered a steady stream of recordings under his name for such labels as Progressive, Audiophile, and Nagel-Heyer. Later, his recordings were with major-label RCA-Victor, including 1999's Harry Allen Meets the John Pizzarelli Trio and 2000's Plays Ellington Songs. Three of his albums were awarded a Gold Disc by Swing Journal magazine, and his CD Tenors Anyone won both the Gold Disc and New Star awards. He has also recorded as a sideman with Bucky Pizzarelli (with whom he performs quite frequently), Warren Vache, and Jeff Hamilton.  Allen continues to record extensively and makes frequent appearances at jazz festivals and concerts. Highly prolific, he delivered a slew of well-regarded albums for BMG in the 2000s before moving back to boutique labels like Arbors, Sackville Records, and Challenge for albums like 2007's Cocktails for Two with Joe Temperley, 2009's New York State of Mind, and 2010's When Larry Met Harry with pianist Larry Goldings. He then paired with longtime associate Scott Hamilton for 2012's 'Round Midnight, and explored bossa nova rhythms on 2015's Something About Jobim. The following year he delivered The Candy Men: Harry Allen's All-Star New York Saxophone Band, featuring fellow saxophonists Grant Stewart, Eric Alexander, and Gary Smulyan. ~ Dave Nathan https://www.allmusic.com/artist/harry-allen-mn0000668457/biography

Personnel:  Tenor Saxophone – Harry Allen;  Bass – Johannes Weidenmueller;  Cello – Dorothy Lawson, Leo Grinhauz;  Composed By – Henry Mancini;  Drums – Tim Horner;  Harp – Park Stickney;  Percussion – Gilad;  Piano, Synth, Arranged By, Conductor – Kenny Werner;  Vibraphone [Vibes] – Laura Friedman;  Viola – Kenji Bunch, Ralph Farris;  Violin – Conway Kuo, Heidi Stubner, Joyce Hammann, Laura Seaton, Todd Reynolds

Henry Mancini Songs With Strings

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Various - The Music Of Henry Mancini

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:59
Size: 100.7 MB
Styles: Stage & Screen
Year: 1994
Art: Front

[2:44] 1. Andy Williams - Moon River
[2:11] 2. Johnny Mathis - The Sweetheart Tree
[3:20] 3. Lola Albright - Dreamsville
[3:11] 4. Bobby Hackett - Theme From Peter Gunn
[1:59] 5. Buddy Greco - It Had Better Be Tonight (Meglio Sta Sera)
[2:53] 6. Andy Williams - Dear Heart
[2:52] 7. Don Costa And His Orchestra - Baby Elephant Walk
[2:53] 8. Charlie Byrd - Two For The Road
[2:50] 9. Patti Page - Days Of Wine And Roses
[3:19] 10. Johnny Mathis - Whistling Away The Dark
[2:30] 11. Andy Williams - Charade
[2:43] 12. Ray Conniff - Nbc Mystery Movie Theme
[2:32] 13. Bobby Hackett - Theme From Mr. Lucky
[2:14] 14. Henry Mancini - Natasha's Theme
[2:48] 15. Johnny Mathis - Darling Lili
[2:53] 16. Andy Williams - In The Arms Of Love

If the recognition of one's peers is the true measure of success, then few men are as successful as composer, arranger, and conductor Henry Mancini. In a career that spanned 40 years, writing for film and television, Mancini won four Oscars and twenty Grammys, the all-time record for a pop artist. For 1961's Breakfast at Tiffany's alone, Mancini won five Grammys and two Oscars. Breakfast at Tiffany's includes the classic "Moon River" (lyrics by Johnny Mercer), arguably one of the finest pop songs of the last 50 years. At last count, there were over 1,000 recordings of it. His other notable songs include "Dear Heart," "Days of Wine and Roses" (one Oscar, two Grammys), and "Charade," the last two with lyrics by Mercer. He also had a number one record and won a Grammy for Nino Rota's "Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet." Among his other notable film scores are The Pink Panther (three Grammys), Hatari! (one Grammy), Victor/Victoria (an Oscar), Two for the Road, Wait Until Dark, and 10. His television themes include "Peter Gunn" (two Grammys, recorded by many rock artists), "Mr. Lucky" (two Grammys), "Newhart," "Remington Steele," and The Thorn Birds television mini-series.

