The West Coast Sound
1956 studio album by Shelly Manne & His Men
The West Coast Sound | ||||
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Studio album by Shelly Manne & His Men | ||||
Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | April 6 and July 20, 1953 and September 13, 1955 | |||
Studio | Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 36:18 | |||
Label | Contemporary C3507 | |||
Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
Shelly Manne chronology | ||||
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The West Coast Sound (subtitled Volume 1) is an album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded at sessions in 1953 and 1955 and released on the Contemporary label.[1] The album features Manne's first recordings for Contemporary from 1953—eight tracks originally released on a 10-inch album—along with an additional four tracks from 1955.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "the music has plenty of variety yet defines the era... Highly recommended and proof (if any is really needed) that West Coast jazz was far from bloodless".[2]
Track listing
- "Grasshopper" (Shelly Manne) - 2:52
- "La Mucura" (Traditional) - 3:02
- "Summer Night" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 3:19
- "Afrodesia" (Shorty Rogers) - 3:30
- "You and the Night and the Music" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 3:10
- "Gazelle" (Bill Russo) - 3:01
- "Sweets" (Russo) - 2:53
- "Spring Is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:43
- "Mallets" (Shorty Rogers) - 3:26
- "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" (Warren, Dubin) - 3:14
- "You're My Thrill" (Burton Lane, Ned Washington) - 3:05
- "Fugue" (Jimmy Giuffre) - 2:47
- Recorded at Contemporary's studio in Los Angeles on April 6, 1953 (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 9), July 20, 1953 (tracks 4, 7, 11 & 12), and September 13, 1955 (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10).
Personnel
- Shelly Manne & His Men
- Shelly Manne - drums
- Bob Enevoldsen - valve trombone
- Joe Maini (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10), Art Pepper (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 9), Bud Shank (tracks 4, 7, 11 & 12) - alto saxophone
- Bob Cooper (tracks 2, 4-7, 9, 11 & 12), Bill Holman (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10) - tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Giuffre - baritone saxophone
- Russ Freeman (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10), Marty Paich (tracks 2, 4-7, 9, 11 & 12) - piano
- Curtis Counce (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 9), Joe Mondragon (tracks 4, 7, 11 & 12), Ralph Peña (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10) - bass
- Arrangements by Bob Enevoldsen (track 10), Jimmy Giuffre (track 12), Bill Holman (tracks 1 & 8), Marty Paich (tracks 3 & 11), Shorty Rogers (tracks 2, 4 & 9) and Bill Russo (tracks 5-7)
References
- ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The West Coast Sound – 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.
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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)