The Blues and the Beat

The Blues and the Beat is an album by Henry Mancini that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance in 1961.

Personnel

 * Dick Nash, Jimmy Priddy, John Halliburton, Karl De Karske – trombone
 * Conrad Gozzo, Frank Beach, Graham Young, Pete Candoli – trumpet
 * George Price, Herman Lebow, John Graas, Richard Perissi, Sinclair Lott, Vincent DeRosa – French horn
 * Gene Cipriano, Harry Klee, Ronnie Lang, Ted Nash, Wilbur Schwartz – woodwinds
 * Larry Bunker – vibraphone
 * Victor Feldman – vibraphone, marimba
 * Johnny Williams – piano
 * Roland Bundock – bass
 * Bob Bain – guitar
 * Jack Sperling – drums

Production
 * Dick Peirce – producer
 * Al Schmitt – engineer
 * Henry Mancini – liner notes