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.

Selected discography

(dates are those of the original recordings)

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Shelly Manne's own groups

• Shelly Manne & His Men, The West Coast Sound (1953-55, Contemporary)
• Shelly Manne & His Men, Swinging Sounds (1956, Contemporary)
• Shelly Manne & His Men, More Swinging Sounds (1956, Contemporary)
• Shelly Manne, My Fair Lady (1956 Contemporary)
• Shelly Manne, Li'l Abner (1957 Contemporary)
• Shelly Manne & Friends, Bells are Ringing (1958, Contemporary)
• Shelly Manne & His Men, The Gambit (1958, Contemporary)
• Shelly Manne & His Men, At The Black Hawk (5 CDs, 1959, Contemporary)
• Shelly Manne & His Men, Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn (1959, Contemporary)
• Shelly Manne & His Men, At The Manne Hole (2 CDs, 1961, Contemporary)
• Shelly Manne, Steps to the Desert (1962 Contemporary)
• Shelly Manne & His Men, Boss Sounds! (1966, Atlantic)
• Shelly Manne, Daktari (1967, Contemporary)
• Shelly Manne, Perk Up (1967; released 1977, Concord)
• Shelly Manne, Double Piano Jazz Concert at Carmelo's (2 CDs, 1980, Trend)

With others

• Sonny Rollins, Way Out West (1957, Contemporary)
• Benny Carter, Jazz Giant (1957, 1958, Contemporary)
• Howard McGhee, Maggie's Back in Town (1961, Contemporary)
• Bill Evans, Empathy and A Simple Matter of Conviction (2 LPs reissued on one CD, Verve)
• Ella Fitzgerald, Whisper Not (1967, Verve)
• Sonny Criss, I'll Catch the Sun (1969, Prestige)
• Art Pepper, Living Legend (1975, Contemporary)
• Hank Jones, Just for Fun (1977, Galaxy)
• The John Lewis Group, Kansas City Breaks (1982, Finesse)
• Bill Mays Quintet, Tha's Delights (1983, Trend)

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