Uniquely Mancini

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
Henry Mancini
Released1963
StudioRCA Victor's Music Center of the World
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerJoe Reisman
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

Side A

  1. "Green Onions" (Jones, Cropper, Jackson, Steinberg)
  2. "Stairway to the Stars" (Parish, Malneck, Signorelli)
  3. "Night Train" (Washington, Simpkins, Forrest)
  4. "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing)
  5. "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn)
  6. "C Jam Blues" (Ellington)

Side B

  1. "Banzai Pipeline" (Mancini)
  2. "Rhapsody in Blue" (George Gershwin)
  3. "Cheers!" (Mancini)
  4. "Lonesome" (Mancini)
  5. "The Hot Canary" (Paul Nero)
  6. "Moonlight Serenade" (Mitchell Parish, Glenn Miller)

Personnel
  • Trumpets: Conrad Gozzo (lead), Frank Beach, Ray Triscari, Pete Condoli (soloist), Conte Condoli (soloist), Don Fagerquist (flugelhorn soloist)
  • Trombones: Dick Nash (soloist), Jimmy Priddy, John Halliburton, George Roberts (bass trombone)
  • French horns: Vincent De Rosa (soloist), Richard Perissi, John Cave, Arthur Maebe
  • Woodwinds: Ted Nash (alto sax & alto flute solo), Ronny Lang (alto flute soloist), Harry Klee, Gene Cipriano, Plas Johnson (tenor sax soloist)
  • Drums: Jack Sperling
  • Bass: Rolly Bundock
  • Guitar: Bob Bain
  • Piano: Jimmy Rowles
  • Vibes-Marimba: Larry Bunker
  • Orchestra manager: Bobby Helfer

References
  1. "Uniquely Mancini". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. "Henry Mancini - Uniquely Mancini". Discogs. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 192. ISBN 0823076318.
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