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Shelley Manne and his Friends: Modern Jazz Performances of Songs From Li'l Abner

Read "Modern Jazz Performances of Songs From Li'l Abner" reviewed by David Rickert

by David Rickert
March 15, 2003

Sometimes mediocre albums can be more frustrating than lousy albums, simply because one can see the possibility of a great performance lurking behind the clouds. Shelley Manne certainly could have followed his best-selling jazz adaptation of My Fair Lady with a better choice than Li’l Abner, a lackluster musical with a Broadway run shorter than the ...

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Plays Checkmate

By Shelly Manne

Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1. Checkmate 2. The Isolated Pawn 3. Cyanide Touch 4. The King Swings 5. En Passant 6. Fireside Eyes 6. The Black Knight.

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Plays Harold Arlen and West Side Story

By Cal Tjader

Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 2. Ill Wind (You're Blowing Me No Good) 3. When the Sun Comes Out 4. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe 5. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues 6. Come Rain or Come Shine 7. Over the Rainbow 8. Out of This World 9. Last Night When We Were Young 10. Man That Got Away 11. Blues in the Night 12. Prologue/The Jet Song 13. Something's Coming 14. Maria Interlude 15. Maria 16. Tonight 17. America 18. Cool 19. One Hand, One Heart 20. I Feel Pretty/Somewhere.

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Pretty / Groovy

By Chet Baker

Label: Pacific Jazz Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Look for the Silver Lining; Time After Time; Travelin' Light; My Funny Valentine; There Will Never Be Another You; The Thrill Is Gone; But Not for Me Band Aid The Lamp Is Low; Carson City Stage; Long Ago (and Far Away); Easy to Love; Winter Wonderland; Batter Up.

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The Navy Swings

By Shelly Manne

Label: Solid Records (6)
Released: 2002
Track listing: It Could Happen to You; TEEF; Steve; The King Swings; Green Dolphin Street; The Champ; A Gem For Tiffany; Love For Sale; Wouldn't You; The Breeze And I; Speak Low; Fan Tan; Morris Minor; Frank's Tune; Summertime; Alone Together; March Of The Siamese Children; The Man I love; Softly As In A Morning Sunrise; Yesterdays; Easy High-Flying Phyllis; Here's That Rainey Day; The Navy Swings;

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Shelley Manne: Plays Checkmate

Read "Plays Checkmate" reviewed by David Rickert

by David Rickert
December 18, 2002

One would hardly think that music for television would form a solid basis for improvisation, being largely incidental music meant to set scenes rather than draw in the ear. However, Johnny Williams (the same John Williams who later created memorable music for Star Wars and the Harry Potter movies) was a composer who was able to ...

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Jazz Gunn / Daktari

By Shelly Manne & His Men

Label: Atlantic
Released: 2001
Track listing: A Bluish Bag; Silver Tears; Sweet; Theme For Sam; A Quiet Happening; Night Owl; Peter Gunn;

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West Side Story

By Shelly Manne

Label: Craft Recordings
Released: 2001
Track listing: West Side Story;

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Boss Sounds!

By Shelly Manne

Label: KOCH International Jazz
Released: 2000

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Shelly Manne: Boss Sounds!

by David A. Orthmann
June 1, 2000

Although jazzmen based on the West Coast are frequently regarded as rhythmically moribund compared to their East Coast counterparts, there’s nothing effete about Boss Sounds!, a reissue of a 1966 Atlantic release. Recorded live at his club in Hollywood, Shelly Manne sets the pace with his lively yet precise drumming. With an impressive array of rhythms ...