Hollywood arranger and conductor Henry Mancini released four albums in 1960—two soundtracks and two jazz instrumental LPs. The scores were for the film High Time and TV series Mr. Lucky. The jazz-flavored instrumentals were The Blues and the Beat and The Mancini Touch. In the case of all four, their cool swing, melodic jauntiness and instrumental textur…
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