At the Black Hawk 1
| At the Black Hawk 1 | ||||
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| Live album by Shelly Manne & His Men | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | September 22–24, 1959 | |||
| Venue | The Black Hawk in San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:53 | |||
| Label | Contemporary M3577/S7577 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
| Shelly Manne chronology | ||||
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At the Black Hawk 1 is a live album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded at the Black Hawk in San Francisco, California, in 1959 and released on the Contemporary label.[1] The album was the first volume of four originally released in 1960. In 1991, the albums were re-released on CD with bonus tracks along with a fifth volume of unreleased recordings, and a Complete Live at the Black Hawk box set was released in 2010.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The extended performances are easily recommended to straight-ahead jazz fans".[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 12:01
- "Our Delight" (Tadd Dameron) – 12:03
- "Poinciana" (Nat Simon, Buddy Bernier) – 13:17
- "Blue Daniel" (Frank Rosolino) – 8:43
- "Blue Daniel" [alternate take] (Rosolino) – 8:15 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Theme: A Gem from Tiffany" (Bill Holman) – 0:49
- Recorded at the Black Hawk, San Francisco on September 22 (tracks 1–3), September 23 (track 5) and September 24 (tracks 4 & 6), 1959.
Personnel
[edit]- Shelly Manne – drums
- Joe Gordon – trumpet
- Richie Kamuca – tenor saxophone
- Victor Feldman – piano
- Monty Budwig – bass
References
[edit]- ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. At the Blackhawk, Vol. 1 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 130. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.