Henry Mancini, "Music from Mr. Lucky", BMG #2198-2-R (1988).[CD]
Henry Mancini, "Music from Mr. Lucky", BMG [Japan] #BVCJ-37136 (2000).[Digitally remastered CD]

This is the album that started my own love for Henry Mancini's music. The story on this can be read here.

 

[Japanese digitally remastered reissue in LP-style slipcase]

Tracks:

Mr. Lucky

My Friend Andamo

Softly

March of the Cue Balls

Lightly Latin

Tipsy

Floating Pad

One Eyed Cat

Night Flower

Chime Time

Blue Satin

That's It and That's All

Cover designed by Don Peters.

Original album produced by Dick Peirce.

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Henry Mancini, Music from the Motion Picture Score "Hatari!", BMG (U.S.) #2559-2-R (1988).[CD]

Tracks:

Theme from "Hatari!"

Baby Elephant Walk

Just for Tonight

Your Father's Feathers

Night Side

Big Band Bwana

The Sounds of Hatari

The Soft Touch

Crocodile, Go Home!

Just For Tonight (vocal version, Gold Series disc only)

 

Musician personnel info for all tracks:

Tracks 1 and 7 recorded on December 4, 1961:

HENRY MANCINI, leader;

FRANK BEACH, DONALD FAGERQUIST, PETE CANDOLI and CONRAD GOZZO, trumpet;

RICHARD NASH, JAMES PRIDDY, JOHN HALLIBURTON and KARL KARSKE, trombone;

VINCENT DEROSA, JAMES DECKER, JOHN CAVE, JOHN GRAAS, ARTHUR MAEBE and SINCLAIR LOTT, French horn;

SHELLY MANNE, FRANK FLYNN, LARRY BUNKER, MILTON HOLLAND, ROY HARTE, BERNIE MATTINSON and DALE ANDERSON, drums;

RONALD LANGINGER, TED NASH, GENE CIPRIANO, WILBUR SCHWARTZ and JUSTIN GORDON, reeds;

JIMMY ROWLES and RAY SHERMAN, piano; LAURINDO ALMEIDA and ROBERT BAIN, guitar; ROLAND BUNDOCK and MORTY CORB, bass;

SAM RICE and GEORGE CALLENDER, tuba.

Tracks 2, 4, 6 and 9 recorded on December 5, 1961:

HENRY MANCINI, leader;

DONALD FAGERQUIST, PETE CANDOLI, CONRAD GOZZO and RAYMOND TRISCARI, trumpet;

RICHARD NASH, JAMES PRIDDY, RICHARD NOEL and KARL KARSKE, trombone;

RONALD LANGINGER, CLIFFORD SHANK, GENE CIPRIANO, HARRY KLEE, WILBUR SCHWARTZ, JUSTIN GORDON and MAHLON CLARK, reeds;

JIMMY ROWLES and RAY SHERMAN, piano; ROLAND BUNDOCK, bass;

SHELLY MANNE, FRANK FLYNN and MILTON HOLLAND, drums; LARRY BUNKER, vibes; ROBERT BAIN, guitar; SAM RICE, tuba; BENNY GILL, violin.

Tracks 5 and 8 recorded on December 6, 1961:

HENRY MANCINI, leader;

ERNO NEUFELD, HERMAN CLEBANOFF, SAM FREED, LOU KLASS, MORT HERBERT, SAMUEL CYTRON, BENNY GILL, MARVIN LIMONICK, IRMA NEUMANN, WILLIAM MILLER, AMBROSE RUSSO and NATHAN KAPROFF, violin; STANLEY HARRIS, ROBERT OSTROWSKY, ALEXANDER NEIMAN and ALLAN HARSHMAN, viola; RAPHAEL KRAMER, EDGAR LUSTGARTEN, ARMAND KAPROFF and ELEANOR SLATKIN, cello;

RONALD LANGINGER and TED NASH, sax; JACK SHELDON, trumpet; RICHARD NASH, trombone; JAMES ROWLES, piano;

SHELLY MANNE and FRANK FLYNN, drums; LARRY BUNKER, vibes; ROLAND BUNDOCK, bass;

CARL FORTINA, accordion; ROBERT BAIN, guitar.

Tracks 3 and 10:

Same recording date and personnel as above plus chorus composed of GILDA MAIKEN, PEGGY CLARK, ELAINE BACK, SUE ALLEN, IAN FREEBAIRN, PERRY BOTKIN, JR., BERNIE PARKE, GENE MERLINO and JOHN DRAKE.

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Henry Mancini, Music from the Motion Picture Score "Breakfast at Tiffany's", BMG (U.S.) #2362-2-R (1988).[CD]
 

Tracklist:

Moon River

Something for Cat

Sally's Tomato

Mr. Yunioshi

The Big Blow Out

Hub Caps and Tail Lights

Breakfast At Tiffany's

Latin Golightly

Holly

Loose Caboose

The Big Heist

Moon River Cha-Cha

1, 3, 7, 10, 12 = with chorus.

