Quincy Jones - Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini Audio CD
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Band: Quincy Jones
Title: Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini
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Release Date: 2009-06-09
Media: Audio CD
Tracks: 1: Baby Elephant Walk 2: Charade 3: Dreamsville 4: Bird Brain 5: Days of Wine and Roses 6: Mr. Lucky 7: Pink Panther Theme 8: (I Love You and) Don't You Forget It 9: Soldier in the Rain 10: Odd Ball 11: Moon River 12: Peter Gunn
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Great quality, not great quantity However, I've only rated it three stars because of the CD's meager total time of about 38 minutes. As you'd expect from Quincy'¨s powerhouse band of the day, the ensemble and soloists are spectacular. That isn't Jones' fault of course, but Verve's. LPs could only contain up to 25 minutes per side, so when a 50's LP like this is finally released on CD, record companies should combine them with like short LPs on one CD which can hold 80 minutes of music.
Finally!
The only way to get this on CD previously was to find an extremely rare import that was available many years ago. I've been waiting for this CD to come out in the US for almost twenty years. I've only seen 2 copies ever and wasn't willing to pay $185 for it on eBay the last time I saw it.
Needless to say this is a great record, in my opinion. The tunes are all by Mancini, but Quincy Jones gives each one a fresh treatment with new arrangements for his band. And these tend to be a little jazzier and funkier than the Mancini arrangements. The highlight of this disc for me is "Mr. Lucky" which I must admit even as a huge Mancini fan I like even better than the original. Some of this stuff is fairly "space age pop"-sounding, with unusual instrumentation and some audio effects, so be warned it is not pure jazz in the classic sense. But is sure is fun listening. And the more serious numbers like "Dreamsville" and "Soldier In the Rain" are truly beautiful.
As one might expect from a Quincy Jones Mercury Release, the band personnel are all the best jazz and studio aces from the era, and the recording itself is exquisitely detailed in stereo. If you like innovative big band music or just dig Jones' other work from this period, do not hesitate to buy.
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