Green Onions/Stairway To The Stars/Night Train/Lullaby Of Birdland/Chelsea Bridge/C Jam Blues/Banzai Pipeline/Rhapsody In Blue/Cheers/Lonesome/The Hot Canary/Moonlight Serenade
Top arranger Henry Mancini achieved his second high placed US album success in 1963 with Uniquely Mancini. It comprises arrangements of popular standards together with several of his own compositions. (US:5)
"A sweet set of early 60s work for RCA, done with a harder jazz style than some of his other work of the time."
"Many tunes are standards, but given a vibrant new swing here - and these are offset by a few especially nice Mancini originals such as Lonesome, Cheers and Banzai Pipeline."
"His composing encompassed the use of all kinds of instruments and arrangements. Some compositions are set to string arrangements, some to big band sounds."
"The beat of Banzai Pipeline is unique in all my personal experience. I've never heard anything else orchestrated quite that way before or since."
"This is one of the best Mancini albums. Nice smooth jazz. Pour yourself a drink, sit back and listen."
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