Concerto for Clarinet & Combo
Concerto for Clarinet & Combo (full title Premiere Recording of Concerto for Clarinet & Combo by Bill Smith, with the Composer on Clarinet, & Bags' Groove, Sophisticated Rabbit, My Old Flame) is an album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men recorded at sessions in 1955 and 1957 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]
| Concerto for Clarinet & Combo | ||||
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| Studio album by Shelly Manne & His Men | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | December 6, 1955 and July 24 & 25, 1957 Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Contemporary C3536 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "All in all, this is a well-balanced and continually interesting set that deserves to be reissued".[2]
Track listing
- "Concerto For Clarinet & Combo: First Movement" (Bill Smith) - 5:14
- "Concerto For Clarinet & Combo: Second Movement" (Smith) - 8:27
- "Concerto For Clarinet & Combo: Third Movement" (Smith) - 6:39
- "Sophisticated Rabbit" (Shelly Manne) - 3:22
- "My Old Flame" (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) - 5:54
- "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) - 10:52
- Recorded at Contemporary's studio in Los Angeles on December 6, 1955 (tracks 5 & 6), July 24 1957 (tracks 1-3), and July 25, 1957 (track 4).
Personnel
- Shelly Manne - drums
- Stu Williamson - trumpet, valve trombone
- Bob Enevoldsen - valve trombone (tracks 1-3)
- Vincent DeRosa - French horn (tracks 1-3)
- Bill Smith - clarinet (tracks 1-3)
- Charlie Mariano - alto saxophone (tracks 1-4)
- Bill Holman - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6)
- Jack Montrose - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3)
- Russ Freeman - piano
- Leroy Vinnegar (tracks 5 & 6), Monty Budwig (tracks 1-4) - bass
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References
- Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
- Yanow, Scott. Concerto for Clarinet & Combo – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
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