More Swinging Sounds

More Swinging Sounds is a jazz album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded in 1956 and released under the Contemporary label.[1] Early releases of the album were labelled Vol 5, indicating it was the fifth volume of recordings released by the group.

More Swinging Sounds
Studio album by
Shelly Manne & His Men
Released1957
RecordedJuly 16 and August 15 & 16, 1956
Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length40:32
LabelContemporary C3519
ProducerLester Koenig
Shelly Manne chronology
Shelly Manne & His Friends
(1956)		 More Swinging Sounds
(1957)		 My Fair Lady
(1956)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

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".[2] Allmusic rated the album with 4.5 stars.

Track listing
  1. "Moose the Mooche" (Charlie Parker) - 7:27
  2. "The Wind" (Russ Freeman) - 5:02
  3. "Pint of Blues" (Charlie Mariano) - 9:49
  4. "Tommyhawk" (Johnny Mandel) - 4:18
  5. "Quartet (A Suite in Four Parts)" (Bill Holman) - 15:38

Personnel
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References
  1. Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
  2. Yanow, Scott. More Swinging Sounds – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
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