The Mancini Touch - Henry Mancini And His Orchestra
When The Mancini Touch was released in 1960, Henry Mancini was already a familiar name in American music. Fresh off the acclaim of his television and film work, he turned his attention to an album that would showcase his skills as a bandleader and arranger. What emerged was not a novelty or a side project but a statement of purpose, a demonstration of how he believed music ought to be made: with taste, balance, and precision.
The sessions took place over four days in August 1959 at RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World in Hollywood, a studio that represented the perfect blend of tradition and modern technology. Produced by Dick Pierce and engineered by the young but already masterful Al Schmitt, the album was cut as part of RCA’s celebrated “Living Stereo” series. That branding mattered. These records were engineered to show off the new world of stereo hi-fi, and the sound here is as clean and dimensional as anything from that golden era of recording.
Artist(s): Arranged By - Henry Mancini
Alto Saxophone: Ted Nash
Baritone Saxophone & Alto Flute: Ronnie Lang
Drums: Shelly Manne
French Horn: Vince DeRosa
Guitar: Bob Bain
Piano: Johnny Williams
Trombone: Dick Nash
Vibraphone: Vic Feldman
Recording Info: Recorded at RCA Victor's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California on August 10,11, and 14, 1959
Producer: Dick Peirce
Engineer: Al Schmitt
Sourced from a 4-track tape
Components used for Transfer: Analog: Transferred using a modified Nagra 4SJ 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 Bijou 3:10
2 Mostly For Lovers 3:05
3 Like Young 3:15
4 My One And Only Love 3:16
5 Politely 3:19
6 Trav'lin' Light 3:02
7 Let's Walk 3:06
8 Snowfall 3:42
9 A Cool Shade Of Blue 3:46
10 Robbin's Nest 3:39
11 Free And Easy 2:48
12 That's All 3:11
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