Uniquely Mancini
1963 studio album by Henry Mancini
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Uniquely Mancini: The Big Band Sound of Henry Mancini is an album by Henry Mancini and His Orchestra. It was released in 1963 on RCA Victor (catalog no. LSP-2692).[2]
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor's Music Center of the World | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Joe Reisman | |||
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It entered Billboard magazine's pop album chart on July 6, 1963, peaked at No. 5, and remained on the chart for 11 weeks.[3] AllMusic gave the album a rating of three-and-a-half stars.[1]
Track listing
Side A
- "Green Onions" (Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Lewie Steinberg)
- "Stairway to the Stars" (Mitchell Parish, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli)
- "Night Train" (Oscar Washington, Lewis Simpkins, Jimmy Forrest)
- "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, B.Y. Forster)
- "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn)
- "C Jam Blues" (Duke Ellington)
Side B
- "Banzai Pipeline" (Henry Mancini)
- "Rhapsody in Blue" (George Gershwin)
- "Cheers!" (Henry Mancini)
- "Lonesome" (Henry Mancini)
- "The Hot Canary" (Paul Nero)
- "Moonlight Serenade" (Mitchell Parish, Glenn Miller)
Personnel
- Conrad Gozzo (lead), Frank Beach, Ray Triscari, Pete Candoli (soloist), Conte Candoli (soloist), Don Fagerquist (flugelhorn soloist) - trumpet
- Dick Nash (soloist), Jimmy Priddy, John Halliburton, George Roberts (bass trombone) - trombone
- Vincent DeRosa (soloist), Richard Perissi, John Cave, Art Maebe - French horn
- Ted Nash (alto saxophone and alto flute solo), Ronny Lang (alto flute soloist), Harry Klee, Gene Cipriano, Plas Johnson (tenor saxophone soloist) - woodwind
- Jack Sperling - drums
- Rolly Bundock - bass
- Bob Bain - guitar
- Jimmy Rowles - piano
- Larry Bunker - vibraphone, marimba
- Bobby Helfer - orchestra manager