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Shelly Manne


 

Shelly Manne (June 11 1920September 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.

References

  • Brand, Jack. Shelly Manne: Sounds of the Different Drummer (Percussion Express, 1997)
  • Gioia, Ted. West Coast Jazz: Modern Jazz in California 1945-1960 (Oxford University Press, 1992)
  • Gordon, Robert. Jazz West Coast: The Los Angeles Jazz Scene of the 1950s (Quartet Books, 1986)
  • Strain, James. "Shelly Manne" (Web Site of the Percussive Arts Society http://www.pas.org)