Shelly Manne discography

This is the discography for American jazz drummer Shelly Manne.

As leader

• Here's that Manne (Dee Gee, 1952)
• Shelly Manne Vol. 2 (Contemporary, 1954)
• The West Coast Sound (Contemporary, 1955) – rec. 1953–1955. Re-release of the first Shelly Manne & His Men 10-inch LP with additional material.
• Swinging Sounds (Contemporary, 1956)
• More Swinging Sounds (Contemporary, 1956)
• Shelly Manne & His Friends (Contemporary, 1956)
• My Fair Lady (Contemporary, 1956)
• Li'l Abner (Contemporary, 1957)
• Concerto for Clarinet & Combo (Contemporary, 1957) – rec. 1955-1957
• The Gambit (Contemporary, 1958) – rec. 1957-1958
• Bells Are Ringing (Contemporary, 1958)
• Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn (Contemporary, 1959)
• Son of Gunn!! (Contemporary, 1959)
• At the Black Hawk 1 (Contemporary, 1959)
• At the Black Hawk 2 (Contemporary, 1959)
• At the Black Hawk 3 (Contemporary, 1959)
• At the Black Hawk 4 (Contemporary, 1959)
• "The Three" & "The Two" (Contemporary, 1960) – rec. 1954. Compilation of previously issued 10-inch LPs.
• The Proper Time (Contemporary, 1960) – Motion Picture Soundtrack
• Ruth Price with Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole (Contemporary, 1961) – with Ruth Price
• Live! Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole (Contemporary, 1961) – Double LP, reissued on 2 separate CDs
• Shelly Manne & His Men Play Checkmate (Contemporary, 1961)
• Sounds Unheard Of! (with Jack Marshall, Contemporary, 1962) – stereo demonstration record
• 2-3-4 (with Coleman Hawkins, Impulse!, 1962)
• Empathy (with Bill Evans, Verve, 1962)
• My Son the Jazz Drummer! (Contemporary, 1962) – reissued as Steps to the Desert in 2004
• My Fair Lady with the Un-original Cast (arranged and conducted by Johnny Williams with Jack Sheldon and Irene Kral; Capitol, 1964)
• Manne–That's Gershwin! (arranged and directed by John Williams; Capitol, 1965)
• Sounds! (with Jack Marshall, Capitol, 1966)
• Boss Sounds! (Atlantic, 1966)
• Jazz Gunn (Atlantic, 1967)
• Perk Up (Concord, 1976]) – rec. 1967
• Daktari (Atlantic, 1967)
• Young Billy Young (United Artists, 1969) – Motion Picture Soundtrack
• Outside (Contemporary, 1970) – rec. 1969
• Alive in London (Contemporary, 1970)
• Mannekind (Mainstream, 1972)
• Hot Coles (Flying Dutchman, 1975)
• The Drum Session with Louie Bellson, Willie Bobo and Paul Humphrey (Philips, 1975)
• Rex: Shelly Manne Plays Richard Rogers (Discovery, 1976)
• Essence (Galaxy, 1977)
• French Concert (with Lee Konitz, Galaxy, 1979) – rec. 1977
• Double Piano Jazz Quartet — In Concert at Carmelo's (Trend 1980)
• Hollywood Jam (Atlas, 1981)
• Fingering (with Monty Alexander and Ray Brown, Atlas, 1981)
• One on One (with Russ Freeman, Atlas, 1982)
• The Shelly Manne Trio in Zurich (Contemporary, 1984)
• At the Black Hawk 5 (Contemporary, 1991) – rec. 1959
• Jazz From the Pacific Northwest (Reel to Real, 2024) - rec. 1958 and 1966

As sideman

With Chet Baker

• Chet Baker & Strings (Columbia, 1954)
• The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker (Pacific Jazz, 1955) – compilation
• Quartet: Russ Freeman/Chet Baker (Pacific Jazz, 1956)
• Pretty/Groovy (World Pacific, 1958) – rec. 1953-1954
• Witch Doctor (Contemporary, 1985) – rec. 1953
• Grey December (Pacific Jazz, 1992) – rec. 1953
• West Coast Live – with Stan Getz (Pacific Jazz, 1997) – live rec. 1954

