Essence (Shelly Manne album)

1977 studio album by Shelly Manne

Essence

Studio album by

Shelly Manne

Released| 1977
Recorded| July 5 & 6, 1977
Studio| Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
Genre| Jazz
Label| Galaxy
GXY 5101
Producer| Ed Michel
Shelly Manne chronology
| Rex: Shelly Manne Plays Richard Rogers
(1976)  | Essence
(1977)  | French Concert
(1977)

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Essence is an album by Shelly Manne released on the Galaxy label in 1977.[1][2][3]

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AllMusic| [4]

## Track listing

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1. "What Am I Here For?" (Duke Ellington) – 7:20
2. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 3:04
3. "Take the Coltrane" (Ellington) – 8:44
4. "Ain’t Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) – 5:42
5. "Essence" (Shelly Manne, Lew Tabackin, Mike Wofford, Chuck Domanico) – 4:57
6. "Soon" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:33
7. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) – 6:01

## Personnel

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* Shelly Manne – drums
* Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute
* Mike Wofford – piano
* Chuck Domanico – bass

## References

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1. ^ Galaxy Records Catalog: 5100 series accessed October 24, 2016
2. ^ Galaxy Album Discography, accessed October 24, 2016
3. ^ Both Sides Now: Galaxy Album Discography, accessed October 24, 2017
4. ^ Shelly Mannne - Essence – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2016.

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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)

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