Johnny Mandel in 20 Tracks

Yesterday, I posted my complete 2008 interview with Johnny Mandel (above). But what did his music sound like over the decades and what made him so special? [Photo above of Johnny Mandel conducting during a rehearsal in 2010 by Marc Myers]

Here are my 20 favorite arrangements by Johnny, starting in 1944:

Here's Johnny's arrangement of Magic Is the Moonlight