# Swinging Sounds

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1956 studio album by Shelly Manne & His Men

Swinging Sounds Studio album by Shelly Manne & His Men Released 1956 Recorded January 19 & 26 and February 2, 1956 Studio Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California Genre Jazz Length 40:32 Label Contemporary C3516 Producer Lester Koenig Shelly Manne chronology The West Coast Sound (1954-55) Swinging Sounds (1956) Shelly Manne & His Friends (1956)

***Swinging Sounds*** is a jazz album by drummer [Shelly Manne](/source/Shelly_Manne)'s group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded in 1956 and released on the [Contemporary](/source/Contemporary_Records) label.[1] Early releases of the album were labelled ***Vol 4***, indicating it was the fourth volume of recordings released by the group.

## Reception

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [2] Disc [3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

In an [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) review by [Scott Yanow](/source/Scott_Yanow), it is stated: "This early edition of Shelly Manne & His Men is a well-integrated unit".[2]

## Track listing

1. "The Dart Game" (Charlie Mariano) - 3:09

1. "Bea's Flat" (Russ Freeman) - 4:38

1. "Pathenia" (Shelly Manne) - 4:41

1. "[Un Poco Loco](/source/Un_Poco_Loco)" ([Bud Powell](/source/Bud_Powell)) - 9:01

1. "[Bernie's Tune](/source/Bernie's_Tune)" ([Bernie Miller](/source/Bernie_Miller)) - 4:27

1. "[Doxy](/source/Doxy_(song))" ([Sonny Rollins](/source/Sonny_Rollins)) - 6:41

1. "Slan" (Mariano) - 4:51

1. "A Gem from Tiffany" ([Bill Holman](/source/Bill_Holman_(musician))) - 3:04

## Personnel

**Shelly Manne & His Men**

- Shelly Manne - [drums](/source/Drum_kit)

- [Stu Williamson](/source/Stu_Williamson) - [trumpet](/source/Trumpet), [valve trombone](/source/Valve_trombone)

- [Charlie Mariano](/source/Charlie_Mariano) - [alto saxophone](/source/Alto_saxophone)

- [Russ Freeman](/source/Russ_Freeman_(pianist)) - [piano](/source/Piano)

- [Leroy Vinnegar](/source/Leroy_Vinnegar) - [bass](/source/Double_bass)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Contemporary_Records_discography_1-0)** [Contemporary Records discography](http://www.jazzdisco.org/contemporary-records/catalog-3500-7500-series/#c-3516) accessed May 18, 2015

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AllMusic_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AllMusic_2-1) Yanow, Scott. [*Swinging Sounds* – Review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000263699) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)). Retrieved May 18, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Hall, Tony](/source/Tony_Hall_(music_executive)) (February 22, 1958). "Is this really swinging?". *[Disc](/source/Disc_(magazine))*. No. 3. p. 18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Penguin_4-0)** [Cook, Richard](/source/Richard_Cook_(journalist)); [Morton, Brian](/source/Brian_Morton_(Scottish_writer)) (2008). *[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings](/source/The_Penguin_Guide_to_Jazz)* (9th ed.). [Penguin](/source/Penguin_Books). p. 935. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-141-03401-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-141-03401-0).

v t e Shelly Manne Studio albums The Three & The Two (1954) The West Coast Sound (1955) Swinging Sounds (1956) More Swinging Sounds (1956) Shelly Manne & His Friends (1956) My Fair Lady (1956) Li'l Abner (1957) Concerto for Clarinet & Combo (1957) The Gambit (1958) Bells Are Ringing (1958) Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn (1959) Son of Gunn!! (1959) The Proper Time (1960) Shelly Manne & His Men Play Checkmate (1961) Sounds Unheard Of! (1962) 2-3-4 (1962) Empathy (1962) My Son the Jazz Drummer! (1962) My Fair Lady with the Un-original Cast (1964) Manne–That's Gershwin! (1965) Sounds! (1966) Jazz Gunn (1967) Perk Up (1967) Daktari (1967) Outside (1969) Mannekind (1972) Essence (1977) Live albums At the Black Hawk 1 (1959) At the Black Hawk 2 (1959) At the Black Hawk 3 (1959) At the Black Hawk 4 (1959) At the Black Hawk 5 (1959) Ruth Price with Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole (1961) Live! Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole (1961) Boss Sounds! (1966) Alive in London (1970) French Concert (1977) Soundtracks Young Billy Young (1969) Discography

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