Henry Mancini

• NEW COLLECTION OF CLASSIC LPS

• LIMITED 180 GRAM VINYL EDITION

• 4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

“This effervescent soundtrack for Blake Edwards' adaption of Truman Capote's wistful novella propelled Mancini into the major league of Hollywood composers. Though there were other jazz-oriented arrangers working in Hollywood at the time, none possessed Mancini's imagination and skill in orchestration.” (Stephen Cook & Bruce Eder)

PERSONNEL & DATES:

• HENRY MANCINI & HIS ORCHESTRA
• A1: Toots Thielemans (harmonica), Jimmy Rowles (p), Victor Piemonte (org), Robert Bain, Laurindo Almeida, Alton Hendrickson (g), Red Mitchell (b), Shelly Manne, Larry Bunker (dr), Carl Fortina (acc), plus strings and chorus.
• RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World, Hollywood, December 8, 1960.

• A2-A3, A5, B2, B4, B6: Frank Beach, Joseph Triscari, Raymond Triscari, Pete Candoli (tp), Richard Nash, James Priddy, James Halliburton, George Roberts (tb), Ronald Langinger, Wilbur Schwartz, Gene Cipriano, Justin Gordon (reeds), Jimmy Rowles (p), Robert Bain (g), Red Mitchell (b), Shelly Manne, Milton Holland, Larry Bunker, Ralph Collier (d), plus chorus on A3, B2, B4 & B6 only.
• RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World, Hollywood, April 20, 1961.

• A4, A6, B1, B3, B5: Richard Nash, James Priddy, James Halliburton, Karl DeKarske (tb), Ted Nash, Ronald Langinger, Gene Cipriano, Wilbur Schwartz (reeds), Jimmy Rowles (p), Larry Bunker (vib), Robert Bain (g), Red Mitchell (b), Shelly Manne (d), Louis Singer (perc), plus strings.
• RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World, Hollywood, April 27, 1961.

• (*) Bonus Track
• B7: Taken from the actual movie soundtrack, but not present on the original LP.
• Audrey Hepburn (voc, g) accompanied by orchestra. Hollywood, 1961.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A:
• 01 MOON RIVER
• 02 SOMETHING FOR CAT
• 03 SALLY’S TOMATO
• 04 MR. YUNIOSHI
• 05 THE BIG BLOW OUT
• 06 HUB CAPS AND TAIL LIGHTS

• SIDE B:
• 01 BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S
• 02 LATIN GOLIGHTLY
• 03 HOLLY
• 04 LOOSE CABOOSE
• 05 THE BIG HEIST
• 06 MOON RIVER CHA CHA
• 07 MOON RIVER (*)