Artist Biography
Composer/conductor/arranger Henry Mancini was one of the most versatile
talents in music. The Mancini name, synonymous not only with great
motion picture and television music, but with fine recordings and
international concert performances as well. He was nominated for an
unprecedented 72 Grammys and won 20 awards. He was nominated for 18
Academy Awards and won four Oscars. He was also awarded with the Golden
Globe Award and nominated for two Emmy Awards.
Whether it be a complete score or a featured song, Mancini lent his
talents to many memorable films including Victor/Victoria, The Glass
Menagerie, The Pink Panther, 10 Darling Lilli, Arabesque, Charade, Days
of Wine and Roses, Hatari and Breakfast at Tiffany's.
He also wrote for a number of television films including “The Thorn
Birds,” and “The Shadow Box,” as well as television themes including
“Peter Gunn,” “Mr. Lucky,” “NBC News Election Night Coverage,”
“Newhart,” “Remington Steele,” and “Hotel.”
Mancini recorded over 90 albums which styles varying from big band to
jazz to classical to pops, eight of which were certified gold by the
Recording Industry Association of America.
Mancini was a much-in-demand concert performer, conducting over fifty
engagements per year. Among the symphony orchestras he conducted are the
London Symphony, the Israel Philharmonic, the Boston Pops, the Los
Angeles Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He appeared
in 1966, 1980, and 1984 in command performances for the Royal Family.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1924 he was introduced to music and the flute
by his father, an avid flutist, at the age of eight. At age twelve, he
took up piano and within a few years became interested in arranging.
After graduation from high school in 1942, Mancini enrolled in New
York's famous Juilliard School of Music but his studies were interrupted
by a service draft call in 1943 where he served overseas in the Air
Force and later in the infantry.
Following his release from the Armed Forces in 1946, Mancini joined the
Glenn Miller-Tex Beneke orchestra as a pianist/arranger. It was here
that he met the future Mrs. Mancini, Ginny O'Conner, who was one of the
original members of Mel Torme's “Mel-tones.” They were married in
Hollywood in 1947.
In 1952 Mancini joined the Universal International Studios music
department. During the next six years he contributed to over 100 films,
most notably The Glenn Miller Story (for which he received his first
Academy Award nomination), The Benny Goodman Story and Orson Welles'
Touch of Evil.
Mancini left Universal-International to work as an independent
composer/arranger in 1958. Soon after, he scored the television series
“Peter Gunn” for writer/producer/director Blake Edwards, the genesis of a
relationship, which lasted over thirty years and produced twenty-six
films.
Mancini collaborated with a number of noted artists. Among those joint
projects were “Momma,” with Luciano Pavarotti, who was number one on the
classical album charts, and “In the Pink,” with flautist James Galway,
which sparkled a popular Mancini/Galway concert tour in 1985. In 1986
Henry Mancini and Johnny Mathis teamed up for a tribute to the silver
screen, “Mancini and Mathis-The Hollywood Musicals.”
Mancini received four honorary doctorate degrees: an Honorary Doctor of
Music from Duquesne University in Pennsylvania, an Honorary Doctor of
Humane Letters from Mount Saint Mary's College in Maryland, an Honorary
Doctor of Humanities from Washington and Jefferson College in
Pennsylvania and an Honorary Doctorate from the California Institute for
the Arts in Valencia. His deep love of music and support of young
musicians is evident in the scholarships and fellowships he established
at top music schools. Many of tomorrow's composers, conductors and
arrangers have benefited from Mancini's programs at Juilliard School of
Music, and on the West Coast at UCLA and USC, and at the American
Federation of Music's “Congress of Strings.”
Henry Mancini authored two books: “Sound and Scores-A Practical Guide to
Professional Orchestration,” which can be found on the shelf of
virtually every serious student of music; and the autobiography, “Did
They Mention Music?”
Henry Mancini passed away in 1994, but his musical legacy still survives and will influence many generations to come.
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Biografía del artista
El compositor, director de orquesta y arreglista Henry Mancini fue uno
de los talentos más versátiles de la música. El nombre Mancini, sinónimo
no sólo de una gran música para cine y televisión, sino también de
buenas grabaciones y conciertos internacionales. Fue nominado a 72
Grammy y ganó 20 premios. Fue nominado para 18 premios de la Academia y
ganó cuatro Oscars. También fue galardonado con el Globo de Oro y
nominado a dos premios Emmy.
Ya sea una partitura completa o una canción destacada, Mancini prestó
sus talentos a muchas películas memorables como Victor/Victoria, The
Glass Menagerie, The Pink Panther, 10 Darling Lilli, Arabesque, Charade,
Days of Wine and Roses, Hatari y Breakfast at Tiffany's.
También escribió para varias películas de televisión, incluyendo "The
Thorn Birds" y "The Shadow Box", así como temas de televisión como
"Peter Gunn", "Mr. Lucky", "NBC News Election Night Coverage",
"Newhart", "Remington Steele" y "Hotel".
Mancini grabó más de 90 álbumes cuyos estilos varían de big band a jazz a
clásicos y pops, ocho de los cuales fueron certificados de oro por la
Recording Industry Association of America.
Mancini era un intérprete de conciertos muy solicitado, dirigiendo más
de cincuenta conciertos al año. Entre las orquestas sinfónicas que
dirigió se encuentran la London Symphony, la Israel Philharmonic, la
Boston Pops, la Los Angeles Philharmonic y la Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra. Apareció en 1966, 1980 y 1984 en funciones de mando para la
Familia Real.
