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Shelly Manne Discography
This is the discography for American jazz drummer Shelly Manne. As leader * ''Here's that Manne'' (Dee Gee, 1952) * ''Shelly Manne Vol. 2'' (Contemporary, 1954) * ''The West Coast Sound'' (Contemporary, 1955) – rec. 1953–1955. Re-release of the first Shelly Manne & His Men 10-inch LP with additional material. * ''Swinging Sounds'' (Contemporary, 1956) * ''More Swinging Sounds'' (Contemporary, 1956) * '' Shelly Manne & His Friends'' (Contemporary, 1956) * '' My Fair Lady'' (Contemporary, 1956) * ''Li'l Abner'' (Contemporary, 1957) * ''Concerto for Clarinet & Combo'' (Contemporary, 1957) – rec. 1955-1957 * ''The Gambit'' (Contemporary, 1958) – rec. 1957-1958 * '' Bells Are Ringing'' (Contemporary, 1958) * '' Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn'' (Contemporary, 1959) * '' Son of Gunn!!'' (Contemporary, 1959) * ''At the Black Hawk 1'' (Contemporary, 1959) * '' At the Black Hawk 2'' (Contemporary, 1959) * ''At the Black Hawk 3'' (Contemporary, 1959) * '' At the Black Hawk 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelly Manne
Sheldon "Shelly" Manne (June 11, 1920 – September 26, 1984) was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, swing, bebop, avant-garde jazz, and later fusion. He also contributed to the musical background of hundreds of Hollywood films and television programs. Family and origins Manne's father Max Manne and uncles were drummers. In his youth he admired many of the leading swing drummers of the day, especially Jo Jones and Dave Tough. Billy Gladstone, a colleague of Manne's father and the most admired percussionist on the New York theatrical scene, offered the teenage Shelly tips and encouragement. From that time, Manne rapidly developed his style in the clubs of 52nd Street in New York in the late 1930s and 1940s. His first professional job with a known big band was with the Bobby Byrne Orchestra in 1940. In those years, as he became known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Proper Time
''The Proper Time'' is a 1961 film starring Tom Laughlin. It is also Laughlin's directorial and screenwriting debut. Plot Laughlin stars as Mickey Henderson, a student at UCLA with a speech impediment that goes away when he is in contact with girls. He starts a friendship with Sue ( Norma Quine), but is seduced by her roommate Doreen ( Nira Monsour). He and Doreen soon get engaged, but when he finds she has been cheating on him, he breaks up with her. Sue convinces him to go to a clinic for help with his speech problem.TV Guide Cast and crew *Tom Laughlin... Mickey Henderson * Nira Monsour... Doreen * Norma Quine... Sue Dawson * Richard Shannon... Dr. Polery * Alexandre Randal... Mr. Henderson * Constance Davis... Mrs. Henderson Soundtrack The jazz score of ''The Proper Time'' was composed by Shelly Manne, recorded by his group Shelly Manne & His Men in late 1959 and early 1960, and released on the Contemporary label. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Son The Jazz Drummer!
''My Son the Jazz Drummer!'' (subtitled ''Modern Jazz Versions of Jewish and Israeli Songs'') is an album by drummer Shelly Manne performing jazz adaptations of traditional and contemporary Jewish music, recorded in 1962 and released on the Contemporary label.Contemporary Records discography accessed May 21, 2015 The album was re-released on CD in 2004 as ''Steps to the Desert''. Reception The review by states: "The arrangements by Rogers, Feldman, Edwards and Lennie Niehaus turn t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verve Records
Verve Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). Founded in 1956 by Norman Granz, the label is home to the world's largest jazz catalogue, which includes recordings by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Billie Holiday, and Oscar Peterson, among others. It absorbed the catalogues of Granz's earlier label, Clef Records, founded in 1946; Norgran Records, founded in 1953; and material which was previously licensed to Mercury Records. Verve also served as the original home of rock acts such as The Velvet Underground, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. The restructured Verve Records is now part of the Verve Label Group (VLG), a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. This company is also home to historic imprints including Verve Forecast, Impulse! and Decca Records. History Norman Granz created Verve to produce new recordings by Ella Fitzgerald, whom he managed; the first album the label released was ''Ella Fitzge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Evans
William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block chords, and trademark rhythmically independent, "singing" melodic lines continues to influence jazz pianists today. Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States, he was classically trained at Southeastern Louisiana University and the Mannes School of Music, in New York City, where he majored in composition and received the Artist Diploma. In 1955, he moved to New York City, where he worked with bandleader and theorist George Russell. In 1958, Evans joined Miles Davis's sextet, which in 1959, then immersed in modal jazz, recorded '' Kind of Blue'', the best-selling jazz album ever. In late 1959, Evans left the Miles Davis band and began his career as a leader, with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian, a group now regarded as a se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empathy (Bill Evans And Shelly Manne Album)
