The Gambit (album)

1958 studio album by Shelly Manne & His Men

The Gambit

Studio album by

Shelly Manne & His Men

Released| 1958
Recorded| January 4, July 17 & 25, 1957 and February 24, 1958
Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre| Jazz
Length| 39:09
Label| Contemporary C3557/S7557
Producer| Lester Koenig
Shelly Manne chronology
| Concerto for Clarinet & Combo
(1957)  | The Gambit
(1958)  | Bells Are Ringing
(1958)

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The Gambit is an album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded at sessions in 1957 and 1958 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [3]

The Allmusic site rated the album 3 stars.[2]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Charlie Mariano except as indicated

1. "The Gambit: Queen's Pawn" - 4:41
2. "The Gambit: En Passant" - 3:25
3. "The Gambit: Castling" - 4:25
4. "The Gambit: Checkmate" - 7:15
5. "Blue Gnu" - 6:42
6. "Tom Brown's Buddy" (Jim Hall) - 5:53
7. "Hugo Hurwhey" (Russ Freeman) - 6:32

* Recorded at Contemporary's studio in Los Angeles on January 4, 1957 (track 1), July 17, 1957 (track 2), July 25, 1957 (tracks 3 & 4) and February 24, 1958 (tracks 5-7).

## Personnel

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* Shelly Manne \- drums
* Stu Williamson \- trumpet, valve trombone
* Charlie Mariano \- alto saxophone
* Russ Freeman \- piano
* Monty Budwig \- bass

## References

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1. ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
2. ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed May 18, 2015
3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 935\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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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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