Swinging Sounds
1956 studio album by Shelly Manne & His Men
Swinging Sounds | ||||
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Studio album by Shelly Manne & His Men | ||||
Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | January 19 & 26 and February 2, 1956 | |||
Studio | Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:32 | |||
Label | Contemporary C3516 | |||
Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
Shelly Manne chronology | ||||
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Swinging Sounds is a jazz album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded in 1956 and released on the Contemporary label.[1] Early releases of the album were labelled Vol 4, indicating it was the fourth volume of recordings released by the group.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Disc | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
In an AllMusic review by Scott Yanow, it is stated: "This early edition of Shelly Manne & His Men is a well-integrated unit".[2]
Track listing
- "The Dart Game" (Charlie Mariano) - 3:09
- "Bea's Flat" (Russ Freeman) - 4:38
- "Pathenia" (Shelly Manne) - 4:41
- "Un Poco Loco" (Bud Powell) - 9:01
- "Bernie's Tune" (Bernie Miller) - 4:27
- "Doxy" (Sonny Rollins) - 6:41
- "Slan" (Mariano) - 4:51
- "A Gem from Tiffany" (Bill Holman) - 3:04
Personnel
- Shelly Manne & His Men
- Shelly Manne - drums
- Stu Williamson - trumpet, valve trombone
- Charlie Mariano - alto saxophone
- Russ Freeman - piano
- Leroy Vinnegar - bass
References
- ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Swinging Sounds – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ Hall, Tony (22 February 1958). "Is this really swinging?". Disc. No. 3. p. 18.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 935. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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albums
- The Three & The Two (1954)
- The West Coast Sound (1955)
- Swinging Sounds (1956)
- More Swinging Sounds (1956)
- Shelly Manne & His Friends (1956)
- My Fair Lady (1956)
- Li'l Abner (1957)
- Concerto for Clarinet & Combo (1957)
- The Gambit (1958)
- Bells Are Ringing (1958)
- Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn (1959)
- Son of Gunn!! (1959)
- The Proper Time (1960)
- Shelly Manne & His Men Play Checkmate (1961)
- Sounds Unheard Of! (1962)
- 2-3-4 (1962)
- Empathy (1962)
- My Son the Jazz Drummer! (1962)
- My Fair Lady with the Un-original Cast (1964)
- Manne–That's Gershwin! (1965)
- Sounds! (1966)
- Jazz Gunn (1967)
- Perk Up (1967)
- Daktari (1967)
- Outside (1969)
- Mannekind (1972)
- Essence (1977)
albums
- At the Black Hawk 1 (1959)
- At the Black Hawk 2 (1959)
- At the Black Hawk 3 (1959)
- At the Black Hawk 4 (1959)
- At the Black Hawk 5 (1959)
- Ruth Price with Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole (1961)
- Live! Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole (1961)
- Boss Sounds! (1966)
- Alive in London (1970)
- French Concert (1977)
- Young Billy Young (1969)