''The Blues and the Beat'' is an album by
Henry Mancini that won the Grammy Award for
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance in 1961.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Dick Nash, Jimmy Priddy, John Halliburton, Karl De Karske – 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
Wilbur Schwartz (17 March 1918 Newark, New Jersey – 3 August 1990 Los Angeles) was an American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, and dance band arranger who was widely known as a member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra.
He is a Native American, and h ...
– woodwinds
*
Larry Bunker – vibraphone
*
Victor Feldman – vibraphone, marimba
*
Johnny Williams – piano
* Roland Bundock – bass
* Bob Bain – guitar
*
Jack Sperling
Jack Sperling (August 17, 1922 – February 26, 2004) was an American jazz drummer who performed as a sideman in big bands and as a studio musician for pop and jazz acts, movies, and television.
Career
In 1941 he played with trumpeter Bunny Be ...
– drums
Production
* Dick Peirce – producer
*
Al Schmitt – engineer
* Henry Mancini – liner notes
References
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1960 albums
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Henry Mancini albums
Big band albums
RCA Records albums