Shelly Manne

 

Artist:  Shelly Manne

Birth Name:  Sheldon Manne

Born:  June 1, 1920.  New York City, New York, USA

Died:  September 26, 1984 (Aged 64).  Los Angeles, California, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Be Bop, West Coast Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Standards, Film Score, Post Bop

Occupation:  Drummer, Percussionist, Composer,, Bandleader

Instruments: Drums, Percussion

Shelly Manne was an American Jazz Drummer from New York City.  His father Max Manne and Uncles were Drummers.  He repidly 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.   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, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Lawrence Brown, and Rex Stewart, and performing with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker.  He became part of the working bands of Woody Herman and, especially, Stan Kenton.

Title:  Jazz From The Pacific Northwest (Deluxe Editon, Limited Edition(2024)

Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, BeBop, West Coast Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Standards, Film Score, Post Bop

Label:  Reel To Real Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:jazz

Disc 1:  

 1.  Stop, Look And Listen (6:21)

 2.  The Vamp's Blues (11:14)

 3.  Quartet (Suite In Four Movement) (17:50)

Disc 2:

1.  Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (10:12)

 2.  Summertime (12:13)

 3.  Dearly Beloved (2:54)

 4.  Funny (10:19)

 5.  Secret Love (11:25)

 6.  Surrey With The Fringe On Top (3:14)

Personnel:

Disc 1:  Recorded At The Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, California,October 4, 1958

Shelly Manne:  Drums

Monty Budwig:  Bass

Russ Freeman:   Piano

Herb Geller:  Alto Saxophone

Stu Williamson:  Trumpet

Disc 2:  Recorded At The Penthouse In Seattle, Washington, September 7 and 15, 1966:

Shelly Manne:  Drums

Monty Budwig:  Bass

Hampton Hawes:  Piano

Frank Strozler:  Flute, Alto Saxophone

Conte Candoll:  Trumpet

Ruth Price:  Voice

Jazz From The Pacific Northwest is a live album by Sheely Manne & His Men, released on April 20, 2024 by Reel To Real Recordings.  Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition in 2 CD.