Jazz for "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Jazz for "Breakfast at Tiffany's" · This third album by Eddie Harris, from 1961, was released on Vee-Jay. It is a jazz adaptation of the music Henry Mancini wrote for the film Breakfast at Tiffany's. Harris plays tenor sax, accompanied by trombone, vibraphone, piano, guitar, bass and drums.

The record follows the film music, from Moon River to The Big Heist, and keeps Mancini's melodies. AllMusic observes that Harris has many fresh ideas but never strays far from the melody. In this way a film score is turned into short jazz numbers in which the saxophone takes the leading role. Many tracks last only two or three minutes; only Moon River and the title song run to about five minutes.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Moon River5:48Apple Music ↗
2. 2Sally's Tomato1:11Apple Music ↗
3. 3Mr Yunioshi3:18Apple Music ↗
4. 4The Big Blow Out4:27Apple Music ↗
5. 5Hub Caps and Tail Lights2:16Apple Music ↗
6. 6Breakfast At Tiffany's4:50Apple Music ↗
7. 7Latin Golightly1:49Apple Music ↗
8. 8Holly2:24Apple Music ↗
9. 9Loose Caboose1:42Apple Music ↗
10. 10Something for Cat2:16Apple Music ↗
11. 11The Big Heist3:06Apple Music ↗

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