The West Coast Sound

1956 studio album by Shelly Manne & His Men

The West Coast Sound

Studio album by

Shelly Manne & His Men

Released| 1956
Recorded| April 6 and July 20, 1953 and September 13, 1955
Studio| Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre| Jazz
Length| 36:18
Label| Contemporary C3507
Producer| Lester Koenig
Shelly Manne chronology
| The Three & The Two
(1954)  | The West Coast Sound
(1956)  | Swinging Sounds
(1956)

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The West Coast Sound (subtitled Volume 1) is an album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded at sessions in 1953 and 1955 and released on the Contemporary label.[1] The album features Manne's first recordings for Contemporary from 1953—eight tracks originally released on a 10-inch album—along with an additional four tracks from 1955.

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

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

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "the music has plenty of variety yet defines the era... Highly recommended and proof (if any is really needed) that West Coast jazz was far from bloodless".[2]

## Track listing

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1. "Grasshopper" (Shelly Manne) - 2:52
2. "La Mucura" (Traditional) - 3:02
3. "Summer Night" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 3:19
4. "Afrodesia" (Shorty Rogers) - 3:30
5. "You and the Night and the Music" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 3:10
6. "Gazelle" (Bill Russo) - 3:01
7. "Sweets" (Russo) - 2:53
8. "Spring Is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:43
9. "Mallets" (Shorty Rogers) - 3:26
10. "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" (Warren, Dubin) - 3:14
11. "You're My Thrill" (Burton Lane, Ned Washington) - 3:05
12. "Fugue" (Jimmy Giuffre) - 2:47

* Recorded at Contemporary's studio in Los Angeles on April 6, 1953 (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 9), July 20, 1953 (tracks 4, 7, 11 & 12), and September 13, 1955 (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10).

## Personnel

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Shelly Manne & His Men

* Shelly Manne - drums
* Bob Enevoldsen \- valve trombone
* Joe Maini (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10), Art Pepper (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 9), Bud Shank (tracks 4, 7, 11 & 12) - alto saxophone
* Bob Cooper (tracks 2, 4-7, 9, 11 & 12), Bill Holman (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10) - tenor saxophone
* Jimmy Giuffre \- baritone saxophone
* Russ Freeman (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10), Marty Paich (tracks 2, 4-7, 9, 11 & 12) - piano
* Curtis Counce (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 9), Joe Mondragon (tracks 4, 7, 11 & 12), Ralph Peña (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10) - bass
* Arrangements by Bob Enevoldsen (track 10), Jimmy Giuffre (track 12), Bill Holman (tracks 1 & 8), Marty Paich (tracks 3 & 11), Shorty Rogers (tracks 2, 4 & 9) and Bill Russo (tracks 5-7)

## References

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1. ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The West Coast Sound – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 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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* 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

* v
* t
* e

Art Pepper

Years given are for the recording(s) featuring Art Pepper, not first release.

leader

co-leader|

* Surf Ride (1952–54)
* Two Altos (with Sonny Red, 1952–57)
* The Return of Art Pepper (1956)
* Playboys/Picture of Heath (1956)
* The Art Pepper Quartet (1956)
* Art Pepper with Warne Marsh (1956)
* Modern Art (1956–57)
* Collections (1957)
* Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section (1957)
* Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics (1959)
* Gettin' Together (1960)
* Intensity (1960)
* Smack Up (1960)
* Living Legend (1975)
* The Trip (1976)
* A Night in Tunisia (1977)
* Tokyo Debut (1977)
* No Limit (1977)
* Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard (1977)
* Friday Night at the Village Vanguard (1977)
* Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard (1977)
* More for Les at the Village Vanguard (1977)
* San Francisco Samba (1977)
* Among Friends (1978)
* Art Pepper Today (1978)
* New York Album (1979)
* So in Love (1979)
* Artworks (1979)
* Landscape (1979)
* Besame Mucho (1979)
* Straight Life (1979)
* One September Afternoon (1980)
* Winter Moon (1980)
* APQ (1981)
* Art 'n' Zoot (with Zoot Sims, 1981)
* Arthur's Blues (1981)
* Art Pepper with Duke Jordan in Copenhagen 1981 (1981)
* Roadgame (1981)
* Art Lives (1981)
* Goin' Home (with George Cables, 1982)
* Tête-à-Tête (with George Cables, 1982)

With
Stan
Kenton|

* The Kenton Era (1940–54)
* Stan Kenton's Milestones (1943–47)
* A Presentation of Progressive Jazz (1947)
* Stan Kenton Classics (1947)
* Encores (1947)
* Innovations in Modern Music (1950)
* Stan Kenton Presents (1950)
* The Innovations Orchestra (1950–51)
* This Modern World (1951)
* Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (1950–52)

