If you listen to very many of the easy listening albums by the myriad orchestral pop maestros who collectively sold a vast number of underappreciated albums from the '50s through the '70s, certain band leaders rise up from the supposed schmaltz to assert their artistry.
Les Baxter, Ray Conniff, and Henry Mancini are a few of the directors and arrangers who have overcome at least some of the critical bias against the entire easy listening genre to command a measure of respect.
Six Hours Past Sunset exhibits Mancini's flair for giving film themes and other melodies brilliant string-laden treatments, but with surprising twists -- like the slightly dissonant chimes that close "Two for the Road," or the string bass solo on "Girl Talk" -- that engage and surprise the listener.
Mancini's interpretation of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" was a hit, but, commercially, Six Hours Past Sunset was far less successful than A Warm Shade of Ivory released earlier the same year.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Softly, As I Leave YouGiorgio Calabrese, J. Harris | Henry Mancini, Chorus, Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Play | 02:20 | 5 MB | 10 MB |
| 2 | Midnight CowboyJeff Barry, Jack Gold | Henry Mancini, Chorus, Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Play | 02:08 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 3 | TracesBuddy Buie, James Cobb, Emory Gordy Jr. | Henry Mancini, Chorus, Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| 4 | Didn't WeJimmy Webb | Henry Mancini, Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 10 MB |
| 5 | Two for the RoadLeslie Bricusse, Henry Mancini | Henry Mancini, Chorus, Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Play | 03:03 | 7 MB | 12 MB |
| 6 | Six Hours Past SunsetHenry Mancini | Henry Mancini, Chorus, Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Play | 02:30 | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| 7 | Theme from "The Fox"Lalo Schifrin | Henry Mancini, Chorus, Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| 8 | Quentin's Theme | Henry Mancini, Chorus, Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| 9 | Girl TalkNeal Hefti, Bobby Troup | Henry Mancini, Chorus, Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 12 MB |
| 10 | Moonlight SonataHenry Mancini | Henry Mancini, Chorus, Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 11 | Natalie - (From the Cinema Center Film Presentation of a Stanley Shapiro Production, Me, Natalie")" | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Play | 02:36 | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| 29 mins | 68 MB | |||||
| 29 mins | 137 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Barry | Composer |
| 2 | Leslie Bricusse | Composer |
| 3 | Ray Brown | String Bass |
| 4 | Buddy Buie | Composer |
| 5 | Giorgio Calabrese | Composer |
| 6 | Chorus | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 7 | James Cobb | Composer |
| 8 | Mickey Crofford | Engineer |
| 9 | Vincent DeRosa | French Horn |
| 10 | Jack Gold | Composer |
| 11 | Emory Gordy Jr. | Composer |
| 12 | J. Harris | Composer |
| 13 | Neal Hefti | Composer |
| 14 | Henry Mancini | Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Piano, Primary Artist |
| 15 | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Primary Artist |
| 16 | Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash | Trombone (Valve) |
| 17 | Joe Reisman | Producer |
| 18 | Ethmer Roten | Flute |
| 19 | Lalo Schifrin | Composer |
| 20 | Bobby Troup | Composer |
| 21 | Jimmy Webb | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |