Shelly Manne

Shelly Manne (June 11 1920–September 26 1984), born Sheldon Manne in New York, New York, was an American jazz drummer. He was frequently associated with West Coast Jazz, but his broad range of contributions to music, not only jazz, showed that he could not be readily pigeonholed.

Family and origins

Manne's father and uncles were drummers, and in his youth he especially admired swing drummers Jo Jones and especially Dave Tough. He developed his art in the clubs of 52nd Street in New York in the late 1930s and 1940s, and in his early years performed and recorded with jazz stars like Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Shavers, and Don Byas, as well as a number of musicians mainly associated with Duke Ellington, like Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Lawrence Brown, and Rex Stewart.

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Swing - Jo Jones - Dave Tough - 52nd Street - 1930s - 1940s - Coleman Hawkins - Charlie Shavers - Don Byas - Duke Ellington - Johnny Hodges - Harry Carney - Lawrence Brown - Rex Stewart

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The bebop movement changed jazz in the 1940s. Excited by the new music, Manne developed his skills by performing with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. Around this time he also worked with rising stars like Flip Phillips, Charlie Ventura, Lennie Tristano, and Lee Konitz.

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Bebop - 1940s - Dizzy Gillespie - Charlie Parker - Flip Phillips - Charlie Ventura - Lennie Tristano - Lee Konitz

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Manne rose to stardom when he became part of the working bands of Woody Herman and, especially, Stan Kenton in the late 1940s and early 1950s, winning awards and developing a following at a time when jazz was still the most popular music in the United States.

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Woody Herman - Stan Kenton - 1950s

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