COMPLETE LISTING OF MUSICIANS APPEARING ON THIS ALBUM (text from JVC Extended Resolution edition of this soundtrack):

FOR:

MOON RIVER

Recorded on December 8, 1960

On this date, "Moon River" was recorded with three other songs: "The Great Imposter", "Love Music" and "My Cousin from Naples" from the Universal-International Picture "The Great Imposter".

Leader: Henry Mancini

Contractor: Robert Helfer

Violin: Erno Neufeld, Samuel Cytron, Nathan Kaproff, William Miller, Marvin Limonick, Benny Gill, Irma Neumann, Ambrose Russo, Alexander Murray, Mort Herbert, Sam Freed, Eudice Shapiro, Marshall Moss, Adolph Di Tullio, Betty Moor, Nathan Ross

Viola: Robert Ostrowsky, Alexander Neiman, G.R. Menhennick, Milton Thomas

Cello: Raphael Kramer, Edger Lustgarten, Armand Kaproff, Justin Di Tullio

Bass: Keith Mitchell

Guitar: Robert Bain, Laurindo Almeida, Alton Hendrickson

Drums: Shelly Manne, Larry Bunker

Accordion: Carl Fortina

Piano: James Rowles

Organ: Victor Piemonte

Harmonica: George Fields

Singers: Sue Allen, Gilda Maiken, Jackie Gershwin, Tom Kenny, Bernie Parke, Joe Pryoer, Earl Brown, John Drake, Charlie Parlotto

Contractor for Singers: Virginia Mancini.

FOR:

THE BIG BLOW OUT

LOOSE CABOOSE

SOMETHING FOR CAT

LATIN GOLIGHT

SALLY'S TOMATO

MOON RIVER CHA CHA

 

Recorded on April 20, 1961

Leader: Henry Mancini

Contractor: Robert Helfer

Sax: Ronald Langinger, Wilbur Schwartz, Gene Cipriano, Justin Gordon

Trumpet: Frank Beach, Joseph Triscari, Raymond Triscari, Pete Candoli

Trombone: Richard Nash, James Priddy, James Halliburton, George Roberts

Drums: Shelly Manne, Milton Holland, Larry Bunker, Ralph Collier

Bass: Keith Mitchell

Piano: James Rowles

Guitar: Robert Bain

Singers: Sue Allen, Gilda Maiken, Jackie Gershwin, Tom Kenny, Bernie Parke, Joe Proyer, Earl Brown, John Drake, Charlie Parlotto

Contractor for Singers: Virginia Mancini

 

FOR:

MR. YUNIOSHI

HUB CAPS AND TAIL LIGHTS

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S

HOLLY

THE BIG HEIST

 

Recorded on April 27, 1961

Leader: Henry Mancini

Contractor: Robert Helfer

Violin: Erno Neufeld, Eudice Shapiro, Lou Klass, Joachim Chassman, Samuel Cytron, Anatol Kaminky, Nathen Kaproff, Sam Preed, Benny Gill, Marvin Limonick, Irma Neumann, Alexander Murray, Herman Clebanoff, Ambrose Russo, Mort Herbert, Joseph Stepansky

Viola: Milton Thomas, Robert Ostrowsky, G.R. Menhennick, Alexander Neiman

Cello: Raphael Kramer, Armand Kaproff, Justin Di Tulio, Victor Gottlieb

Bass: Keith Mitchell

Guitar: Robert Bain

Drums: Shelly Manne

Vibes: Larry Bunker

Percussion: Louis Singer

Piano: James Rowles

Reeds: Ted Nash, Ronald Langinger, Gene Cipriano, Wilber Schwartz

Trombone: Richard Nash, James Priddy, James Halliburton, Karl DeKarske

Singers: Sue Allen, Gilda Maiken, Jackie Gershwin, Bennie Parke, Joe Pryor, Earl Brown, John Drake, Charlie Parlotto, Tom Kenny

Contractor for Singers: Virginia Mancini

Original LP Produced by Dick Pierce.

Digital reissue Producer: Akira Taguchi.

Digitally remastered using XRCD2 technology from the three track original master.

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Henry Mancini, "Charade", BMG (U.S.) #2755-2R (1988).[CD]
Other issues of this album are listed separately under their respective record labels.

