HENRY MANCINI COMBO! + THE BLUES AND THE BEAT SEALED NEW CD

2 LPs ON 1 CDThis release contains two complete original Henry Mancini jazz LPs: Combo! (RCA Victor LSP2258) and The Blues and the Beat (RCA Victor LSP2147). Both albums present very similar formations arranged and conducted by Mancini and including Ted Nash and Ronnie Lang on saxes, Pete Candoli on trumpet, Dick Nash on trombone, Larry Bunker on vibes, and John Williams on piano. However, while The Blues and the Beat showcases a big band, Combo! presents a more reduced group that also features such important stars as Art Pepper on alto sax & clarinet, and Shelly Manne on drums.PERSONNEL:[1-12]: Combo!:Art Pepper (as, cl)Pete Candoli (tp)Dick Nash (tb)Ted Nash (fl, as)Ronnie Lang (a-fl, bs)Larry Bunker (vib, mar)John Williams (p)Bob Bain (g, b-g)Rollie Bundock (b)Shelly Manne (d)Ramon “Sonny” Rivera (perc).Hollywood, June 14, 17 & 21, 1960.[13-24]: The Blues And The BeatHenry Mancini and His Orchestra:Conrad Gozzo, Pete Candoli, Frank Beach, Graham Young (tp)Vince DeRosa, Sinclair Lott, John Graas, Richard Perissi, Herman Lebow, George Price (fhr)Dick Nash, Jimmy Priddy, John Halliburton, Karl DeKarske (tb)Ted Nash, Ronnie Lang, Gene Cipriano, Wilbur Schwartz, Harry Klee (reeds)Victor Feldman (vib, maracas)Larry Bunker (vib)John Williams (p)Bob Bain (g)Rollie Bundock (b), Jack Sperling (d).Hollywood, February 22, 26 & 29, 1960.Includes 12-page bookletTRACKS:01 MOANIN’ 2:5402 SIDEWALKS OF CUBA 3:2103 DREAM OF YOU 2:5804 SWING LIGHTLY 4:1905 CASTLE ROCK 2:3506 A POWDERED WIG 2:5307 PLAYBOY’S THEME 3:0008 TEQUILA 2:4009 FAR EAST BLUES 3:3010 CHARLESTON ALLEY 3:1411 SCANDINAVIAN SHUFFLE 2:4212 EVERYBODY BLOW! 3:2113 THE BLUES 2:4314 SMOKE RINGS 3:1815 MISTY 3:3716 BLUE FLAME 2:4617 AFTER HOURS 3:0818 MOOD INDIGO 3:0619 THE BEAT 3:0920 BIG NOISE FROM WINNETKA 2:4221 ALRIGHT, OKAY, YOU WIN 3:0222 TIPPIN’ IN 3:4823 HOW COULD YOU DO A THINGLIKE THAT TO ME 3:32O ME 3:3224 SING, SING, SING 3:10Total time: 75:28