Henry Mancini – Breakfast At Tiffany’s – 180G Speakers Corner Vinyl

All the more rich is the musical carpet that Henry Mancini lays beneath the feet of the exotic, wealthy-husband-seeking socialite.

The tender, plaintive worldwide hit “Moon River” apart, Mancini and his Hollywood musicians mix a sugar-sweet sound with enough acrid elements to glaze over the capricious lady’s character.

The cool big band sound is spiced with a bold trumpet solo (“The Big Blow Out”) and mellow violins with a suspiciously tame male choir (“Breakfast At Tiffany’s”).

As is well known, there is a great deal of dancing in the film, including a number with a Latin-American rhythm (“Latin Golightly”), and a grooving mambo (“Loose Caboose”). At the end of the film even the “Moon River” swells to become a bubbling cha-cha, as though to say that a ‘happy end’ must in no way sound sentimental.

Recording: 1961
Production: Dick Pierce

Track Listing

Side A
1. Moon River
2. Something For Cat
3. Sally’s Tomato
4. Mr. Yunioshi
5. The Big Blow Out
6. Hub Caps and Tail Lights

Side B
7. Breakfast At Tiffany’s
8. Latin Golightly
9. Holly
10. Loose Caboose
11. The Big Heist
12. Moon River Cha Cha