At the Black Hawk 1

At the Black Hawk 1
Live album by Shelly Manne & His Men
Released	1960
Recorded	September 22–24, 1959
Venue	The Black Hawk in San Francisco, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:53
Label	Contemporary M3577/S7577
Producer	Lester Koenig
Shelly Manne chronology
Son of Gunn!! (1959) At the Black Hawk 1 (1960) At the Black Hawk 2 (1959)

At the Black Hawk 1 is a live album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded at the Black Hawk in San Francisco, California, in 1959 and released on the Contemporary label.^[1] The album was the first volume of four originally released in 1960. In 1991, the albums were re-released on CD with bonus tracks along with a fifth volume of unreleased recordings, and a Complete Live at the Black Hawk box set was released in 2010.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The extended performances are easily recommended to straight-ahead jazz fans".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 12:01
2. "Our Delight" (Tadd Dameron) – 12:03
3. "Poinciana" (Nat Simon, Buddy Bernier) – 13:17
4. "Blue Daniel" (Frank Rosolino) – 8:43
5. "Blue Daniel" [alternate take] (Rosolino) – 8:15 Bonus track on CD reissue
6. "Theme: A Gem from Tiffany" (Bill Holman) – 0:49

• Recorded at the Black Hawk, San Francisco on September 22 (tracks 1–3), September 23 (track 5) and September 24 (tracks 4 & 6), 1959.

Personnel

• Shelly Manne – drums
• Joe Gordon – trumpet
• Richie Kamuca – tenor saxophone
• Victor Feldman – piano
• Monty Budwig – bass

References

1. Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
2. Yanow, Scott. At the Blackhawk, Vol. 1 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 130. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.