Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Shelly Manne


 






















Artist:  Shelly Manne 

Birth Name:  Sheldon Manne

Born:  June 11, 1920.  New York City, New York, USA

Died:  September 26, 1964 (Aged 64).  Los Angeles, California, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Third Stream, Be-Bop, West Coast Jazz, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz

Occupation:  Drummer, Percussionist, Composer, Bandleader

Instruments:  Drums, Percussion


Shelly Manne was an American Drummer, Percussionist, Composer and Bandleader.  In his youth he admired many of the leading Swing Drummers of the day, especially Jo Jones and Dave Tough.  He rapidly developed his style in the clubs of 52nd Street in New York in the late 1930s and 1940s.  His first professional job with a known big band was with the Bobby Byrne Orchestra in 1940.  In those years, as he became known, he recorded with Jazz Stars like Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Shavers, and Don Byas.  He also worked with a number of musicians mainly associated with Duke Ellington, like Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Lawrence Brown, and Rex Stewart.  He also performed with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker.  He became part of the working bands of Woody Herman and , especially Stan Kenton in the late of 1940s and early 1950s.






















Title:  My Fair Lady (Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series) (2023)
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Third Stream, Be-Bop, West Coast Jazz, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz
Label:  Craft Recordings
Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Get Me To The Church On Time (4:11)
 2.  On The Street Where You Live (5:37)
 3.  I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (3:21)
 4.  Wouldn't It Be Loverly (5:31)

Side 2:  

 1.  Ascot Gavotte (4:17)
 2.  Show Me (3:40)
 3.  With A Little Bit Of Luck (6:01)
 4.  I Could Have Danced All Night (3:00)

Personnel:

Shelly Manne:  Drums
Andre Previn:  Piano
Leroy Vinnegar:  Bass


My Fair Lady is an album by Shelly Manne, originally released in 1956 by Contemporary Records, remastered and reissued on September 15, 2023 by Craft Recordings.  180 Gram Vinyl.






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