Mancini's heyday was the early '60s, when his score for Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) yielded the Oscar-winning hit single "Moon River," which instantly became a pop standard. The following year, he wrote the music for Days of Wine and Roses, which also won an Oscar for its title song. Throughout the next three decades, he continued to be one of the most successful film composers in the world, as well as a popular concert conductor. He continued working until his death in 1994; just prior to his demise, he was writing the score for the musical adaption of Victor/Victoria.

What kept Mancini's work fresh was his ability to write in almost any style imaginable and his successful experimentations with unusual sounds and instruments. In his 1989 memoir Did They Mention the Music?, Mancini's co-author Gene Lees wrote that "More than any other person, he Americanized film scoring, and in time even European film composers followed in his path," and that Mancini wrote scores that "contained almost as many fully developed song melodies as a Broadway musical." Had he not remained true to his first love, film scoring, Mancini would have more than likely made as large an impact on the Broadway stage as he made on the silver screen. ~Kenneth M. Cassidy

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Junior Cook Quartet & George Coleman Octet - Stablemates

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1977
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 79:58
Size: 183,5 MB
Art: Front

( 5:28)  1. Sweet lotus lips
( 4:44)  2. The crucifier
( 4:46)  3. Not quite that
( 8:51)  4. Yardbird suite
(11:00)  5. Moment to moment
(11:00)  6. Green dolphin street
( 7:59)  7. Frank's tune
( 4:55)  8. Big George
( 5:05)  9. Joggin'
(10:31) 10. Body and soul
( 5:35) 11. Revival

Known as two of the pre-eminent modern mainstream tenor saxophonists of the '60s with Horace Silver or Miles Davis respectively, Junior Cook and George Coleman each blazed their own trails in post-bop jazz with styles and techniques that influenced their much more renowned peer, John Coltrane. These sessions from 1977 showcase the horn players in their prime of life, invigorated to play their own music, and surrounded with like-minded experts of contemporary expressionism that lifts this music to the rafters. Legitimate stablemates in the eight-piece group, Cook's quartet with the reliable pianist Mickey Tucker, and the mighty octet of Coleman featuring Cook split the program, and both consistently prove their distinctive mettle throughout. Cook's small ensemble offers the flowing modal waltz "Sweet Lotus Lips" with an outstanding solo from bassist Cecil McBee, the light shuffle "Not Quite That" similar to Duke Pearson's "Jeanine" with Cook in a restrained Coltrane-ish mode, while the outstanding modal version of Henry Mancini's "Moment to Moment" has a bossa nova feel and palpable Joe Henderson inferences. The band does "Yardbird Suite" with Cook's tenor, not alto as Charlie Parker played on his original, sporting fluid dynamics, executed in a loose fashion, and with a delightfully playful facade. Coleman's exceptional octet, with fellow Memphis musicians, alto saxophonist Frank Strozier and pianist Harold Mabern, baritone saxophonist Mario Rivera, and trumpeter Danny Moore form one of the great front lines of all time. 

But sheer talent is not so much the key as is their teamwork and innate ability to play these tough, intriguing, and uplifting charts. A crazy fast unison approach contrasting mad changes by Coleman and Cook hardly suggests the melody of "Green Dolphin Street," a unique touch that sets the tone for the octet. Drummer Idris Muhammad fires up "Big George" with a hard bop fervor rivaled only by Elvin Jones not surprising considering this track sounds like it is based on a merge of John Coltrane's "Giant Steps" and the Miles Davis classic "Tune Up." Rivera naturally underpins the Latin feel of a starkly dramatic "Joggin'," while the bright big-band feel of "Frank's Tune" suggests the progressive bent of the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra. Coleman's octet saves the best for last, as "Revival" is an epic modal anthem, with Moore's burnished trumpet up front working in counterpoint with the other horns over a dense, delicious, and dramatic baseline reverting to a tuneful repeat phrase over constantly changing dynamics and shifting rhythms. It's one for the ages. Special kudos goes to Mabern, the glue of the band from a supportive rhythmic and melodic standpoint, and again to Muhammad for his intelligent design in navigating rhythm in a manner far from stock, standard timekeeping. 