Tracklist:

Charade (Main Title)

Bistro

Bateau Mouche

Megeve

Bye Bye Charlie

The Happy Carousel

Charade (Vocal)

Orange Tamoure

Latin Snowfall

The Drip-Dry Waltz

Mambo Parisienne

Punch and Judy

Charade (Carousel)

COMPLETE LISTING OF MUSICIANS APPEARING ON THIS ALBUM (text from JVC Extended Resolution edition of this soundtrack):

FOR:

PUNCH AND JUDY

CHARADE (MAIN TITLE)

CHARADE (VOCAL)

BATEAU MOUCHE

Recorded on July 1, 1963

Leader: Henry Mancini

Contractor: Robert Helfer

Bass: Keith Mitchell

Guitar: Robert Bain

Piano: James Rowles

Accordion: Carl Fortina

Percussion: Jack Sperling, Larry Bunker, Frank Flynn

Violin: Erno Neufeld, Sam Freed, David Prisina, Samuel Cytron, Lou Klass, Ambrose Russo, Mort Herbert, Herman Clebanoff, Benny Gill, Anatol Kaminsky, Nathan Kaproff, Geo. Kast, Alexander Murray, Marvin Limonick, Irma Neumann, Thelma Beach

Viola: Stanley Harris, Robert Ostrowsky, Virginia Majewski, Alexander Neiman, G.B. Menhennick, Alvin Dinkin

Cello: Raphael Kramer, Armand Kaproff, Eleanor Slatkin, Kurt Reher, Justin Di Tullio, Anne Goodman

Horn: Vincent De Rosa, Richard Perissi, John Cave, Arthur Maebe.

FOR:

MEGEVE

MAMBO PARISIENNE

ORANGE TAMOURE

BYE BYE CHARLIE

 

Recorded on July 2, 1963

Leader: Henry Mancini

Contractor: Robert Helfer

Bass: Keith Mitchell

Guitar: Robert Bain

Piano: James Rowles

Accordion: Carl Fortina

Percussion: Jack Sperling, Frank Flynn, Larry Bunker, Victor Feldman

Trumpet: Jack Sheldon

Trombone: Richard Nash

Sax: Ted Nash, Ronald Langinger, Plas Johnson

Original LP Produced by Joe Reisman/Associate Producer: Al Schmitt.

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Henry Mancini, "16 Top Tracks", BMG/Germany #CD 90121 (1988).[CD Compilation]
This CD is made up of 11 tracks from "A Warm Shade of Ivory" and 5 tracks from "Dear Heart and Other Songs About Love".

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Henry Mancini, "Film Favorites", BMG/Ariola Express [Austria] #295.469 (1990).[CD Compilation]
Tracks are visible, above right photo.

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Henry Mancini, "Moon River, The Pink Panther & Other Hits", BMG/N.A. #2077-2-R (1990).[1st CD Reissue]

Tracks:

Moon River

Pink Panther Theme

Tooty Twist

Dear Heart

Darling Lili

Blue Satin

High Time

Softly, as I Leave You

R.H. Peirce/Joe Reisman, Producers.

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Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack, "The Glenn Miller Story", BMG [Brazil] #MCD 01624 (1993).[CD]
Score by Henry Mancini.

Tracklist:

Moonlight Serenade

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Henry Mancini, "The Blues and The Beat", BMG/Germany, #74321 26047 2 (1995).[CD]
Henry Mancini, "The Blues and The Beat", BMG [Japan] #BVCJ-37141 (2000).[Digitally remastered CD]

Tracks:

Side 1	Side 2
The Blues	The Beat
Smoke Rings	Big Noise From Winnetka
Misty	Alright, Okay, You Win
Blue Flame	Tippin' In
After Hours	How Could You Do a Thing Like That to Me
Mood Indigo	Sing, Sing, Sing

Personnel: Woodwinds: Ted Nash, Ronny Land, Gene Cipriano, Harry Klee, Wilbur Schwartz; Trumpets: Conrad Cozzo, Pete Candoli, Frank Beach, Graham Young; Trombones: Dick Nash, Jimmy Priddy, John Halliburton, Karl DeKarske; French Horns: Vincent De Rosa, Sinclair Lott, John Graas, Richard Perissi, George Price, Herman Lebow; Piano: Johnny Williams; Guitar: Bob Bain; Bass: Roland Bundock; Drums: Jack Sperling; Vibes and Marimba: Victor Feldman; Vibes: Larry Bunker.

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Henry Mancini, "The Mancini Touch", BMG/Germany, #74321 35744 2 (1996).[CD]

Tracks:

Side 1	Side 2
Bijou	Let's Walk
Mostly for Lovers	Snowfall
Like Young	A Cool Shade of Blue
My One and Only Love	Robbin's Nest
Politely	Free and Easy
Trav'lin' Light	That's All

Personnel: Featured Performers: Bob Bain--Guitar; Vince DeRosa--1st French Horn; Vic Feldman--Vibes and Marimba; Ronnie Lang--Baritone Sax and Alto Flute; Shelly Manne--Drums; Dick Nash--1st Trombone; Ted Nash--Alto Sax; Johnny Williams--Piano.

Produced by Dick Peirce.

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