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Swinging Sounds

Swinging Sounds
Studio album by
Shelly Manne & His Men
Released1956
RecordedJanuary 19 & 26 and February 2, 1956
StudioContemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length40:32
LabelContemporary C3516
ProducerLester Koenig
Shelly Manne chronology
The West Coast Sound
(1954-55) 		Swinging Sounds
(1956) 		Shelly Manne & His Friends
(1956)

Swinging Sounds is a jazz album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded in 1956 and released on the Contemporary label.[1] Early releases of the album were labelled Vol 4, indicating it was the fourth volume of recordings released by the group.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Disc[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

In an AllMusic review by Scott Yanow, it is stated: "This early edition of Shelly Manne & His Men is a well-integrated unit".[2]

Track listing

  1. "The Dart Game" (Charlie Mariano) - 3:09
  2. "Bea's Flat" (Russ Freeman) - 4:38
  3. "Pathenia" (Shelly Manne) - 4:41
  4. "Un Poco Loco" (Bud Powell) - 9:01
  5. "Bernie's Tune" (Bernie Miller) - 4:27
  6. "Doxy" (Sonny Rollins) - 6:41
  7. "Slan" (Mariano) - 4:51
  8. "A Gem from Tiffany" (Bill Holman) - 3:04

Personnel

Shelly Manne & His Men

References

  1. ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Swinging Sounds – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  3. ^ Hall, Tony (22 February 1958). "Is this really swinging?". Disc. No. 3. p. 18.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 935. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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