The Best of Shelly Manne
Released: Nov 9, 2004
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Released: Nov 9, 2004
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This compilation samples 11 of drummer Shelly Manne's albums recorded for Contemporary between 1953 and 1961 while utilizing a wide range of musicians. The free jazz opener "Flip" (no doubt...
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Steps to the Desert: Modern Jazz Versions of Favorite
Released: May 11, 2004
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Released: May 11, 2004
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When Shelly Manne recorded Steps to the Desert in 1962, John Coltrane was among the most controversial musicians in jazz. Some people praised Coltrane's modal innovations; others detested his...
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Yesterdays: Live in Europe
Released: Sep 9, 2003
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Released: Sep 9, 2003
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Shelly Manne and Norman Granz are two names that one doesn't hear in the same sentence very often. Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic tours tended to have a lot of flashy solos, and Manne wasn't...
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Navy Swings
Released: Sep 24, 2002
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Released: Sep 24, 2002
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The music on this CD is mostly taken from radio shows in the series "The Navy Swings" performed during 1961-1970. Three different versions of drummer Shelly Manne & His Men, a top-notch hard bop...
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Jazz Gunn/Daktari
Released: Jul 31, 2001
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Released: Jul 31, 2001
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Music from the movies and television are the source materials on this compilation. Drummer Shelly Manne's handling of Henry Mancini's themes from Blake Edwards' film Gunn -- based on the Peter Gunn...
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Jazz Scene USA: Shelly Manne/Shorty Rogers
Released: Jul 10, 2001
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Released: Jul 10, 2001
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In 1962, half-hour episodes of Jazz Scene USA, an intelligent program hosted by Oscar Brown, Jr., were shown on some television channels before passing into history as a legendary series. Shanachie...
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Remember
Released: May 4, 1984
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Released: May 4, 1984
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When Shelly Manne died of a heart attack on September 26, 1984, at age 64, it was a major surprise, for he had been in apparently good health. This rather obscure LP from the Jazzizz label (no...
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