More Swinging Sounds is a jazz album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded in 1956 and released by the Contemporary label.[1] Early releases of the album were labelled Vol 5, indicating it was the fifth volume of recordings released by the group.
| More Swinging Sounds | ||||
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| Studio album by Shelly Manne & His Men | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | July 16 and August 15 & 16, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:32 | |||
| Label | Contemporary C3519 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
| Shelly Manne chronology | ||||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Shelly Manne deserves great credit for being continually open to new directions and fresh material while staying on his own singular path".[2]
Track listing
edit- "Moose the Mooche" (Charlie Parker) - 7:27
- "The Wind" (Russ Freeman) - 5:02
- "Pint of Blues" (Charlie Mariano) - 9:49
- "Tommyhawk" (Johnny Mandel) - 4:18
- "Quartet (A Suite in Four Parts)" (Bill Holman) - 15:38
Personnel
edit- Shelly Manne & His Men
- Shelly Manne - drums
- Stu Williamson - trumpet, valve trombone
- Charlie Mariano - alto saxophone
- Russ Freeman - piano
- Leroy Vinnegar - bass
References
edit- ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. More Swinging Sounds – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 935. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.