"This 2014 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. Includes a 12-page booklet"
Disc has a few light marks.
- 1 Moanin'
- 2 Sidewalks Of Cuba
- 3 Dream Of You
- 4 Swing Lightly
- 5 Castle Rock
- 6 A Powdered Wig
- 7 Playboy's Theme
- 8 Tequila
- 9 Far East Blues
- 10 Charleston Alley
- 11 Scandinavian Shuffle
- 12 Everybody Blow!
- 13 The Blues
- 14 Smoke Rings
- 15 Misty
- 16 Blue Flame
- 17 After Hours
- 18 Mood Indigo
- 19 The Beat
- 20 Big Noise From Winnetka
- 21 Alright, Okay, You Win
- 22 Tippin' In
- 23 How Could You Do A Thing Like That To Me
- 24 Sing, Sing, Sing