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Backgrounder: Waltel Branco - Mancini Samba, '65

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Marc Myers
Jun 03, 2022
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There are dozens of albums that interpret the film music of composer-arranger Henry Mancini. Surprisingly, there aren't many of them by Latin bandleaders. Mancini himself released Mr. Lucky Goes Latin in 1961 and he often included a Latin number in scores for festive scenes. Last week, I found a Brazilian take on Mancini from 1965: Waltel Branco – Manci…

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