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Henry Mancini: Songs
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No one composed more classic TV and movie themes than the late, great Henry Mancini, whose songs sometimes outshone and outlasted their narrative vehicles. Only the indifferent, cynical, or hardened heart is immune to the languorous poignancy of “Charade”, “Days of Wine and Roses”, “Moon River”, “Dear Heart”, or “Two for the Road”. Mancini’s lyrical melodies — equal parts hopeful soufflé and elegiac lament — so brilliantly captured the emotional arc of mature romance embattled by the gray realities of life that they fused with the characters and the storylines. One cannot imagine one component without the others, yet the songs deservedly became standards in their own rights.
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Mancini was ... a concert performer, conducting over fifty engagements per year, resulting in over 600 symphony performances during his lifetime. Among the symphony orchestras he conducted are the London Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic, the Boston Pops, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He appeared in 1966, 1980 and 1984 in command performances for the British Royal Family. He also toured several times with Johnny Mathis and with Andy Williams, who had sung many of Mancini's songs.
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This excellent jazz album by Mancini won a Grammy! And it's no surprise. The arrangements are superb, and the band is in top form. The album actually has two sides to it...no pun intended! The "blues" side is a collection of slow, late-night bluesy songs. "Misty" is a fine Dick Nash trombone feature, with the smooth backing of French horns behind him.
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