Uniquely, Mancini is an elegant showcase of Henry Mancini's ability to blend jazz, swing, and orchestral pop into a seamless listening experience. Known primarily for his iconic film scores, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Peter Gunn, and The Pink Panther, among others, Mancini used this album to step away from his cinematic fame and explore a broader musical palette in a purely studio setting. The result is a polished, genre-crossing album that radiates mid-century class and creativity, with other Mancini titles, the sonics are excellent.
Artist(s): Arranged By - Henry Mancini
Orchestra Manager - Bobby Helfer
Alto Saxophone, Flute [Alto Flute], Soloist – Ted Nash
Bass – Rolly Bundock
Bass Trombone – George Roberts
Drums – Jack Sperling
Flugelhorn, Soloist – Don Fagerquist
Flute [Alto Flute], Soloist – Ronny Lang
French Horn – Arthur Maebe, John Cave, Richard Perissi
French Horn, Soloist – Vincent De Rosa
Guitar – Bob Bain
Piano – Jimmy Rowles
Tenor Saxophone, Soloist – Plas Johnson
Trombone – Jimmy Priddy, John Halliburton
Trombone, Soloist – Dick Nash
Trumpet – Frank Beach, Ray Triscari
Trumpet [Lead] – Conrad Gozzo
Trumpet, Soloist – Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli
Vibraphone, Marimba – Larry Bunker
Woodwind – Gene Cipriano, Harry Klee
Recording Info: Released in 1963 and recorded at RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World
Associate Producer - Al Schmitt
Recording Engineer - Jim Malloy
Producer – Joe Reisman
Sourced from a 4-track tape
Components used for Transfer: Analog: Transferred using a modified Studer 810 tape deck with Flux Heads feeding a Merrill Tape Preamp
Digital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter clocked by an Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock
Software: Merging Pyramix v15
Power Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for all components
All components are grounded to Shunyata ALTAIRA Hubs
1 Green Onions 2:47
2 Stairway To The Stars 3:35
3 Night Train 2:58
4 Lullaby Of Birdland 3:50
5 Chelsea Bridge 3:24
6 Duke's Place (Based On "C Jam Blues") 3:50
7 Banzai Pipeline 2:32
8 Rhapsody In Blue 3:37
9 Cheers! 3:14
10 Lonesome 3:28
11 The Hot Canary 2:40
12 Moonlight Serenade 3:39
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then the DXD edited master was used to generate the final DSD files using
Merging Technologies Album Publishing.
DXD (352.8KHz 24/32 bit PCM) is one of the best and least destructive formats for post-processing DSD originated digital recordings
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