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]
| Uniquely Mancini | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1963 |
| Studio | RCA Victor's Music Center of the World |
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Producer | Joe Reisman |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
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
editSide 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
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ a b "Uniquely Mancini". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Henry Mancini - Uniquely Mancini". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 192. ISBN 0823076318.