Live! Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole

Live! Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole
Live album by Shelly Manne & His Men
Released	1961
Recorded	March 3, 4 & 5, 1961 Shelly's Manne-Hole in Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	77:13
Label	Contemporary M 3593-4/S7593-4
Producer	Lester Koenig
Shelly Manne chronology
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Live! Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole is a live double-album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded at Shelly's Manne-Hole in Hollywood, California, in 1961 and released on the Contemporary label.^[1] The album was re-released on two separate CDs in 1991 as Volume 1 and Volume 2.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	Vol. 1[2]
AllMusic	Vol. 2[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	Vol. 1[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	Vol. 2[4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Shelly Manne & His Men are heard in prime form performing live at their home base, Shelly's Manne-Hole. Trumpeter Conte Candoli was in particularly strong form throughout the stint, showing self-restraint yet playing with power. ... This classic music falls between cool jazz and hard bop".^[2][3]

Track listing

Volume 1

1. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 10:29
2. "How Could It Happen to a Dream?" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Don George) – 6:50
3. "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 8:59
4. "The Champ" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 10:55

Volume 2

1. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 13:00
2. "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 6:47
3. "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 12:17
4. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Porter) – 4:25
5. "A Gem from Tiffany" (Bill Holman) – 2:35

Personnel

• Shelly Manne – drums
• Conte Candoli – trumpet
• Richie Kamuca – tenor saxophone
• Russ Freeman – piano
• Chuck Berghofer – bass

References

1. Contemporary Records discography accessed May 21, 2015
2. Yanow, Scott. At the Manne-Hole, Vol. 1 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
3. Yanow, Scott. At the Manne-Hole, Vol. 2 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 936. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.