Swinging Sounds

Swinging Sounds
Studio album by Shelly Manne & His Men
Released 1956
Recorded January 19 & 26 and February 2, 1956
Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre Jazz
Length 40:32
Label Contemporary C3516
Producer Lester Koenig
Shelly Manne chronology
The West Coast Sound
(1954-55)
Swinging Sounds
(1956)
Shelly Manne & His Friends
(1956)

Swinging Sounds is a jazz album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded in 1956 and released on the Contemporary label.[1] Early releases of the album were labelled Vol 4, indicating it was the fourth volume of recordings released by the group.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "This early edition of Shelly Manne & His Men is a well-integrated unit".[2]

Track listing

  1. "The Dart Game" (Charlie Mariano) - 3:09
  2. "Bea's Flat" (Russ Freeman) - 4:38
  3. "Pathenia" (Shelly Manne) - 4:41
  4. "Un Poco Loco" (Bud Powell) - 9:01
  5. "Bernie's Tune" (Bernie Miller) - 4:27
  6. "Doxy" (Sonny Rollins) - 6:41
  7. "Slan" (Mariano) - 4:51
  8. "A Gem from Tiffany" (Bill Holman) - 3:04

Personnel

References

  1. Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Swinging Sounds – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
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