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Jazz Interpretations of the film music of Henry Mancini, Part 1
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Henry Mancini was one of the greatest composers in the history of film, and many of Mancini's scores swung.Henry Mancini was born Enrico Nicola Mancini in the Little Italy neighborhood of Cleveland to Italian immigrant parents. It's no surprise that many of Mancini's tunes have jazz sensibilities because he had deep jazz roots. While still in school, he wrote an arrangement for Benny Goodman, and later served as pianist and arranger for the posthumous Glenn Miller band.
Mancini was a pioneer of the inclusion of jazz elements in film and TV scores. His scores include Peter Gunn, Mr. Lucky, and The Pink Panther, along with songs that became jazz standards. "The Days of Wine and Roses," "Charade" and "Moon River" have inspired jazz artists from Art Blakey to Bill Evans and Brad Mehldau.
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