Our Man in Hollywood
Our Man in Hollywood is a 1963 album by American composer and arranger Henry Mancini.
Reception
Greg Adams reviewed the album for AllMusic and wrote that "All of the selections were newly recorded for the album, and many display Mancini's skill as a composer as well as arranger and conductor".The initial Billboard review from January 5, 1963 commented that the tracks featured the "highly stylised Mancini treatment" and noted the "wall to wall violins" and "driving percussion" of the "top-notch Hollywood instrumentalists".
Track listing
- "The Days of Wine and Roses" – 2:05
- "Walk on the Wild Side" – 3:27
- "The Theme from "The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm" – 1:52
- "Love Song from "Mutiny on the Bounty" – 2:44
- "Mr. Hobbs Theme" – 1:54
- "Seventy-Six Trombones" – 2:33
- "Love Theme from Phaedra" – 2:38
- "Bachelor in Paradise" – 2:28
- "Too Little Time" – 3:48
- "Drink More Milk" – 2:05
- "The Wishing Star" – 2:55
- "Dreamsville" – 3:12
Personnel
- Henry Mancini – arranger, conductor
- Vincent DeRosa – French horn
- Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone
- Dick Nash – trombone
- Ted Nash – soprano saxophone
- Ronnie Lang – piccolos
- Laurindo Almeida – guitar
- Shelly Manne – percussion
- Bob Bain – guitar
- Jimmy Rowles – piano
- Unidentified chorus
- Al Schmitt – engineer
- Dick Peirce, Steve Sholes – producer