Whistling Away The Dark - Jazz Piano Solo - Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer

#med (Music.Every.Day) This is video #935 of my video posting project! I have been working on this project since November 2023--learning and posting a video of NEW piano music every. single. day! Today's piece is "Whistling Away The Dark" by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer. This arrangement can be found in Hal Leonard's collection called "Henry Mancini" with arrangements by Brent Edstrom. This piece comes from a movie called Darling Lili, starring Julie Andrews. The song was featured in the opening scene as a waltz. It was interesting to read that Julie Andrews filmed that take (lip synching, dancing, and hitting all the marks in one single continuous take as envisioned by the director). It did take a full day to film, but she is amazing. Brent turns the music into a lovely jazz waltz. I'm getting to the end of the Henry Mancini book, and I also finished the Hymns with a Touch of Jazz book this past weekend. I always wish that the books would last longer, but there are a still a few left in the Hal Leonard/Brent Edstrom collection! Tune in tomorrow for more of my #music.every.day experiment!