The Blues and the Beat

The Blues and the Beat
The Blues and the Beat
Studio album by Henry Mancini
Released	1960
Recorded	February 22, 26, 29, 1960
Studio	RCA Victor Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz
Label	RCA
Producer	Dick Peirce
Henry Mancini chronology

The Blues and the Beat is an album by Henry Mancini that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance in 1961.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Blues"	2:41
2.	"Smoke Rings"	3:15
3.	"Misty"	3:35
4.	"Blue Flame"	2:47
5.	"After Hours"	3:07
6.	"Mood Indigo"	3:03
7.	"The Beat"	3:06
8.	"Big Noise from Winnetka"	2:39
9.	"Alright, Okay, You Win"	2:58
10.	"Tippin' In"	3:45
11.	"How Could You Do a Thing Like That to Me"	3:30
12.	"Sing, Sing, Sing"	3:11

Dick Nash, Jimmy Priddy, John Halliburton, Karl DeKarske – trombone
Conrad Gozzo, Frank Beach, Graham Young, Pete Candoli – trumpet
George Price, Herman Lebow, John Graas, Richard Perissi, Sinclair Lott, Vincent DeRosa – French horn
Gene Cipriano, Harry Klee, Ronnie Lang, Ted Nash, Wilbur Schwartz – woodwinds
Larry Bunker – vibraphone
Victor Feldman – vibraphone, marimba
Johnny Williams – piano
Roland Bundock – bass
Bob Bain – guitar
Jack Sperling – drums

Production

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Awards and nominations
Albums	The Blues and the Beat (1960) Uniquely Mancini (1963) Our Man In Hollywood (1963) A Merry Mancini Christmas (1966) A Warm Shade of Ivory (1969)
Soundtrack albums	Peter Gunn (1959) Mr. Lucky (1960) Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) Hatari! (1962) Experiment in Terror (1963) Charade (1963) The Pink Panther (1964)
Collaboration albums	In the Pink (1984)
Songs	"Peter Gunn" "Moon River" "Baby Elephant Walk" "Charade" "Days of Wine and Roses" "The Pink Panther Theme" "Dear Heart" "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" "All His Children"
Related	Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook Two for the Road (Dave Grusin album)