With
Shorty
Rogers|

* Modern Sounds (1951)
* Popo (1951)
* Shorty Rogers and His Giants (1953)
* Cool and Crazy (1953)
* The Swingin' Nutcracker (1960)

With
others|

* Chet Baker Big Band (1956)
* Mucho Calor (Conte Candoli, 1957)
* Hoagy Sings Carmichael (Hoagy Carmichael, 1956)
* California Hard (Dolo Coker, 1976)
* Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre (1959)
* On the Road (Art Farmer, 1976)
* Birds and Ballads (Johnny Griffin, 1978)
* Mistral (Freddie Hubbard, 1980)
* Very R.A.R.E. (Elvin Jones, 1979)
* Some Like It Hot (Barney Kessel, 1959)
* The West Coast Sound (Shelly Manne, 1953)
* Cool Heat (Anita O'Day, 1959)

Film
soundtracks|

* The Gauntlet (Jerry Fielding, 1977)
* Heart Beat (Jack Nitzsche, 1980)
* The Subterraneans (André Previn, 1960)

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* e

Shorty Rogers

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.

leader

co-leader|

* Modern Sounds (1951)
* Popo (1951)
* Shorty Rogers and His Giants (1953–54)
* Cool and Crazy (1953)
* Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins (1954–55)
* Collaboration (1954)
* Shorty Rogers Courts the Count (1954)
* Martians Come Back! (1955)
* Martians Stay Home (1955)
* The Swinging Mr. Rogers (1955)
* Way Up There (1955)
* Portrait of Shorty (1957)
* Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers (1957)
* Wherever the Five Winds Blow (1957)
* Afro-Cuban Influence (1958)
* Chances Are It Swings (1958)
* Gigi in Jazz (1958)
* The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs (1959)
* The Swingin' Nutcracker (1960)
* An Invisible Orchard (1961)
* The Fourth Dimension in Sound (1961)
* Bossa Nova (1962)
* Jazz Waltz (1962)
* Mavis Meets Shorty (with Mavis Rivers, 1962)
* Gospel Mission (1963)
* Yesterday, Today and Forever (and Bud Shank, 1963)
* California Concert (with Bud Shank, 1985)

With
Stan
Kenton|

* Innovations in Modern Music (1950)
* Stan Kenton Presents (1950)
* Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (1950–53)
* The Kenton Era (1950–51)
* The Innovations Orchestra (1950–51)

With
Pete
Rugolo|

* Introducing Pete Rugolo (1954)
* Adventures in Rhythm (1954)
* Rugolomania (1954–55)
* New Sounds by Pete Rugolo (1954–55)

Sideman
with
others|

* Collaboration West (Teddy Charles, 1952–53)
* Evolution (Teddy Charles,1953–55)
* Jimmy Giuffre (Jimmy Giuffre, 1954–55)
* The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet (Jimmy Giuffre, 1956)

Soundtracks|

* The Man with the Golden Arm (with Elmer Bernstein, 1955)
* Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan (from Tarzan, the Ape Man, 1959)
* Baby the Rain Must Fall (film released 1965)
* Stagecoach (collaboration with Jerry Goldsmith, film released 1966)
* Heart Beat (1979)

Arranger|

* Christmas Album (Herb Alpert, released 1968)
* Chet Baker & Strings (1953–54)
* You're the Reason I'm Living (for Bobby Darin, 1962–63)
* Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile (for Bobby Darin, released 1966)
* Ode to Billie Joe (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1967)
* Local Gentry (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1968)
* The Delta Sweete (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1968)
* Reza (for Terry Gibbs, 1966)
* Lena Like Latin (for Lena Horne, 1963)
* In Love Again! (for Peggy Lee, 1963)
* Pass Me By (for Peggy Lee, 1965)
* The West Coast Sound (for Shelly Manne, 1953–55)
* My Son the Jazz Drummer! (for Shelly Manne, 1962)
* Portrait of Carmen (for Carmen McRae, 1967)
* The Sound of Silence (for Carmen McRae, 1967–68)
* The Wichita Train Whistle Sings (for Michael Nesmith, 1968)
* Big Swing Face, 1967)
* Buddy & Soul (for Buddy Rich, 1969)
* A Spoonful of Jazz (for Bud Shank, 1967)
* Comin' Home Baby! (for Mel Tormé, 1962)

Arranger
for
The
Monkees|

* The Monkees Present (1966–69)
* "Daydream Believer"/"Goin' Down" (released 1967)
* "D. W. Washburn" (released 1968)
* The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (1967–68)

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