The Versatile Henry Mancini by Henry Mancini Mancini, Henry (CD, 2008)

Simon Jackson

El Records, El

5013929315532

28046057680

CD

2008

Lounge/Exotica

Henry Mancini, Mancini, Henry

The Versatile Henry Mancini

0.40in

0.22lb.

5.60in

4.90in

1

2122

1.1 Poinciana (Mono) 1.2 Bali Hai (Mono) 1.3 Flamingo (Mono) 1.4 The Whispering Sea (Mono) 1.5 Return to Paradise (Mono) 1.6 The Naked Sea (Mono) 1.7 The Breeze and I (Mono) 1.8 Driftwood and Dreams (Mono) 1.9 Moon of Manakoora (Mono) 1.10 Sleepy Lagoon (Mono) 1.11 Ebb Tide (Mono) 1.12 Off Shore (Mono) 1.13 Poinciana (Stereo) 1.14 Bali Hai (Stereo) 1.15 Flamingo (Stereo) 1.16 The Whispering Sea (Stereo) 1.17 Return to Paradise (Stereo) 1.18 The Naked Sea (Stereo) 1.19 The Breeze and I (Stereo) 1.20 Driftwood and Dreams (Stereo) 1.21 Moon of Manakoora [Stereo] 1.22 Sleepy Lagoon [Stereo] 1.23 Ebb Tide (Stereo) 1.24 Off Shore (Stereo) 1.25 What's It Gonna Be (Performed By the Four Freshmen) 1.26 Hot Rod (From the Film Rock, Pretty Baby) 1.27 Big Band Rock and Roll (From the Film Rock Pretty Baby) 1.28 Cha Cha Cha for Gia (From the Film Four Girls in Town) 1.2122 Sleepy Lagoon (Stereo)

Repressing. 2008 digitally re-mastered and expanded edition of Henry Mancini's first album, a languid and vastly superior piece of exotica initially released in 1957 as Driftwood and Dreams re-issued here for the first time on compact disc in both stereo and the original beautiful mono version. Mancini recruited the renowned Brazilian guitarist Laurindo Almeida, to bring a distinctly tropical feel that would have been beyond the reach of even the most seasoned American player. To add a crucial touch of the other-worldly, he enlisted the soprano Loulie "Lulu" Jean Norman, whose wordless vocals would later achieve global recognition on the theme from Star Trek. El Records.