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Days of Wine & Roses

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I bought this three cd set because I wanted all the "must have" mancini, but couldn't find it all on one disk--so I took the plunge and bought these--haven't regretted for one day--Mancini is what he is--fell in love with him for "peter gunn" and "pink panther"--mainly bought the sets for these, but there a number of gems on these albums that make them well worth the price--my only complaint is it seems that the material gets weaker towards the third disk--definately some sub-par filler on these disks that go a little too far disco and quirky (weird whistles and whatnot)--stuff that ain't Mancini--I mean this guy did "moon river"!--I put these three in the changer on random and its three hours of summery, breezy music to listen to on the porch and drink frozen cocktails to--or maybe throw it on for that candlelit dinner--just great atmosphere--like I'm Carey Grant on the riviera--I pretty much guaruntee that you can't like all three albums through and through--but at least two-thirds of this stuff is pure lounge satisfaction

I used to think Henry Mancini was synonymous with schmaltz, but 1) I've aged and, in the process, developed an genuine appreciation for Mancini's marvelously nuanced and creative arrangements, and 2) now, in an era where any two-bit schmoe can knock out a modified nursery-rhyme on a Roland and it's called music, Mancini is elevated in the heirarchy of musical genius by comparison.

As others have aptly stated, this CD set is both an exercise in musical splendor and bloated. It's as if there were two Mancinis: the jazzman, building rich and timeless, emotion-laden tracks (like "Dreamsville"), and the muzuk-Mancini, full of gimmicky schlock, often sung by plastic voices and full of dated sentiments. Both Mancinis live on this set. As for myself, I'd be much happier with a shorter collection that distills the better stuff.

One inexcusable oversight: the song "Lujon" (heard on the "Sexy Beast" soundtrack, as well as remixes by Dmitri from Paris and the Black Mighty Orchestra, the latter found on the marvelous "Irma on Canvas" collection) that personifies early '60's glamour with its impossibly lush strings, is NOT on this set. Perhaps this is because it had not been created for a sountrack recording. Nevertheless, if you're looking for the perfect Mancini collection and, like me, prefer his classier and jazzier stuff, I'd check out other sets before settling on this one.

I got this set, used, at a public radio fundraiser,as a modest extravagance.It was mislabelled actually so I am still missing volume 3.Quibles.If you are at all romantic,this should be in your collection somewhere.True if you are a pre atomic purist, the tight strings and phrasing,the pop time structures on some pieces and short duration times on others are a trial, but the magic is there.

Henry Mancini is a musical genious!!!!!This boxset is pure Mancini bliss. My favorite song of his is Experiments in Terror. jamie smith band plays that song every night to start out our show. We realize it goes over most people's heads but we use it to set the mood and pay tribute to the master. We also sat around a fireplace, each with one of the 3 discs for this set and wrote a song called Mancini. I can't say enough good things about him. From his days playing piano for Glen Miller to Charlies Angels, this cat has covered it all. I wish I could've seen him live because there's no one like him before or since.

This is mood music....It takes me back to the 1960's, and it is very comforting to be now, as an aging baby boomer. Thanks, Amazon, for helping me locate this treasture!

This three CD box set covers the career of Henry Mancini. Mancini was one of the greatest composers of film and television scores. Mancini did a lot of soundtrack work, but he also recorded many non-soundtrack albums, sometimes featuring material he didn't compose himself. In fact, Mancini's biggest hit single, "Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet", was not composed by Mancini. Most of this music is instrumental, but there are some songs with lyrics sung by a chorus. This is a good sampling of the music of Henry Mancini.

I've collected Mancini's work over the years and his music sounds real interesting and never be missed. This box set creates a retrospective or an entire anthology of tracks from his RCA years. What's missing on there are the catalog he did from Warner Bros among other labels.

The movie and tv themes are fanastic, the jazz cuts are superb with much space.

They'll never be another one, There is only one guy, one name.

Henry Mancini has always been the best of the best....this Collection of his music...is superb....I recommend it to anyone...who enjoys easy Jazz or is looking for just great relaxing music.

Your chance to own almost all of Henry Mancini's collection is HERE! I absolutely LOVE Henry Mancini and have wanted all of his songs, especially The Great Race March! Absolutely superb! This music is so relaxing and enjoyable. If you love Henry Mancini this is the collection for you!!!! These songs can be listened to over and over again :) ENJOY!!!