This is an important album in many ways, not only for the status of Cook and Coleman, but for the highly original classic music that clearly is identified with the '50s, brought into contemporary times, and everlasting. ~ Michael G.Nastos http://www.allmusic.com/album/stablemates-mw0000311269

Personnel:  Lisle Atkinson – Bass;  George Coleman Octet - Primary Artist;  Junior Cook - Primary Artist, Sax (Tenor);  Frank Eyton – Composer;  Johnny Green – Composer;  Edward Heyman – Composer;  Harold Mabern – Piano;  Henry Mancini – Composer;  Cecil McBee – Bass;  Johnny Mercer – Composer;  Idris Muhammad – Drums;  Mario Mártires Rivera - Sax (Baritone);  Robert Sour – Composer;  Frank Strozier - Sax (Alto);  Mickey Tucker - Composer, Piano;  Azzedin Weston – Percussion;  Leroy Williams - Drums

Stablemates

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Henry Mancini - Midnight, Moonlight & Magic: The Very Best Of Henry Mancini

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:23
Size: 136.0 MB
Styles: Easy Listening
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[2:36] 1. The Pink Panther Theme
[2:40] 2. Moon River
[2:42] 3. Baby Elephant Walk
[1:55] 4. The Sweetheart Tree
[2:35] 5. In The Arms Of Love
[2:04] 6. Peter Gunn
[2:06] 7. Days Of Wine And Roses
[2:34] 8. Charade
[2:57] 9. The Inspector Clouseau Theme
[2:46] 10. Darling Lili
[2:40] 11. Two For The Road
[3:04] 12. Candlelight On Crystal
[2:41] 13. Dear Heart
[2:12] 14. Mr. Lucky
[2:01] 15. Theme From Cade's County
[3:42] 16. Whistling Away The Dark
[2:22] 17. Pie-In-The-Face Polka
[3:55] 18. Dreamsville
[1:57] 19. It Had Better Be Tonight
[2:22] 20. Nothing To Lose
[2:51] 21. Frish Frosh
[1:56] 22. Mystery Movie Theme
[2:31] 23. Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet

Henry Mancini ranks right up at the top of a list of composers who wrote for movies and TV. He crafted memorable melodies and framed them with witty and inventive arrangements that in most cases still sound fresh today. Midnight, Moonlight & Magic: The Very Best of Henry Mancini is a 23-song look at the master's work in films and on TV. It spans the years 1958 and 1972 and includes his most popular themes such as the sassy "Pink Panther Theme," the rocking "Peter Gunn," the sweet "Moon River," and the swinging "Baby Elephant Walk." The compilers also found room for some lesser known but still worthy material like the wonderfully bluesy and dreamy "Dreamsville," the rollicking "Pie-in-the-Face Polka" from The Great Race, "Frish Frosh" from High Time, and 1972's "Mystery Movie Theme." Throughout Mancini deftly balances his romantic streak with an ear for the unusual that kept even his sappiest tunes from being too smooth. For example the frenzied piano line on the otherwise treacly "The Sweetheart Tree," the inventive way he combines instruments in "The Inspector Clouseau Theme," or the spooky keyboard sounds on "Theme From 'Cade's County'" are the touches of an inspired craftsman. Other times the melody is just so strong, like on the deathless "Charade," that it doesn't matter how many smooth vocals and swooning strings get piled on top. It still escapes being corny. The collection is very strong, one of the best single-disc Mancini compilations on the market. The only thing holding it back, and giving lie to the title's claim to be the "very best" of his work, is the omission of anything from perhaps his finest soundtrack, 1962's Experiment in Terror. The theme song at least should have been here. Apart from that flaw, this is an entertaining disc that shows just how wonderful Mancini's film compositions truly are. ~Tim Sendra

Midnight, Moonlight & Magic: The Very Best Of Henry Mancini

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Henry Mancini & His Orchestra - Uniquely Mancini

