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Swinging Sounds
Studio album by Shelly Manne & His Men
Released	1956
Recorded	January 19 & 26 and February 2, 1956
Studio	Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:32
Label	Contemporary C3516
Producer	Lester Koenig
Shelly Manne chronology
The West Coast Sound (1954-55) Swinging Sounds (1956) Shelly Manne & His Friends (1956)

Swinging Sounds is a jazz album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded in 1956 and released on the Contemporary label. Early releases of the album were labelled Vol 4, indicating it was the fourth volume of recordings released by the group.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Disc
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

In an AllMusic review by Scott Yanow, it is stated: "This early edition of Shelly Manne & His Men is a well-integrated unit".

Track listing

1. "The Dart Game" (Charlie Mariano) - 3:09
2. "Bea's Flat" (Russ Freeman) - 4:38
3. "Pathenia" (Shelly Manne) - 4:41
4. "Un Poco Loco" (Bud Powell) - 9:01
5. "Bernie's Tune" (Bernie Miller) - 4:27
6. "Doxy" (Sonny Rollins) - 6:41
7. "Slan" (Mariano) - 4:51
8. "A Gem from Tiffany" (Bill Holman) - 3:04

Personnel

Shelly Manne & His Men

• Shelly Manne - drums
• Stu Williamson - trumpet, valve trombone
• Charlie Mariano - alto saxophone
• Russ Freeman - piano
• Leroy Vinnegar - bass

References

1. Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
2. ^ Yanow, Scott. Swinging Sounds – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
3. Hall, Tony (22 February 1958). "Is this really swinging?". Disc. No. 3. p. 18.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 935. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• 1956 albums
• Contemporary Records albums
• Shelly Manne albums