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Old 08-19-2010, 01:25 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tore View Post
An obvious mention which I'm gonna make anyways is Henry Mancini, but of course he did compose soundtracks so I'm not sure if you think he's relevant. I think he's most known for Breakfast at Tiffany's, but I guess the soundtracks for Peter Gunn or Pink Panther might be more like what you're looking for.

That's a pretty near perfect recommendation, Tore. Mancini kinda' rode the border between swing and acid jazz and most of his work is oriented toward television and movie scores.
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