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:03
Size: 92,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:50)  1. Green Onions
(3:37)  2. Stairway to the Stars
(3:01)  3. Night Train
(3:53)  4. Lullaby Of Birdland
(3:24)  5. Chelsea Bridge
(3:52)  6. C Jam Blues
(2:32)  7. Banzai Pipeline
(3:39)  8. Rhapsody in Blue
(3:16)  9. Cherrs!
(3:30) 10. Lonsome
(2:43) 11. Hot Canary
(3:41) 12. Moonlight Serenade

Henry Mancini was not the first composer to introduce jazz elements into film and television scoring, but he was the first to become wildly successful with the public, particularly with the slinky, playful theme for the Pink Panther movies and the brassy, big band sound of the TV series Peter Gunn. Mancini was equally adept at broader, lyrical pop styles, especially in the song "Moon River," the achingly beautiful theme for the film Breakfast at Tiffany's. He won 20 Grammy awards out of 73 nominations and became a familiar public figure as a gentle, avuncular presence on his own syndicated musical TV series and as a frequent guest conductor of orchestral pops concerts.

Young Enrico Nicola Mancini played piccolo and flute with his father in a local Sons of Italy band. In his early teens, he determined to become a film composer and was sent to Pittsburgh to study piano and arranging. Mancini entered Juilliard to study piano in 1942, but within a year was drafted; Glenn Miller arranged for him to play with a service band until he was assigned to combat duty in Europe. Discharged in 1946, Mancini joined the Glenn Miller Orchestra as pianist and arranger. The following year, he followed his wife-to-be to Los Angeles, where he wrote music for bands and radio shows, while bolstering his composition skills through studies with Ernst Krenek and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. Mancini landed a job with Universal Pictures in 1952; over the next six years, he worked on 100 films, most of them forgettable low-budget affairs. He made his reputation in 1954, though, with his score for The Glenn Miller Story, which garnered his first Academy Award nomination.

Universal laid Mancini off in 1958, but the composer quickly developed an association with producer Blake Edwards, scoring his TV show Peter Gunn, the theme from which won him a recording contract with RCA. Mancini began issuing extremely popular and award-winning LPs of arrangements of pop and jazz hits, ultimately working on crossover albums with such classical artists as James Galway and Luciano Pavarotti.

Meanwhile, Mancini and Edwards would collaborate on 26 movies between 1960 and 1993. Three of Mancini's most enduring hits came from 1961: "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's, the similarly lush theme from Days of Wine and Roses, and the playful "Baby Elephant Walk" from Hatari! Despite averaging three film scores a year through the 1980s, Mancini would always be best-remembered for these earliest efforts, along with the theme from 1964's The Pink Panther and perhaps his score for the 1983 TV miniseries The Thorn Birds. He was a more versatile composer than his mainstream fans may think; for example, he adopted an avant-garde style for the 1985 science fiction movie Lifeforce. Mancini's final work was on a stage adaptation of Edwards' Julie Andrews vehicle Victor/Victoria, which originated as a 1982 film and opened on Broadway in 1995, shortly after the composer's death, running more than 700 performances. Bio ~ James Reel  http://www.allmusic.com/artist/henry-mancini-mn0000678009/biography

Uniquely Mancini

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Linda Lawson - Easy To Love

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 1960
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:03
Size: 104,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:28)  1. Are You With Me
(3:19)  2. Where Flamingos Fly
(2:42)  3. But Beautiful
(2:47)  4. Me And My Shadow
(3:17)  5. You Don't Know What Love Is
(1:49)  6. Easy To Love
(3:18)  7. Meaning Of The Blues
(2:45)  8. Mood Indigo
(3:01)  9. Like Young
(2:39) 10. Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
(3:01) 11. Make The Man Love Me
(2:52) 12. Up Pops Love
(2:31) 13. Somehow
(2:48) 14. More Than Never
(2:51) 15. Salty, Salty Is The Sea
(2:49) 16. Never Like This