''Empathy'' is a 1962 album by jazz musicians Bill Evans and Shelly Manne. It was recorded and released by Verve Records, the label Evans joined a year after the recording session. The album came about when Manne and Evans were sharing a bill at New York's Village Vanguard nightclub, and Verve producer Creed Taylor proposed a studio collaboration for the two bandleaders. Riverside Records, Evans' label during 1962, allowed Evans to participate, and the trio was completed by Manne's bass player of the time, Monty Budwig. The album features some classic jazz standards and two songs by Irving Berlin from the 1962 musical Mr. President. The sculpture on the album cover was by Sheldon Machlin. Reception Leonard Feather had this to say about the album in his April 11, 1963, review in ''DownBeat'' magazine: "Essentially the focus is on Evans, as it should be; yet because of the skill with which he and Manne cooperated, one is often conscious that an important interplay is involved, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impulse! Records
Impulse! Records (occasionally styled as "¡mpulse! Records" and "¡!") is an American jazz record company and label established by Creed Taylor in 1960. John Coltrane was among Impulse!'s earliest signings. Thanks to consistent sales and positive critiques of his recordings, the label came to be known as "the house that Trane built". History Impulse!'s parent company, ABC-Paramount Records, was established in 1955 as the recording division of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). In the 1940s and 1950s, ABC benefitted from the U.S. government's antitrust actions against broadcasters and film studios who were forced to divest parts of their companies. In the early 1950s, ABC acquired the Blue Network of radio stations from NBC and later merged with the newly independent Paramount Theaters chain, formerly owned by Paramount Pictures. The new recording division was located at 1501 Broadway, above the Paramount Theatre in Times Square. Under the leadership of Leonard Goldenson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Yanow, Scot"Coleman Hawkins: Artist Biography" AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2013. One of the first prominent jazz musicians on his instrument, as Joachim E. Berendt explained: "there were some tenor players before him, but the instrument was not an acknowledged jazz horn". Hawkins biographer John Chilton described the prevalent styles of tenor saxophone solos prior to Hawkins as "mooing" and "rubbery belches." Hawkins cited as influences Happy Caldwell, Stump Evans, and Prince Robinson, although he was the first to tailor his method of improvisation to the saxophone rather than imitate the techniques of the clarinet. Hawkins' virtuosic, arpeggiated approach to improvisation, with his characteristic rich, emotional, and vibrato-laden tonal style, was the main influence on a generation of tenor players that included Chu Berry, Charlie Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2-3-4
''2-3-4'' is an album by American jazz drummer Shelly Manne featuring performances recorded in 1962 for the Impulse! label.Impulse! Records discography accessed March 17, 2011 Background ''2-3-4'' was not a typical album for Manne. Primarily associated with , he flew from Los Angeles to New York City on February 5, 1962, by arrangement with producer Bob Thiele, to be reunited with pioneering |
Jack Marshall (composer)
Jack Wilton Marshall (November 23, 1921 – September 20, 1973) was an American jazz guitarist, composer, arranger, and record producer. He was married to Eva Katherine Pellegrini, and the father to four children, three sons, producer/director Frank Marshall, composer Phil Marshall, Matt Marshall, and a daughter, Sally Marshall. Jack is also the cousin of classical guitarist Christopher Parkening. Biography Born in El Dorado, Kansas, Marshall was one of Capitol Records' top producers in the late 1950s and 1960s. He had a varied career as a jazz, rock and classical guitarist and also as a composer, arranger and record producer. He released two solo albums with drummer Shelly Manne that featured his fingerstyle jazz guitar playing. He was a friend of Howard Roberts and Jack Sheldon and produced several of their albums for Capitol. He wrote his own arrangements, many with a big-band sound to them. He was credited with the arrangement for Peggy Lee's "Fever", with Joe Mondragon o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sounds Unheard Of!
''Sounds Unheard Of!'' (subtitled ''Percussion & Guitar!! Shelly Manne!! and Jack Marshall!!! In a Spectacular Demonstration of Musical Daring and Brilliant New Stereo!!'') is an album by drummer Shelly Manne and guitarist Jack Marshall recorded in early 1962 and released on the Contemporary label.Contemporary Records discography accessed May 21, 2015 The album was produced as a test and demonstration record to be used by hi-fi enthusiasts to test the performance of their audio systems. The two men followed this with another release in 1966 on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelly Manne & His Men Play Checkmate
''Shelly Manne & His Men Play Checkmate'' (full title ''Shelly Manne & His Men Play the Music of John Williams from the TV Series Checkmate'') is an album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men performing John Williams' score from the TV show ''Checkmate'', recorded in 1961 and released on the Contemporary label.Contemporary Records discography accessed May 21, 2015 Reception The review by states: "None of the melodies caught on but at least they gave these fine musician ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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