More Swinging Sounds | ||||
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Studio album by Shelly Manne & His Men | ||||
Released | 1957 | |||
Recorded | July 16 and August 15 & 16, 1956 | |||
Studio | Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:32 | |||
Label | Contemporary C3519 | |||
Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
Shelly Manne chronology | ||||
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More Swinging Sounds is a jazz album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded in 1956 and released by the Contemporary label.[1] Early releases of the album were labelled Vol 5, indicating it was the fifth volume of recordings released by the group.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Shelly Manne deserves great credit for being continually open to new directions and fresh material while staying on his own singular path".[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Moose the Mooche" (Charlie Parker) - 7:27
- "The Wind" (Russ Freeman) - 5:02
- "Pint of Blues" (Charlie Mariano) - 9:49
- "Tommyhawk" (Johnny Mandel) - 4:18
- "Quartet (A Suite in Four Parts)" (Bill Holman) - 15:38
Personnel
[edit]- Shelly Manne & His Men
- Shelly Manne - drums
- Stu Williamson - trumpet, valve trombone
- Charlie Mariano - alto saxophone
- Russ Freeman - piano
- Leroy Vinnegar - bass
References
[edit]- ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. More Swinging Sounds – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 935. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.