Fretplay.com Henry Mancini CD reviews Henry Mancini guitar tabs Henry Mancini CD reviews Henry Mancini tabs Midnight, Moonlight & Magic: The Very Best of Henry Mancini


Henry Mancini - Midnight, Moonlight & Magic: The Very Best of Henry Mancini Audio CD

A fair review of the Henry Mancini "Midnight, Moonlight & Magic: The Very Best of Henry Mancini" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Henry Mancini reviews here, or go back to the Henry Mancini tabs.

Henry Mancini Band: Henry Mancini
Title: Midnight, Moonlight & Magic: The Very Best of Henry Mancini
Rating:
Release Date: 2004-03-23
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Pink Panther Theme [From the Pink Panther] - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra 2: Moon River [From Breakfast at Tiffany's] - Henry Mancini 3: Baby Elephant Walk [From Hatari!] - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra 4: Sweetheart Tree [From "The Great Race"] - Henry Mancini 5: In the Arms of Love [From "What Did You Do in the War, Daddy"] - Henry Mancini 6: Peter Gunn - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra 7: Days of Wine and Roses - Henry Mancini 8: Charade - Henry Mancini 9: Inspector Clouseau Theme [From the Pink Panther Strikes Again] - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra 10: Darling Lili - Henry Mancini 11: Two for the Road - Henry Mancini 12: Candlelight on Crystal [From the Party] - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra 13: Dear Heart - Henry Mancini 14: Mr. Lucky - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra 15: Theme [From Cade's Country] - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra 16: Whistling Away the Dark [From "Darling Lili"] - Henry Mancini 17: Pie-In-The-Face Polka [From the Great Race] - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra 18: Dreamsville [From Peter Gunn] - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra 19: It Had Better Be Tonight [From "The Pink Panther"] - Henry Mancini 20: Nothing to Lose [From "The Party"] - Henry Mancini 21: Frish Frosh [From High Time] - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra 22: Mystery Movie Theme - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra 23: Love Theme from "Romeo and Juliet" - Henry Mancini

Midnight, Moonlingt & Magic: The Very Best of Henry Mancini
Easy listening is my favorite type of music and he is one of the best.


Excellent Mood Music
I have a number of collections of his music. Henry Mancini was one of the greatest composers of the 20th Century. He was a perfectionist when conducting his compositions. The result is high-quality music that sets a romantic mood. All 23 numbers are very good. But I bought this album for #18 - Dreamsville. I used to play trombone and trumpet in a dance band in the 1960's. We would finish after 1:00am and often had a bit of a drive back home. A midwest clear channel radio station always used Dreamsville as its theme song for the late-night music show. It is a song that has haunted me for decades. It is done with great style. There are many fine instrumental solos on this album - tenor and alto sax, trombone, trumpet with tasteful piano accents.

If you have trouble falling asleep, put on Dreamsville. Unfortunately, most of the time I heard it, I did not have that option. I was driving a car with a ways to go and several snoozing musicians depending on me.

.


The Very Best of Henry Mancini
It is simply outstanding work!!. This cd has brought back many fond memories of the great Henry Mancini music I listened to while growing up.


Well, Peter Gunn was good
After a while, I started feeling like I was on a long elevator ride. This is worth buying just for Peter Gunn, but I really hoped the rest would be better than it is. I still gave it 3 stars after reminding myself that this stuff was designed to be played in the background.


Brings back childhood
Not only is the quality and song selections top notch but this cd also brought back a feeling from childhood. . . my parents listened to Mancini's music when company came or just hanging around the house. That was a time when I didn't have a care in the world and this music puts me back in that time. . . . at least mentally. It simplifies my thoughts for awhile, a great way to relieve stress. What surprised me was the reaction of my 26 year old the first time he heard it. He came into the house one afternoon, stopped and asked, "What music is that?" I thought a sarcastic comment would follow. . . it did not. . . . he followed it with. . . . "Makes the house feel happy. " .


You can see a complete list of all Henry Mancini discography, or go back to the Henry Mancini tabs. There is also a good guide on how to read guitar tabs here.

Search guitar tabs

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
[ Search tabs | Guitar tabs | Bass tabs |
Easy guitar tabs | Guitar solo tabs |
Acoustic guitar tabs | Guitar chords |
How to read guitar tabs ]
Forum topics
Music forums
- Bands and artists - Songwriting and lyrics - Tablature talk - Promote your band
Instrument forums
- Guitar basics - Gear & accessories - Bass guitar
Community
- The pit - Site Feedback - Reviews
[ User survey | About us | Privacy statement ]