Shelly Manne & His Men Play Checkmate
| Shelly Manne & His Men Play Checkmate | ||||
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| Studio album by Shelly Manne & His Men | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | October 17 & 24, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Contemporary Records Studio (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:49 | |||
| Label | Contemporary M3599/S7599 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
| Shelly Manne chronology | ||||
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Shelly Manne & His Men Play Checkmate (full title Shelly Manne & His Men Play the Music of John Williams from the TV Series Checkmate) is an album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men performing John Williams' score from the TV show Checkmate, recorded in 1961 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "None of the melodies caught on but at least they gave these fine musicians some fresh material to improvise on. However, this album is not essential despite some strong solos".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it "nothing too memorable; just a very competent and thoroughly enjoyable jazz disc."[4]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by John Williams
- "Checkmate" - 8:04
- "The Isolated Pawn" - 6:10
- "Cyanide Touch" - 7:46
- "The King Swings" - 5:34
- "En Passant" - 5:46
- "Fireside Eyes" - 3:52
- "The Black Knight" - 6:37
Personnel
[edit]- Shelly Manne - drums
- Conte Candoli - trumpet
- Richie Kamuca - tenor saxophone
- Russ Freeman - piano
- Chuck Berghofer - bass
References
[edit]- ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 21, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Shelly Manne & His Men Play Checkmate – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 130. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard (2004). The Penguin Guide to Jazz. USA: Penguin. pp. 322.