Originally released in 1963 at a time when
Bobby Hackett was playing trumpet behind
Tony Bennett, these are jazz-oriented versions of pop hits popularized by
Henry Mancini and
Bert Kaempfert. These sessions from the vaults of Columbia Records are not essential, but it's fun lite pop/jazz that doesn't take itself too seriously and is easy to relax with. Some of the more familiar tunes included are
Mancini's "Peter Gunn" and "Days of Wine and Roses," along with
Kaempfert's "Wonderland by Night."
–
Al Campbell, Rovi