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“This effervescent soundtrack for Blake Edwards' adaption of Truman Capote's wistful novella propelled Mancini into the major league of Hollywood composers. Though there were other jazz-oriented arrangers working in Hollywood at the time, none possessed Mancini's imagination and skill in orchestration.” (Stephen Cook & Bruce Eder)
PERSONNEL & DATES:
HENRY MANCINI & HIS ORCHESTRA
A1: Toots Thielemans (harmonica), Jimmy Rowles (p), Victor Piemonte (org), Robert Bain, Laurindo Almeida, Alton Hendrickson (g), Red Mitchell (b), Shelly Manne, Larry Bunker (dr), Carl Fortina (acc), plus strings and chorus.
RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World, Hollywood, December 8, 1960.
A2-A3, A5, B2, B4, B6: Frank Beach, Joseph Triscari, Raymond Triscari, Pete Candoli (tp), Richard Nash, James Priddy, James Halliburton, George Roberts (tb), Ronald Langinger, Wilbur Schwartz, Gene Cipriano, Justin Gordon (reeds), Jimmy Rowles (p), Robert Bain (g), Red Mitchell (b), Shelly Manne, Milton Holland, Larry Bunker, Ralph Collier (d), plus chorus on A3, B2, B4 & B6 only.
RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World, Hollywood, April 20, 1961.
A4, A6, B1, B3, B5: Richard Nash, James Priddy, James Halliburton, Karl DeKarske (tb), Ted Nash, Ronald Langinger, Gene Cipriano, Wilbur Schwartz (reeds), Jimmy Rowles (p), Larry Bunker (vib), Robert Bain (g), Red Mitchell (b), Shelly Manne (d), Louis Singer (perc), plus strings.
RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World, Hollywood, April 27, 1961.
(*) Bonus Track
B7: Taken from the actual movie soundtrack, but not present on the original LP.
Audrey Hepburn (voc, g) accompanied by orchestra. Hollywood, 1961.
TRACKS:
SIDE A:
01 MOON RIVER
02 SOMETHING FOR CAT
03 SALLY’S TOMATO
04 MR. YUNIOSHI
05 THE BIG BLOW OUT
06 HUB CAPS AND TAIL LIGHTS
SIDE B:
01 BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S
02 LATIN GOLIGHTLY
03 HOLLY
04 LOOSE CABOOSE
05 THE BIG HEIST
06 MOON RIVER CHA CHA
07 MOON RIVER (*)
