Review by Michael G. Nastos
As modern big-band leaders go, Quincy Jones in the '60s would be first choice for many composers who wrote for a television series or the cinema. Though not the original themes, Jones was quite able to produce a full album featuring Henry Mancini's famous songs from movies and the small screen. This collection of the familiar and obscure Mancini done in 1964, preceded famed epic scores written by Jones from films The Pawnbroker and The Deadly Affair. It comprises several well-known hit tunes and a smattering of cuts not easily identifiable as the hummable and memorable Mancini classics. Taken from three separate sessions, the bands assembled by Jones are loaded, including Jerome Richardson, Billy Byers, Urbie Green, Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young, Mundell Lowe, Zoot Sims, Phil Woods, and Seldon Powell, Drummer Osie Johnson plays on all tracks, pianist Bobby Scott is a central figure, as are bassists Milt Hinton and Major Holley. A young saxophonist and flutist named Roland Kirk appears on four tracks, and the emerging vibraphonist Gary Burton is on another eight. A burgeoning talent, Jones was 31 when these recordings were made, and gaining momentum for his talents in Hollywood and Los Angeles. Though everybody knows "Baby Elephant Walk," they might not have heard the thorny electric guitar, staccato bells, and bowed bass and vocals via Holley and Hinton that Jones inserts into this version. Where the cool and slinky theme from "Pink Panther" also has the bassists jiving vocally and using their arco techniques under flutes and finger snaps, "Mr. Lucky" is the epitome of Count Basie like cool, while the spy music of "Peter Gunn" retains the bassists trickery as Burton's electrically echoed marimba and a Phil Woods alto sax solo broaden the scope of "Peter Gunn"'s field. "Dreamsville" is a luscious ballad with harp and piano featured, "Days of Wine & Roses" starts typically pristine but runs into detailed, progressive interpretations, and "Moon River" is completely changed up into a waltz with Kirk's irresistible small saxello solo. The very hip, easy swinging "Odd Ball" is certainly the least-known Mancini piece not related to any cinematic connection, as quickened horns contrast against the slower beat and the choppy chords of Scott. The obscure "Charade" is really a jewel of the brilliance in re-arrangement Jones proffers, and perfectly deserving of its title. As slowed 3/4 in quicker 6/8 time signatures surface via an obtuse ostinato bassline, the horns accent fully juxtaposing lines swinging amongst a bit of psychedelia. A cute waltz is "Bird Brain," bouncy and fun with the flutes ricocheting off the walls, while "And Don't You Forget It" is a cowboy samba appropriate for any spaghetti western. Harmonicist Toots Thielemans is featured on one track, the ballad "Soldier in the Rain," with the sighing horns as the precipitation. How Jones is able to interpret Mancini's music with such diversity and new ideas is positively amazing, providing a unique listening experience for even the staunchest Q fan.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/quincy-jones-explores-the-music-of-henry-mancini-mw0000817111
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Reseña de Michael G. Nastos
Como líderes de las grandes bandas modernas, Quincy Jones en los años 60 sería la primera opción para muchos compositores que escribieron para una serie de televisión o el cine. Aunque no los temas originales, Jones pudo producir un álbum completo con las famosas canciones de Henry Mancini del cine y la pequeña pantalla. Esta colección de lo familiar y oscuro de Mancini hecha en 1964, precedió a las famosas partituras épicas escritas por Jones de las películas The Pawnbroker y The Deadly Affair. Comprende varias melodías de éxito muy conocidas y un puñado de cortes no fácilmente identificables como los humildes y memorables clásicos de Mancini. Tomadas de tres sesiones separadas, las bandas reunidas por Jones están llenas, incluyendo a Jerome Richardson, Billy Byers, Urbie Green, Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young, Mundell Lowe, Zoot Sims, Phil Woods, y Seldon Powell, el baterista Osie Johnson toca en todos los temas, el pianista Bobby Scott es una figura central, al igual que los bajistas Milt Hinton y Major Holley. Un joven saxofonista y flautista llamado Roland Kirk aparece en cuatro pistas, y el emergente vibrafonista Gary Burton en otras ocho. Un talento floreciente, Jones tenía 31 años cuando se hicieron estas grabaciones, y ganando impulso por sus talentos en Hollywood y Los Ángeles. Aunque todo el mundo conoce "Baby Elephant Walk", puede que no hayan escuchado la espinosa guitarra eléctrica, las campanas de staccato, y el bajo y la voz inclinados a través de Holley y Hinton que Jones inserta en esta versión. Mientras que el tema "Pink Panther" también tiene a los bajistas cantando y usando sus técnicas de arco con flautas y chasquidos de dedos, "Mr. Lucky" es el epítome de Count Basie, mientras que la música de espías de "Peter