I have a Japanese vinyl pressing of this album being delivered in a week! :D I couldn't be more excited to position the speakers just right, sit back in a comfortable chair, turn the lights off, and just get into it.
I still recall the first time I heard this tune - in my piano teacher's tiny studio. From that point on, my relationship with music would forever be different.
Johnny Mandel knew Bill at least to some degree. Never said any words other than praise about Bill, as far as I know.Kind of like "damning with faint praise" though. I wish I could learn more about their interaction. Bill recorded many of Johnny's tunes.