''At the Black Hawk 5'' is a live album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded at the

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in San Francisco, California, in 1959 and released on the Contemporary label in 1991.Contemporary Records discography
accessed May 18, 2015 The album followed four volumes originally released in 1960 and features unreleased recordings from the Black Hawk sessions.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "the final CD of the extensive documentation of the Shelly Manne Quintet's stint at the Black Hawk club consists entirely of previously unreleased material. The performances by trumpeter Joe Gordon, tenor saxophonist Richie Kamuca, pianist Russ Freeman ,This is a mistake. The pianist was Victor Feldman. bassist Monty Budwig, and the drummer/leader are the same high level as on the more familiar material".

Track listing

# "How Deep Are the Roots" ( Horace Silver) - 11:12 # "This Is Always" ( Mack Gordon,

Harry Warren Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song ...

) - 10:13 # " Wonder Why" (

Nicholas Brodszky Nicholas "Slug" Brodszky (russian: Николай Бродский; April 20, 1905December 24, 1958) was a composer of popular songs for the theatre and for films. Brodszky was born in Odessa, Russian Empire, into a Jewish family, who moved to ...

, Sammy Cahn) - 8:56 # "Eclipse of Spain" (Victor Feldman) - 10:41 # "Pullin' Strings" (Feldman) - 4:43 # "Theme: A Gem from Tiffany" ( Bill Holman) - 5:48 *Recorded at the Black Hawk, San Francisco on September 23 (tracks 1-3) and September 24 (tracks 5 & 6), 1959.

Personnel

* Shelly Manne -

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* Joe Gordon - trumpet * Richie Kamuca - tenor saxophone * Victor Feldman - piano *

Monty Budwig Monte Rex Budwig (December 26, 1929 – March 9, 1992) was a West Coast jazz double bassist, professionally known as Monty Budwig. Early life Monte Rex Budwig was born in Pender, Nebraska, on December 26, 1929.His full birthname was Monte Rex Bu ...

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References

{{Shelly Manne, state=autocollapse 1991 live albums Contemporary Records live albums Shelly Manne live albums Albums recorded at the Black Hawk (nightclub)