Henry Mancini - Breakfast at Tiffanys '1961/2019

Tracks list

This soundtrack to the movie adaptation of Truman Capotes novel Breakfast at
Tiffanys is one of Henry Mancinis best. The pleasing blend of pop (the perennial
Moon River) and swing stays fresh over the albums 12 tracks and shows off
Mancinis considerable writing and arranging skills. The cuts range from the
layered, big-band mambo Something for Cat to the transcendentally smooth lounge
number Sallys Tomato with some vaudeville moments coming via Mr. Yunioshi (check
out that banjo eating up the faux Japanese scales) and Hub Caps and Tail Lights
(sounds like the Addams Family Theme). Mancini keeps the lounge/easy listening
mood from collapsing in on itself with many fine jazz solos, a driving rhythm
section, and his expert (yet pleasantly cheesy) handling of the liquid-toned
chorus parts. He also strikes a nice balance here between his crime-jazz
backdrops for the Peter Gunn TV show and Touch of Evil and the later, more
streamlined soundtracks for The Pink Panther and Charade. Throughout Breakfast
at Tiffanys solid program, Mancini makes it clear that he isnt just a peddler of
Muzak but a fine composer. The 2005 Japanese BMG reissue offers crisp
remastering to audiophile standards, similar to what was done with Elvis
Presleys catalog in Japan -- the results are startling, with exceptionally vivid
textures throughout, but nowhere more so than on Moon River, where the opening
quote of the central melody on the harmonica, the next instrumental verse picked
up by the strings, and the third done by the chorus, all sound like theyre right
in your lap. The whole album sounds that way, with the result that all of the
musicianship and Mancinis finely nuanced direction never seemed more up close
and personal.

Tracks:

01. Henry Mancini - Moon River (Instrumental Remastered) [02:42] 
02. Henry Mancini - Something For Cat (Remastered) [03:10] 
03. Henry Mancini - Sallys Tomato (Remastered) [03:08] 
04. Henry Mancini - Mr. Yunioshi (Remastered) [02:32] 
05. Henry Mancini - The Big Blow Out (Remastered) [02:29] 
06. Henry Mancini - Hub Caps And Tail Lights (Remastered) [02:31] 
07. Henry Mancini - Breakfast At Tiffanys (Remastered) [02:47] 
08. Henry Mancini - Latin Golightly (Remastered) [02:57] 
09. Henry Mancini - Holly (Remastered) [03:21] 
10. Henry Mancini - Loose Caboose (Remastered) [03:10] 
11. Henry Mancini - The Big Heist (Remastered) [03:09] 
12. Henry Mancini - Moon River (Vocal Remastered) [02:04] 
13. Henry Mancini - Moon River Cha Cha (Remastered) [02:35]

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