The opening winds and the bouncy arrangement give the opening track, a version of “The Nearness of You,” the happy charm of a Flintstones soundtrack. Sparkling brass and swinging percussion throughout. The whole album has excellent instrumentation and arrangements for a genuinely enjoyable mid-century Latin classic pop album.
Tag: Winds
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Shelley Manne – Daktari OST
Shelly Manne gathered an all-star ensemble for his charming, upbeat score to the TV show Daktari about an animal behavior research center in East Africa. Every one of these top-notch performers appear in the Long Playing Album collection with their own albums or as session men (won’t come up in search results) on other excellent albums.
– Shelly Manne, drums
– Bud Shank, Frank Strozier, Art Smith & Justin Gordon, woodwinds
– Bob Bain, guitar
– Mike Wofford, tack piano
– Bill Pitman, bass guitar
– Emil Richards, Larry Bunker, Frank Carlson & Victor Feldman, percussion