Saxophonist Nash�s celebration of jazz-influenced film and TV composer Henry Mancini is a celebration of his own roots as a musician: Nash�s father and namesake uncle were Mancini sidemen for classic �50s and �60s sessions. But Nash does far more than than parrot the politic �Hank� compositions that seemed to define the era�s soundtracks. He and his backing troika apply their own tart, slightly off-kilter approach to both tonal pattern and solos, renewing �Dreamsville,� �The Party� and �Breakfast at Tiffany�s� and more without revising them. In doing so, Nash celebrates the workmanship of a composer sometimes sold little as a movie hack. Download: �Shot in the Dark.�
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