Nacido en Cleveland, Ohio en 1924, su padre, un ávido flautista, le
introdujo a la música y la flauta a la edad de ocho años. A los doce
años se dedicó al piano y en pocos años se interesó por los arreglos.
Después de graduarse de la escuela secundaria en 1942, Mancini se
matriculó en la famosa Juilliard School of Music de Nueva York, pero sus
estudios fueron interrumpidos por una llamada de servicio en 1943,
donde sirvió en el extranjero en la Fuerza Aérea y más tarde en la
infantería.
Tras su liberación de las Fuerzas Armadas en 1946, Mancini se unió a la
orquesta de Glenn Miller-Tex Beneke como pianista/arreglista. Fue aquí
donde conoció a la futura Sra. Mancini, Ginny O'Conner, que fue uno de
los miembros originales de "Mel-tones" de Mel Torme. Se casaron en
Hollywood en 1947.
En 1952 Mancini se unió al departamento de música de Universal
International Studios. Durante los siguientes seis años contribuyó a más
de 100 películas, entre las que destacan La historia de Glenn Miller
(por la que recibió su primera nominación al Oscar), La historia de
Benny Goodman y El toque de maldad de Orson Welles.
Mancini dejó Universal-International para trabajar como
compositor/arreglador independiente en 1958. Poco después, realizó la
serie de televisión "Peter Gunn" para el escritor/productor/director
Blake Edwards, la génesis de una relación que duró más de treinta años y
produjo veintiséis películas.
Mancini colaboró con varios artistas de renombre. Entre esos proyectos
conjuntos estaban "Momma", con Luciano Pavarotti, que era el número uno
en las listas de éxitos de los álbumes clásicos, y "In the Pink", con el
flautista James Galway, que hizo brillar una popular gira de conciertos
de Mancini/Galway en 1985. En 1986 Henry Mancini y Johnny Mathis se
unieron para rendir homenaje a la pantalla grande, "Mancini and
Mathis-The Hollywood Musicals".
Mancini recibió cuatro títulos de doctor honoris causa: un Doctor
Honoris Causa en Música de la Universidad de Duquesne en Pennsylvania,
un Doctor Honoris Causa en Letras Humanas del Mount Saint Mary's College
en Maryland, un Doctor Honoris Causa en Humanidades del Washington and
Jefferson College en Pennsylvania y un Doctor Honoris Causa del
California Institute for the Arts en Valencia. Su profundo amor por la
música y el apoyo a los jóvenes músicos es evidente en las becas que
estableció en las mejores escuelas de música. Muchos de los
compositores, directores y arreglistas del mañana se han beneficiado de
los programas de Mancini en Juilliard School of Music, y en la Costa
Oeste en UCLA y USC, y en el "Congreso de Cuerdas" de la Federación
Americana de Música.
Henry Mancini es autor de dos libros: "Sound and Scores-A Practical
Guide to Professional Orchestration" (Sonido y partituras: guía práctica
para la orquestación profesional), que se encuentra en el estante de
prácticamente todos los estudiantes serios de música; y la autobiografía
"Did They Mention Music?
Henry Mancini falleció en 1994, pero su legado musical aún sobrevive e influirá en muchas generaciones venideras.
https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/henrymancini
Tracklist:
A1.Green Onions
Written-By – Jackson, Jones, Steinberg, Cropper
A2.Stairway To The Stars
Written-By – Signorelli, Malneck, Parish
A3.Night Train
Written-By – Forrest, Simpkins, Washington
A4.Lullaby Of Birdland
Written-By – B. Y. Forster, George Shearing
A5.Chelsea Bridge
Written-By – Billy Strayhorn
A6.Duke's Place (Based On ''C Jam Blues'')
Written-By – Thiele, Ellington, Roberts, Katz
B1.Banzai Pipeline
Written-By – Henry Mancini
B2.Rhapsody In Blue
Written-By – George Gershwin
B3.Cheers!
Written-By – Henry Mancini
B4.Lonesome
Written-By – Henry Mancini
B5.The Hot Canary
Written-By – Paul Nero
B6.Moonlight Serenade
Written-By – Glenn Miller, Mitchell Parish
Credits:
Alto Saxophone, Flute [Alto Flute], Soloist – Ted Nash
Arranged By – Henry Mancini
Bass – Rolly Bundock
Bass Trombone – George Roberts
Drums – Jack Sperling
Flugelhorn, Soloist – Don Fagerquist
Flute [Alto Flute], Soloist – Ronny Lang
French Horn – Arthur Maebe, John Cave, Richard Perissi
French Horn, Soloist – Vincent De Rosa
Guitar – Bob Bain
Orchestra [Orchestra Manager] – Bobby Helfer
Piano – Jimmy Rowles
Producer – Joe Reisman
Tenor Saxophone, Soloist – Plas Johnson
Trombone – Jimmy Priddy, John Halliburton
Trombone, Soloist – Dick Nash
Trumpet – Frank Beach, Ray Triscari
Trumpet [Lead] – Conrad Gozzo
Trumpet, Soloist – Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli
Vibraphone, Marimba – Larry Bunker
Woodwind – Gene Cipriano, Harry Klee
Label: RCA Victor LSP-2692
Series: Living Stereo –
Released: 1963
Genre: Jazz, Pop
Style: Cool Jazz, Space-Age, Big Band, Easy Listening
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