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Henry Mancini in a recording session, 1960s.



Henry Mancini:


Ranwood Records



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Percy Faith, “Songs From Award Winning Movies”, Ranwood Records #_________ (1996).[CD]

This album includes Mancini's "Moon River" composition.

Tracklist:

Hello, Dolly
Windmills Of Your Mind
Moon River (Mancini)
I Could Have Danced All Night
Song From “The Oscar”
Maria
Never On Sunday
Laura
Manha de Carnaval
Sunrise, Sunset/Fiddler On The Roof
The Shadow of Your Smile
Maybe September

Notes:  Technically, this 1996 release is not actually by Percy Faith; producer/conductor Nick Perito uses Faith's original arrangements, but these are new recordings. The sound quality is superior to Faith's original '50s and '60s recordings, but purists might feel a bit disappointed. (Interestingly, Faith's best-known movie theme, "Theme from A Summer Place," is absent, but then, that PEYTON PLACE-style soap opera didn't win any awards.) The arrangements are classic Percy Faith, with his trademark string sound throughout. The themes, including everything from "Hello Dolly!" to "Manha de Carnaval" from BLACK ORPHEUS, are smartly chosen.


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Recorded at Capitol Records, Hollywood, California.

Personnel includes: Nick Perito (conductor); Gerald Vinci (concertmaster).

Produced by Terry Woodson.


 

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