Midnight, Moonlight & Magic: The Very Best of Henry Mancini by Henry Mancini

Producers: Joe Reisman, Dick Peirce, Simon Rady, Steve Sholes. Compilation producers: Didier C. Deutsch, Darcy M. Proper. Recorded between 1959 & 1977. Includes liner notes by Didier C. Deutsch. Personnel: Julie Andrews (vocals); Plas Johnson (saxophone); Graham Young (trumpet); John Williams & the Tick Tocks , Jimmy Rowles (piano); Ralph Grierson (tack piano, organ); Clare Fischer, Buddy Cole (organ); Jerry Williams (vibraphone). Liner Note Author: Didier C. Deutsch. Henry Mancini was one of the best American soundtrack composers of the 1950s and '60s (and in fact did solid work up until the end of his career). Nevertheless, he remains best known for impossibly catchy little tunes like "The Pink Panther Theme," "Baby Elephant Walk" (a tune you've heard hundreds of times even if you didn't know what it was called), and the drop-dead-cool twang-guitar instrumental "Peter Gunn," not to mention the immortal "Moon River." All of these and more are collected on MIDNIGHT MOONLIGHT & MAGIC: THE VERY BEST OF HEN...