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 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.   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:  2-3-4 (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) (2026)

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

Label:  Impulse!

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1. Take The "A" Train (7:23)

 2.  The Sicks Of Us (5:53)

 3.  Slowly (5:27)

Side B:

 1.  Lean On Me (6:18)

 2.  Cherokee (3:22)

 3.  Me And Some Drums (5:54)

Personnel:

Shelly Manne:  Drums

Coleman Hawkins:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  A1,3, B1, 3, Piano on Track B3

Hank Jones:  Piano on Tracks:  A1, 3, B1, 2

Eddie Costa:  Piano on Tracks:  A2, B1-3

George Duvivier:  Bass on Tracks:  A1-3, B1, 2

2-3-4 is an album by Shelly Manne, originally released in 1962 by Impulse! remastered ad reissued on July 31, 2026 by Impulse!.  Verve Acoustic Sounds Series Edition, 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.