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Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini

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Released
  
1964

Studio
  
A & R Recording

Label
  
Mercury SR 60863

Recorded
  
February 5-6, 1964

Genre
  
Jazz

Producer
  
Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini is a 1964 studio album by Quincy Jones, of music composed by Henry Mancini.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Baby Elephant Walk" – 2:49
  2. "Charade" (Johnny Mercer) – 3:15
  3. "Dreamsville" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 3:48
  4. "Bird Brain" – 4:06
  5. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Mercer) – 2:42
  6. "Mr. Lucky" – 2:24
  7. "The Pink Panther Theme" – 3:35
  8. "(I Love You and) Don't You Forget It" (Al Stillman) – 2:51
  9. "Soldier in the Rain" – 3:09
  10. "Odd Ball" – 3:43
  11. "Moon River" (Mercer) – 2:31
  12. "The Theme from Peter Gunn" – 2:52

All music composed by Henry Mancini, lyricists indicated.

Performance

  • Quincy Jones – arranger, conductor
  • Rahsaan Roland Kirk – saxophone, flute
  • Toots Thielemans – guitar, harmonica, whistle
  • Clark Terry (tracks 3, 5, 8, 11), Ernie Royal, Snooky Young (tracks 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12), Jimmy Maxwell (tracks 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12), John Bello (tracks 1, 2, 6, 12) – trumpet
  • Billy Byers, Quentin Jackson (tracks 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12), Richard Hixson (tracks 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12), Tony Studd (tracks 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12), Urbie Green (tracks 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12) – trombone
  • George Berg (tracks 1, 2, 6, 12), Jerome Richardson, Phil Woods (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12), Romeo Penque (tracks 1, 2, 6, 12), Seldon Powell (tracks 1, 2, 6, 12), Stanley Webb (tracks 3, 5, 8, 11), Walter Kane (tracks 4, 7, 9, 10), Zoot Sims (tracks 4, 7, 9, 10) – saxophone
  • Jimmy Buffington (tracks 3, 5, 8, 11), Ray Alonge (tracks 3, 5, 8, 11), Bob Northern (tracks 3, 5, 8, 11), Tony Miranda (tracks 3, 5, 8, 11) – french horn
  • Margaret Ross (tracks 3, 5, 8, 11) – harp
  • Mundell Lowe (tracks 3, 5, 8, 11), Vincent Bell (tracks 1, 2, 6, 12) – guitar
  • Gary Burton – vibraphone
  • Bobby Scott – piano
  • Major Holley (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-7, 9-10, 12), Milt Hinton (tracks 3, 5, 8, 11) – double bass
  • Philip Kraus (tracks 1, 2, 6, 12) – percussion
  • Martin Grupp (tracks 3, 5, 7, 11) – various percussion
  • Osie Johnson – drums
  • Jack Tracy – liner notes

    • References

    Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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