Description
DESCRIPTION
24-BIT DIGITALLY REMASTERED, 60 TRACKS. This release compiles in one exceptional 3-CD set some of the best works by renowned film composer and arranger Henry Mancini (1924-1994)The first CD includes a selection of hits taken from some of his most jazzy recordings, including both original tunes by Mancini and his arrangements of some classic standards, all of them featuring a who's who off jazz players.The second CD contains a selection of hits taken from some of his celebrated movie & TV soundtracks from the late 1950s and early 1960s. The third and final disc is devoted entirely to the music from the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's, which was one of Mancini's greatest achievements.As a bonus, we have filled out the last CD with additional versions of 'Moon River', the hit song from Tiffany's, performed by several jazz and popular stars as South African pop artist Danny Williams, whose version reached #1 on the Billboard pop chart in the UK.
TRACK CREDITS
-1.1 Moanin' - the Jazz Sides ^1.2 Dream of You ^1.3 Swing Lightly ^1.4 Far East Blues ^1.5 Charleston Alley ^1.6 Scandinavian Shuffle ^1.7 Everybody Blow! ^1.8 The Blues ^1.9 Misty ^1.10 Blue Flame ^1.11 After Hours ^1.12 Mood Indigo ^1.13 The Beat ^1.14 Big Noise from Winnetka ^1.15 Alright
-Okay
-You Win ^1.16 How Could You Do a Thing Like That to Me ^1.17 Sing
-Sing
-Sing ^1.18 My One and Only Love ^1.19 Trav'lin Light ^1.20 Robbin's Nest ^2.1 Theme from "Hatari!" [From Hatari!] - Film ; TV Songs ^2.2 Touch of Evil (Main Title) [From Touch of Evil] ^2.3 Experiment in Terror [From Experiment in Terror] ^2.4 Dreamsville [From Peter Gunn] ^2.5 Mr. Lucky [From Mr. Lucky] ^2.6 Softly [From Mr. Lucky] ^2.7 Night Flower [From Mr. Lucky] ^2.8 Joanna [From Peter Gunn] ^2.9 Strollin' Blues [From Touch of Evil] ^2.10 Background for Murder [From Touch of Evil] ^2.11 Tana's Theme [From Touch of Evil] ^2.12 Blue Pianola [From Touch of Evil] ^2.13 Moon Talk [From High Time] ^2.14 The Second Time Around [From High Time] ^2.15 Flutters' Ball [From Experiment in Terror] ^2.16 The Good Old Days [From Experiment in Terror] ^2.17 The Sounds of Hatari [From Hatari!] ^2.18 The Soft Touch [From Hatari!] ^2.19 Baby Elephant Walk [From Hatari!] ^2.20 Peter Gunn [From Peter Gunn] ^3.1 Moon River - Breakfast at Tiffany's ^3.2 Something for Cat ^3.3 Sally's Tomato ^3.4 Mr. Yunioshi ^3.5 The Big Blow Out ^3.6 Hub Caps and Tail Lights ^3.7 Breakfast at Tiffany's ^3.8 Latin Go Lightly ^3.9 Holly ^3.10 Loose Caboose ^3.11 The Big Heist ^3.12 Moon River Cha Cha ^3.13 Moon River [Sung By Audrey Hepburn] ^3.14 Moon River [Bobby Hackett] ^3.15 Moon River [Billy Eckstine] ^3.16 Moon River [Barney Kessel] ^3.17 Moon River [Jerry Butler] ^3.18 Moon River [Grant Green] ^3.19 Moon River [Eddie Harris] ^3.20 Moon River [Danny Williams]
