1956 Shelly Manne & His Man – The West Coast Sound
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. 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.
Tracks
1 Grasshopper (Shelly Manne) 2:52
2 La Mucura (Traditional) 3:04
3 Summer Night (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) 3:20
4 Afrodesia (Shorty Rogers) 3:31
5 You And The Night And The Music (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) 3:12
6 Gazelle (Bill Russo) 3:01
7 Sweets (Bill Russo) 2:54
8 Spring Is Here (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) 2:44
9 Mallets (Shorty Rogers) 3:28
10 You\’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) 3:15
11 You\’re My Thrill (Burton Lane, Ned Washington) 3:06
12 Fugue (Jimmy Giuffre) 2:46
Media
Musicians
1 Grasshopper
| Bass | Ralph Pena |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Russ Freeman (2) |
| Sax | Joe Maini |
| Sax | Bill Holman |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Trombone | Bob Enevoldsen |
2 La Mucura
| Bass | Curtis Counce |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Marty Paich |
| Sax | Bob Cooper |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Trombone | Bob Enevoldsen |
3 Summer Night
| Bass | Ralph Pena |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Russ Freeman (2) |
| Sax | Joe Maini |
| Sax | Bill Holman |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Trombone | Bob Enevoldsen |
4 Afrodesia
| Bass | Joe Mondragon |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Marty Paich |
| Sax | Bob Cooper |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Trombone | Bob Enevoldsen |
5 You And The Night And The Music
| Bass | Curtis Counce |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Marty Paich |
| Sax | Bob Cooper |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Trombone | Bob Enevoldsen |
6 Gazelle
| Bass | Curtis Counce |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Marty Paich |
| Sax | Bob Cooper |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Trombone | Bob Enevoldsen |
7 Sweets
| Bass | Joe Mondragon |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Marty Paich |
| Sax | Bob Cooper |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Trombone | Bob Enevoldsen |
8 Spring Is Here
| Bass | Ralph Pena |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Russ Freeman (2) |
| Sax | Joe Maini |
| Sax | Bill Holman |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Trombone | Bob Enevoldsen |
9 Mallets
| Bass | Curtis Counce |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Marty Paich |
| Sax | Bob Cooper |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Trombone | Bob Enevoldsen |
10 You\’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me
| Bass | Ralph Pena |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Russ Freeman (2) |
| Sax | Joe Maini |
| Sax | Bill Holman |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Trombone | Bob Enevoldsen |
11 You\’re My Thrill
| Bass | Joe Mondragon |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Marty Paich |
| Sax | Bob Cooper |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Trombone | Bob Enevoldsen |
12 Fugue
| Bass | Joe Mondragon |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Marty Paich |
| Sax | Bob Cooper |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Trombone | Bob Enevoldsen |
Liner Notes
Producer – Lester Koenig
Engineer – John Palladino (Tracks 1, 3, 8, 10),
Engineer – Val Valentin (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12)
Photography By (July 20, 1953 Recording Session) – William Claxton
Liner Notes – Nesuhi Ertegun