Label: RCA Victor
Released: 1998
Track listing: "Brief and Breezy" from Peter Gunn (9/4/58); "Odd Ball" from More Music From Peter Gunn (3/5/59); "Bijou" from The Mancini Touch (8/10/59); "Lightly Latin" from Mr. Lucky (12/17/59); "The Beat" from The Blues And The Beat (2/29/60); "The Old College Try Cha Cha" from High Time (6/12/60); "Playboy's Theme" and "Everybody Blow!" from Combo! (6/14-21/60); "Raindrops in Rio," "Mr. Lucky (Goes Latin)" and "No-Cal Sugar Loaf" from Mr. Lucky Goes Latin (1/10-12/61); "Moon River Cha Cha" and "Loose Caboose" from Breakfast At Tiffany's (4/20/61); "Your Father's Feathers" from Hatari! (12/5/61); "Mambo Parisienne" and "Megeve" from Charade (7/2/63); "Something For Sellers" and "It Had Better Be Tonight (Instrumental)" from The Pink Panther (9/16/63); "Something Loose" and "The Chaser" from Two For The Road (2/14/67).

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Henry Mancini: Combo

by John Sharpe
July 1, 1998

Although Mancini is best known for his film and TV scores, (Pink Panther, Breakfast At Tiffany's), back in the 60's he recorded a series of albums for RCA that showcased his talent for writing and arranging jazz. Combo, recorded in 1962, is an enjoyable set of light, swingin' jazz , flavored with that unique “Mancini" sound. ...

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Henry Mancini: Martinis With Mancini

Read "Martinis With Mancini" reviewed by Douglas Payne

by Douglas Payne
January 1, 1998

Composer Henry Mancini (1924-1994) practically wrote the soundtrack to the cocktail culture of the late fifties and early sixties. The witty, moody themes he created for films and TV ( Mr. Lucky , Hatari! , Experiment in Terror , Charade , A Shot In The Dark , The Pink Panther , The Thorn Birds and Newhart ...