Born Linda Gloria Spaziani in Ann Arbor, Mich in 1936, Linda Lawson began her music career at the top, singing at The Sands in Las Vegas and, in 1957, making singles for the Verve label with an orchestra arranged and conducted by no less than Henry Mancini. She seemed set to make a considerable impact in music, but instead decided to focus on an acting career and by 1960 was busy in movies and on TV, where her rising profile led to "Introducing Linda Lawson", her debut album as a singer. Recorded in 1960, with an orchestra arranged and conducted by the gifted Marty Paich and packed with the finest West Coast jazz talent, her performance suggested that a successful career in music was hers for the taking. But acting remained her first love and these recordings are the only examples of her notable musical ability. In them she combined the highly complementary skills of singing and acting, splendidly uniting them to tackle the range of high-quality and demanding material chosen for these sessions. That she did it with persuasive aplomb is abundantly clear from the results. ~ Editorial Reviews  http://www.amazon.com/Lawson-Love-22-Arranged-Conducted-Introducing/dp/B00D5O7ZQK

Featuring: Linda Lawson (vcl), with orchestras arranged & conducted by Marty Paich & Henry Mancini, featuring Jack Sheldon (tp), Frank Rosolino (tb), Art Pepper, Bud Shank, Bill Perkins (saxes), Jimmy Rowles (p), Joe Mondragon (b), Mel Lewis (d).

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Easy To Love

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Henry Mancini - Ultimate Mancini

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:06
Size: 136,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:18)  1. The Pink Panther Theme
(2:59)  2. Charade
(3:56)  3. Two for the Road
(3:09)  4. Moon River
(3:26)  5. Moment to Moment
(4:15)  6. Days of Wine and Roses
(2:07)  7. Peter Gunn Theme
(3:19)  8. Dreamsville
(2:42)  9. Dear Heart
(2:40) 10. The Thorn Birds Theme
(3:03) 11. Anywhere the Heart Goes
(2:47) 12. Mr. Lucky
(4:41) 13. Whistling Away the Dark
(1:57) 14. Life in a Looking Glass
(2:23) 15. Crazy World
(2:53) 16. It's Easy to Say
(3:08) 17. Music on the Way
(4:15) 18. Soldier in the Rain

Henry Mancini was easily one of the greatest composers for film soundtracks, so putting together a collection of 17 songs nominated for various awards (Grammy, Golden Globe, or Academy Awards) was easy. But finding the proper mix of musicians was important. His daughter, Monica Mancini, is a talented singer in her own right, so she was an obvious choice. And it was only natural to invite tenor saxophonist Plas Johnson to reprise his most famous solo in "The Pink Panther Theme," which he recorded with Mancini for the original soundtrack. For the most part, Mancini's arrangements are utilized, but there are some twists. Stevie Wonder is featured on harmonica with the vocal group Take 6 in the pretty ballad "Moon River," while organist Joey DeFrancesco shines in the breezy "Mr. Lucky." But it is Monica Mancini who makes the biggest impression (along with her father's music, of course). Her sensual rendition of "Moment to Moment," and her lightly swinging duet with singer Kenny Rankin of "Dreamsville," both of which are complemented by Tom Scott's superb alto sax, make it apparent that she inherited her father's musical genes. Among the several arrangements contributed by Patrick Williams, his gorgeous chart for Monica of "Dear Heart" features the singer backed mostly by George Doering's sensitive acoustic guitar. As Donald Fagen of Steely Dan puts it in his brief note to the CD: "All bow before the High Priest of Hollywood Cool!" In other words, fans of Henry Mancini should snap up this rewarding CD right away. ~ Ken Dryden   http://www.allmusic.com/album/ultimate-mancini-mw0000696830.

Personnel: Henry Mancini (vocals); Take 6 (vocals); George Doering (guitar); Stevie Wonder (harmonica); Tom Scott (alto saxophone); Plas Johnson (tenor saxophone); Warren Luening, Charles Davis (trumpet); Andy Martin, Charles Loper (trombone); Michael Lang (piano); Joey DeFrancesco (Hammond b-3 organ); Gary Burton (vibraphone); Gregg Field (drums); Kenny Rankin.

