Shelly Manne - Septet & Quintet Sessions (1951-58) 3 CD

SHELLY MANNE & HIS MEN - SEPTET AND QUINTET SESSIONS 1951-1958

DISC 1:

01. The Count On Rush Street [3:08]
02. All Of Me [2:24]
03. Pooch McGooch [2:40]
04. Back In Your Own Backyard [2:28]

Conte Candoli (tp), Bill Russo (tb), Art Pepper (as), Bob Cooper (ts), Gene Esposito (p), Don Bagley (b), Shelly Manne (d, vcl on #2), Shelby Davis (vcl on #4); November 12, 1951

05. Slightly Brightly [2:36]
06. It Don't Mean A Thing [2:20]
07. The Princess Of Evil [3:16]
08. Deep People [3:01]

Conte Candoli, Shorty Rogers (tp), Jimmy Guiffre, Bob Gordon (bar), Frank Patchen (p), Joe Mondragon (b), Shelly Manne (d, vcl on #6); January 7, 1952

09. Mallets [3:26]
10. You And The Night And The Music [3:09]
11. La Mucura [3:00]
12. Gazelle [2:59]

Bob Enevoldsen (v-tb), Art Pepper (as), Bob Cooper (ts), Jimmy Giuffre (bar), Marty Paich (p), Curtis Counce (b), Shelly Manne (d); April 6, 1953

13. You're My Thrill [3:03]
14. Fugue [2:46]
15. Afrodesia [3:29]
16. Sweets [2:51]

Bob Enevoldsen (v-tb), Bud Shank (as), Bob Cooper (ts), Jimmy Giuffre (bar), Marty Paich (p), Joe Mondragon (b), Shelly Manne (d); July 20, 1953

17. Alternation [3:38]
18. Dimension In Thirds [2:56]
19. Shapes, Motion, Colors [6:47]

Don Fagerquist (tp), Shorty Rogers (tp, flugelhorn), Bob Enevoldsen (v-tb), Paul Sarmento (tb), Marty Paich (p), Joe Mondragon (b), Shelly Manne (d); December 18, 1953

20. Lullaby [2:29]
21. Etude de Concert [6:40]
22. Divertimento For Brass And Rhythm [2:55]

Ollie Mitchell (tp), Shorty Rogers (tp, flugelhorn), Bob Enevoldsen (v-tb), Paul Sarmento (tb), Russ Freeman (p), Joe Mondragon (b), Shelly Manne (d); December 18, 1953

DISC 2:

01. Grasshopper [2:51]
02. Summer Night [3:19]
03. Spring is Here [2:43]
04. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me [3:14]

Bob Enevolsen (v-tb), Joe Maini (as), Bill Holman (ts), Jimmy Giuffre (bar), Russ Freeman (p), Ralph Pena (b), Shelly Manne (d); September 13, 1955

05. Bag's Groove [10:48]
06. My Old Flame [5:47]

Stu Williamson (tp, v-tb), Bill Holman (ts), Russ Freeman (p), Leroy Vinnegar (b), Shelly Manne (d); December 6, 1955

07. The Dart Game [3:13]
08. Bea's Flat [4:41]
09. Parthenia [4:48]
10. Bernie's Tune [4:31]
11. Doxy [6:44]
12. Slan [4:53]
13. A Gem From Tiffany [3:06]
14. Un Poco Loco [9:04]
15. The Wind [5:04]
16. Tommyhawk [4:17]

Stu Williamson (tp), Charlie Mariano (as), Russ Freeman (p), Leroy Vinnegar (b), Shelly Manne (d); January 19 & 26 (#7-13), February 2 (#14) & August 15 (#15-16), 1956

DISC 3:

01. Moose The Mooche [7:28]
02. Pint Of Blues [9:54]
03. Quartet - Part I [3:17]
04. Quartet - Part II [4:49]
05. Quartet - Part III [3:57]
06. Quartet - Part IV [3:39]
07. The Gambit - Part I - Queen's Pawn [4:45]

Stu Williamson (tp, v-tb), Charlie Mariano (as), Russ Freeman (p), Leroy Vinnegar (b), Shelly Manne (d); August 16 (#1-2), July 16 (#3-6), 1956 and January 14 (#7), 1957

08. The Gambit - Part II - En Passant [3:29]
09. The Gambit - Part III - Castling [4:25]
10. The Gambit - Part IV - Checkmate [7:18]
11. Sophisticated Rabbit [3:22]
12. Blu Gnu [6:46]
13. Tom Brown's Body [5:58]
14. Hugo Hurwhey [6:35]

Same as above except Monty Budwig (b), replaces Vinnegar; July 17 (#8), July 25 (#9-11), 1957 and February 24 (#12-14), 1958

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