More Swinging Sounds
{{Infobox album
| name = More Swinging Sounds
| type = Album
| artist = Shelly Manne & His Men
| cover = More Swinging Sounds.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1957
| recorded = July 16 and August 15 & 16, 1956
| studio = Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
| venue =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 40:32
| label = Contemporary C3519
| producer = Lester Koenig
| chronology = Shelly Manne
| prev_title = Shelly Manne & His Friends
| prev_year = 1956
| next_title = My Fair Lady
| next_year = 1956
}}
More Swinging Sounds is a jazz album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded in 1956 and released by the Contemporary label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/contemporary-records/catalog-3500-7500-series/#c-3519 Contemporary Records discography] accessed May 18, 2015 Early releases of the album were labelled Vol 5, indicating it was the fifth volume of recordings released by the group.
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=935}}
}}
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Shelly Manne deserves great credit for being continually open to new directions and fresh material while staying on his own singular path".{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000093187 |title=More Swinging Sounds – Review |accessdate=May 18, 2015}}
Track listing
- "Moose the Mooche" (Charlie Parker) - 7:27
- "The Wind" (Russ Freeman) - 5:02
- "Pint of Blues" (Charlie Mariano) - 9:49
- "Tommyhawk" (Johnny Mandel) - 4:18
- "Quartet (A Suite in Four Parts)" (Bill Holman) - 15:38
Personnel
;Shelly Manne & His Men
- Shelly Manne - drums
- Stu Williamson - trumpet, valve trombone
- Charlie Mariano - alto saxophone
- Russ Freeman - piano
- Leroy Vinnegar - bass
References
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