Atlantic – 1270Rec. Dates : March 3, October 26, December 6, 9, 16, 1955Stream this Album Flugelhorn/Trumpet : Shorty RogersAlto Sax : Bud ShankBaritone Sax : Jimmy GiuffreBass : Curtis Counce, Leroy Vinnegar, Ralph PenaClarinet : Jimmy GiuffreDrums : Shelly ManneFrench Horn : John GraasGuitar : Barney KesselPiano : Earl Gray, Lou Levy, Pete JollyTenor…
RCA Victor – LPM-1451Rec. Dates : December 24 & 26, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Jack MontroseVibes : Red NorvoAlto Sax : Joe MainiBass : Buddy Clark, Max BennettDrums : Bill Dolney, Shelly ManneGuitar : Jim Hall Cashbox : 07/20/1957 The highlight of the first Victor effort for composer-artist (tenor sax) Montrose is…
Pacific Jazz – PJ-15Rec. Date : September 9 & 15, 1954 Stream this Album Trumpet : Chet BakerBaritone Sax : Bud ShankBass : Carson SmithDrums : Shelly MannePiano : Russ FreemanValve Trombone : Bob Brookmeyer Billboard : 12/11/1954Score of 80 Put Chet Baker, Bud Shank, Bob Brookmeyer and Russ Freeman together on one record,…
Atlantic LP – 1469Rec. Date : June 20, 1966Stream this Album Drums : Shelly ManneAlto Sax : Frank StrozierBass : Monty BudwigPiano : Russ FreemanTrumpet : Conte Candoli Billboard : 11/19/1966 Rack up one more for Shelly Manne. Two of the six numbers written by alto sax man Frank Strozier, demonstrate the varied talent of Shelley’s supporting artists. They are Idle One,…
Contemporary – M3569Rec. Dates : January 16, 1959, February 23, 1959, March 9 & 10, 1959Stream this Album Alto Sax : Ornette ColemanBass : Percy Heath, Red MitchellDrums : Shelly ManneTrumpet, Pocket Trumpet : Don Cherry Billboard : 11/16/1959Three stars Ornette Coleman, hailed by some critics as an important new jazz artist and derided by others as much less important,…
Contemporary – M3564Rec. Dates: October 20, 21 & 22, 1958Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Sonny RollinsBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Shelly ManneGuitar : Barney KesselPiano : Hampton HawesVibraharp : Victor Feldman Billboard : 11/23/1959Four stars This album captures Sonny Rollins at his most impressive, in fact it is one of his best performances in a long time. It was cut in October…
Pacific – PJ-1232Rec. Date : November 6, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Russ FreemanTrumpet : Chet BakerBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Shelly Manne American Record GuideMartin Williams : February, 1958 Baker first came to prominence with Gerry Mulligan’s quartet. He played like Miles Davis but occasionally made solos suggesting a twelve-tone conception. Subsequently, his playing has got more…
Jazz: West – JWLP-10Rec. Date : August 6, 1956Stream this Album Alto Sax : Art PepperBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Shelly MannePiano : Russ FreemanTrumpet : Jack Sheldon Billboard : 01/05/1957Score of 80 The sound of Pepper’s alto has been badly misses the last few years. He is active now again on the West Coast and in very good form, if…
Contemporary – C3531Rec. Date : November 6, 1956, November 29, 1956, February 18, 1957 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Buddy ColletteBass : John Goodman, Leroy VinnegarClarinet : Buddy ColletteDrums : Joe Peters, Bill Dolney, Shelly ManneFlute : Buddy CollettePiano : Don Friedman, Dick Shreve, Calvin JacksonTenor Sax : Buddy Collette AudioCharles A. Robertson :…
Contemporary – C3530Rec. Date : March 7, 1957 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Sonny RollinsBass : Ray BrownDrums : Shelly Manne Audio Charles A. Robertson : October, 1957 In this recording made at 3 a.m. during a trip West last March, Sonny Rollins is heard out of his customary context of a Max Roach…