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Henry Mancini - Breakfast At Tiffany's (50th Anniversary Edition)

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 42:48
Size: 98.0 MB
Styles: Easy Listening
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[2:35] 1. Moon River (Original Main Title)
[3:09] 2. Something For Cat
[3:07] 3. Sally's Tomato
[2:31] 4. Mr. Yunioshi
[2:28] 5. The Big Blow Out
[2:02] 6. Moon River (Audrey Hepburn Version)
[2:31] 7. Hub Caps And Tail Lights
[2:47] 8. Breakfast At Tiffany's
[2:57] 9. Latin Golightly
[3:20] 10. Holly
[3:10] 11. Loose Caboose
[3:08] 12. The Big Heist
[2:36] 13. Moon River Cha Cha
[2:42] 14. Moon River (Choral Version)
[3:38] 15. Moon River [fjohnny Mercer Vocals]

It seems extraordinary now to think that Moon River almost didn't make it into the final cut of Blake Edwards' iconic 1961 film, Breakfast at Tiffany's. However, when a Paramount executive suggested it be deleted after an early screening, it was only at the insistence of the film's star, Audrey Hepburn, that the song was kept in. Of course, the rest is history. Moon River went on to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song, alongside the film's other Oscar, for Best Score.

Henry Mancini's soundtrack is certainly a work of musical storytelling genius. As brassy big band numbers rub shoulders with slinkily suave city sophisticate ones, you find yourself submersed within the 1960s New York It Girl glamour to which Hepburn's character, Holly Golightly, aspires. Then, amidst all this jazzy energy and upper Manhattan class comes Moon River. Simple, wistful, strummed on a guitar as Golightly perches over the fire escape, it's a striking encapsulation of the culture divide between her New York existence and her country roots.

Fast-forward to the present day and, whilst Mancini's music itself sounds as alive and evocative as ever (with the exception of the bizarre Mr Yunioshi theme), it's hard to make a new recording look fresh and desirable when it's been on the market in one form or another since 1961. That said, Jackpot Records have made a pretty good fist of it by offering more bonus tracks than any previous or existing recording.

In addition to the soundtrack itself, there are seven Henry Mancini Orchestra tracks, featuring songs such as Misty and Blue Satin. Then, there are five extra Moon River recordings, performed by Danny Williams, the Eddie Harris Quartet, Jerry Butler & Orchestra, the Grant Green Quartet, and finally Audrey Hepburn's version extracted directly from the film.

Less impressive is the fact that whoever compiled these extra bonus tracks did so by the powers of logic rather than of musical flair, grouping them into two distinct sections. Most people would agree that five Moon Rivers in a row is a bit much even for the most enthusiastic Tiffany's fan. Still, it's all good stuff, and if you don't yet own the soundtrack this will be the version to go for, not least because it's cheaper than the others. You may want to do a bit of re-sequencing, though. ~Charlotte Gardner

Breakfast At Tiffany's (50th Anniversary Edition)

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Henry Mancini & His Orchestra - Mancini '67: The Big Band Sound Of Henry Mancini

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 37:48
Size: 86.5 MB
Label: RCA
Styles: Big band, Easy Listening
Year: 1967/2002
Art: Front

[3:06] 1. Stolen Sweets
[2:41] 2. The Cat
[3:04] 3. The Shadow Of Your Smile
[2:59] 4. Satin Doll
[3:03] 5. Cherokee (Indian Love Song)
[3:15] 6. Stockholm Sweetnin'
[2:53] 7. Conquest
[2:40] 8. Tijuana Taxi
[4:13] 9. Autumn Nocturne
[3:13] 10. The House Of The Rising Sun
[3:53] 11. 'round Midnight
[2:42] 12. Turtles

Putting his fabulous arrangements to work on all kinds of songs, Mancini scored a sizable hit with this 1967 LP. Check out his vivacious versions of Satin Doll; Cherokee; House of the Rising Sun; The Shadow of Your Smile; Autumn Nocturne; 'Round Midnight; Tijuana Taxi , and more!

Recorded in Hollywood, California, 1966

Featuring: Al Porcino (tp), Ray Triscari (tp), Pete Candoli (tp), Frank Beach (tp), Bud Brisbois (tp), Maurice Harris (tp), Dick Nash (tb), Jimmy Priddy (tb), John Halliburton (tb), George Roberts (bt), Karl de Karke (bt), Vincent De Rosa (fh), Dick Perissi (fh)

Mancini '67: The Big Band Sound Of Henry Mancini

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