Nick Mancini

vibraphonist • composer • arranger • educator

This is a 15 minute sampler of my 2012 release, "Psychobabble". This record is an amalgam of material recorded as recently as June 2012 in LA and dating back to 1999 in NYC.


Track 1: All God's Children (Nick Mancini) - Nick Mancini vibes, John Daversa trumpet, Garret Lang bass, Kevin Yokota drums - engineered and mixed by Nick Mancini, mastered by Dave Wood - recorded at Curve Line Space, Eagle Rock CA

Track 2: Sophisticated Lady (Duke Ellington, Billy Stayhorn arr. Nick Mancini) - Nick Mancini vibes, Edwin Livingston bass and Kevin Yokota drums - engineered and mixed by Nick Mancini, mastered by Dave Wood - recorded at home in Burbank CA

Track 3: Stablemates (Benny Golson arr. Nick Mancini) - Nick Mancini vibes, Pete Korpela percussion, Greg Swiller bass and Andy Sanesi drums - engineered and mixed by Nick Mancini, mastered by Dave Wood - recorded at Elevated Audio, Van Nuys CA

Track 4: Little Sally (Nick Mancini & Dave Berger) - Nick Mancini Fender Rhodes, Dave Berger drums, Dan Freeman bass and Dave Wood guitar - engineered by Dave Sampson & Nick Mancini, mixed by Paul Vazquez, mastered by Dave Wood - recorded at Studio 4, Lower East Side NYC

Track 5: Some Other Time/I Loves You Porgy (Bernstein, Comden, Green/George Gershwin) - Nick Mancini vibes - engineered and mixed by Krishan Khalsa, mastered by Dave Wood - recorded at David Anderson's Pianos

Track 6: Come a Little Closer (Nick Mancini) - Nick Mancini vibes, Alan Mezquida sax, Greg Swiller bass, Jack LaCompte drums - engineered and mixed by Nick Mancini, mastered by Dave Wood - recorded at Curve Line Space, Eagle Rock CA

Track 7: Emerald City (Nick Mancini) - Nick Mancini vibes, Matt Clohesy bass and Take Toreyama (R.I.P.) drums - engineered by Roger Greenwald, mixed by Paul Vasquez, mastered by Dave Wood - recorded at Shabby Roads, Williamsburg NYC

Track 8: Serengeti/Rumors (Dave Wood, Nick Mancini/Nick Mancini) - Nick Mancini vibes/tinkley things/melodica, Dave Wood guitar, Matt Clohesy bass and Take Toreyama drums - engineered by Roger Greenwald, mixed by Paul Vasquez, mastered by Dave Wood - recorded at Shabby Roads, Williamsburg NYC

Track 9: Dark Before the Light (Nick Mancini) - Nick Mancini vibes, Vardan Ovsepian piano, Artyom Manukyan cello, Zach Harmon drums - engineered and mixed by Nick Mancini, mastered by Dave Wood - recorded at Blue Whale, Downtown Los Angeles CA

Track 10: Prelude to a Kiss (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - Nick Mancini piano - engineered by Larry at Alvas Showroom, mastered by Dave Wood - recorded at Alvas Showroom, San Pedro CA