Shelly Manne

And His Men - Checkmate + 14 Bonus Tracks (99084)

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1961

And His Men - Checkmate + 14 Bonus Tracks

Shelly Manne

American Jazz Classics

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AJC 140744

99084

JAZZ

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And His Men - Checkmate + 14 Bonus Tracks

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CD 9,95 €

This edition presents Shelly Manne’s complete classic album Checkmate (Contemporary Records S7599), featuring the great quintet with Richie Kamuca on tenor sax, Conte Candoli on trumpet, Russ Freeman on piano, Chuck Berghofer on bass, and the leader on drums. On the LP, Manne plays music by John Williams from the soundtrack of the now forgotten “Checkmate” television series. As a bonus, a complete session taped by the exact same band for the radio show “The Navy Swings!” during the same period. Included on the latter program are various standard tunes, plus an alternate version of “The King Swings” from Checkmate.

PERSONNEL:

CONTE CANDOLI, trumpet
RICHIE KAMUCA, tenor sax
RUSS FREEMAN, piano
CHUCK BERGHOFER, bass
SHELLY MANNE, drums

Contemporary’s Studio, Los Angeles, October 17 & 24, 1961.
Original sessions produced by Lester Koenig.

(8-21) Bonus tracks: “ The Navy Swings” Radio Show.
Same personnel. Los Angeles, November 1961

INCLUDES 12-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01 CHECKMATE
02 THE ISOLATED PAWN
03 CYANIDE TOUCH
04 THE KING SWINGS
05 EN PASSANT
06 FIRESIDE EYES
07 THE BLACK KNIGHT
08 IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU
09 THE KING SWINGS
10 ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET
11 THE CHAMP
12 A GEM FROM TIFFANY
13 LOVE FOR SALE
14 WOODY ‘N’ YOU
15 THE BREEZE AND I
16 SPEAK LOW
17 FAN TAN
18 MORRIS MINOR
19 SOFTLY, AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE
20 YESTERDAYS
21 THE NAVY SWINGS

Total Time: 74:40