This release compiles some of the best works by renowned film composer and arranger HENRY MANCINI (1924-1994). The first CD contains a selection of hits taken from some of his celebrated movie & TV soundtracks from the late 1950s and early 1960s. The second one includes some of his most jazzy recordings, including both original tunes by Mancini and his arrangements of some classic standards, all of them featuring a who’s who of jazz players.