At the Black Hawk 4
| At the Black Hawk 4 | ||||
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| Live album by Shelly Manne & His Men | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded |
September 22-24, 1959 The Black Hawk in San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 57:07 | |||
| Label | Contemporary M3580/S7580 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
| Shelly Manne chronology | ||||
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At the Black Hawk 4 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 last 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
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The lengthy solos are consistently excellent, making this entire series recommended to straight-ahead jazz fans".[2]
Track listing
- "Cabu" (Roland Alexander) - 10:59
- "Just Squeeze Me" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) - 13:02
- "Nightingale" (Xavier Cugat, George Rosner, Fred Wise) - 12:07
- "Theme: A Gem from Tiffany" (Bill Holman) - 10:09
- "Cabu" [alternate take] (Alexander) - 11:51 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at the Black Hawk, San Francisco on September 22 (tracks 4 & 5) and September 24 (tracks 1-3), 1959.
Personnel
- Shelly Manne - drums
- Joe Gordon - trumpet
- Richie Kamuca - tenor saxophone
- Victor Feldman - piano
- Monty Budwig - bass
References
- ↑ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. At the Blackhawk, Vol. 4 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 130. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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