Gunn" conserva los trucos de los bajistas, ya que la marimba de eco eléctrico de Burton y un solo de saxo alto de Phil Woods amplían el alcance del campo de "Peter Gunn". "Dreamsville" es una exquisita balada con arpa y piano, "Days of Wine & Roses" comienza típicamente prístina pero se topa con interpretaciones detalladas y progresivas, y "Moon River" se transforma completamente en un vals con el irresistible pequeño solo de saxo de Kirk. La muy moderna y fácil de bailar "Odd Ball" es ciertamente la pieza menos conocida de Mancini que no tiene relación con ninguna conexión cinematográfica, ya que las trompas rápidas contrastan con el ritmo más lento y los acordes entrecortados de Scott. La oscura "Charada" es realmente una joya de la brillantez en la reorganización que Jones ofrece, y merece perfectamente su título. Al disminuir 3/4 en firmas de tiempo más rápidas de 6/8 salen a la superficie a través de una línea de bajo obtusa de ostinato, los cuernos acentúan totalmente yuxtaponiendo líneas que se balancean entre un poco de psicodelia. Un lindo vals es "Cerebro de pájaro", rebotante y divertido con las flautas rebotando en las paredes, mientras que "Y no lo olvides" es una samba vaquera apropiada para cualquier spaghetti western. El armonicista Toots Thielemans aparece en una pista, la balada "Soldado en la lluvia", con los suspiros de los cuernos como precipitación. La forma en que Jones es capaz de interpretar la música de Mancini con tal diversidad y nuevas ideas es positivamente sorprendente, proporcionando una experiencia auditiva única para incluso el más acérrimo fanático de Q.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/quincy-jones-explores-the-music-of-henry-mancini-mw0000817111
1 - Baby Elephant Walk - 2:46
2 - Charade - 3:15
3 - Dreamsville - 3:46
4 - Bird Brain - 4:06
5 - Days Of Wine And Roses - 2:42
6 - Mr. Lucky - 2:24
7 - Pink Panther - 3:35
8 - (I Love You) And Don't You Forget It - 2:51
9 - Soldier In The Rain - 3:09
10 - Odd Ball - 3:43
11 - Moon River - 2:31
12 - Peter Gunn - 2:52
Credits:
A&R [Reissue A&R Coordination] – Kyle Benson
Art Direction [Reissue] – Hollis King
Bass – Major Holley (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12), Milt Hinton
Composed By – Henry Mancini
Conductor – Quincy Jones
Coordinator [Reissue Production Coordinator] – Andy Kman
Design [Reissue] – Isabelle Wong
Drums – Osie Johnson
French Horn – Jimmy Buffington* (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 11), Ray Alonge (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 11), Bob Northern* (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 11), Tony Miranda (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 11)
Guitar – Mundell Lowe (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 11), Vincent Bell* (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 12)
Guitar, Harmonica, Whistle – Toots Thielemans
Harp – Margaret Ross (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 11)
Liner Notes – Jack Tracy
Mastered By – Kevin Reeves
Percussion – Philip Kraus* (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 12)
Percussion [Various Perc.] – Martin Grupp (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 11)
Percussion [Vibes] – Gary Burton
Piano – Bobby Scott
Saxophone [Reeds] – George Berg (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 12), Jerome Richardson, Phil Woods (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12), Roland Kirk (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12), Romeo Penque (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 12), Seldon Powell (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 12), Stanley Webb (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 11), Walter Kane* (tracks: 4, 7, 9, 10), Zoot Sims (tracks: 4, 7, 9, 10)
Supervised By [Reissue] – Harry Weinger
Trombone – Billy Byers, Quentin Jackson (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12), Richard Hixson (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12), Tony Studd (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12), Urbie Green (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12)
Trumpet – Clark Terry (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 11), Ernie Royal, Snooky Young* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12), Jimmy Maxwell (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12), John Bello (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 12)
Tuba – Harvey Phillips (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 11)
Notes
#3, 5, 8 and 11 recorded on February 5, 1964; #4, 7, 9 and 10 on February 5, 1964; #1, 2, 6 and 12 on February 6, 1964 at A & R Studios.
Originally released as Mercury SR-60863 (1968).
Label: Verve Records – B0012701-02
Series: Verve Originals
Released: 09 Jun 2009
Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Space-Age, Rhythm & Blues, Big Band, Easy Listening
https://www.discogs.com/Quincy-Jones-Quincy-Jones-Explores-The-Music-Of-Henry-Mancini/master/108014
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