With Elmer Bernstein

• The Man with the Golden Arm (Decca, 1956)
• Sweet Smell of Success (Decca, 1957)

With Benny Carter

• Jazz Giant (Contemporary, 1958)
• Swingin' the '20s (with Earl Hines, Contemporary, 1958)
• Aspects (United Artists, 1959)

With Teddy Charles

• Collaboration West (Prestige, 1953)
• Evolution (Prestige, 1957) – rec. 1953

With Buddy Collette

• Nice Day with Buddy Collette (Contemporary, 1957)
• At the Cinema! (Mercury, 1959)

With Maynard Ferguson

• Maynard Ferguson's Hollywood Party (EmArcy, 1954)
• Dimensions (EmArcy, 1955)
• Maynard Ferguson Octet (EmArcy, 1955)

With Stan Getz

• West Coast Jazz (Norgran, 1955)
• Hamp and Getz (with Lionel Hampton, Norgran, 1955)
• Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds (Verve, 1957) – rec. 1953-1955

With Jimmy Giuffre

• Jimmy Giuffre (Capitol, 1955)
• The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet (Atlantic, 1956)

With Hampton Hawes

• Four! (Contemporary, 1958)
• Hampton Hawes at the Piano (Contemporary, 1978) – rec. 1976

With Lena Horne

• Stormy Weather (RCA Victor, 1957)
• Lena...Lovely and Alive (RCA Victor, 1962)

With Quincy Jones

• Go West, Man! (ABC Paramount, 1957)
• Roots (A&M, 1977)

With Stan Kenton

• Stan Kenton's Milestones (Capitol, 1950) – rec. 1943-1947
• Stan Kenton Classics (Capitol, 1952) – rec. 1944-1947
• Artistry in Rhythm (Capitol, 1946)
• Encores (Capitol, 1947)
• A Presentation of Progressive Jazz (Capitol, 1947)
• Innovations in Modern Music (Capitol, 1950)
• Stan Kenton Presents (Capitol, 1950)
• City of Glass (Capitol, 1951)
• Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (Capitol, 1953)
• This Modern World (Capitol, 1953)
• The Kenton Era (Capitol, 1955) – rec. 1940–1954
• Kenton with Voices (Capitol, 1957)
• Lush Interlude (Capitol, 1958)
• The Innovations Orchestra (Capitol, 1997) – rec. 1950-1951

With Barney Kessel

• Kessel Plays Standards (Contemporary, 1954)
• To Swing or Not to Swing (Contemporary, 1955)
• Easy Like (Contemporary, 1956) – rec. 1953–1956
• Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By (Contemporary, 1956)
• The Poll Winners with Ray Brown (Contemporary, 1957)
• The Poll Winners Ride Again! with Ray Brown (Contemporary, 1958)
• Carmen (Contemporary, 1959)
• Some Like It Hot (Contemporary, 1959)
• Poll Winners Three! (Contemporary, 1959)
• Exploring the Scene! (Contemporary, 1960)
• Let's Cook! (Contemporary, 1962) – rec. 1957

With Peggy Lee

• Things Are Swingin' (Capitol, 1958)
• I Like Men! (Capitol, 1959)
• If You Go (Capitol, 1961)

With Junior Mance

• Get Ready, Set, Jump!!! (Capitol, 1964)
• Straight Ahead! (Capitol, 1964)

With Henry Mancini

• More Music from Peter Gunn (RCA Victor, 1959)
• The Mancini Touch (RCA Victor, 1960)
• Combo! (RCA Victor, 1961)

With Jack Montrose

• Arranged by Montrose (Pacific Jazz, 1954)
• Arranged/Played/Composed by Jack Montrose (Atlantic, 1955)
• Jack Montrose Sextet (Pacific Jazz, 1955)
• Blues and Vanilla (RCA Victor, 1956)

With Oliver Nelson

• Sound Pieces (Impulse!, 1966)
• Skull Session (Flying Dutchman, 1975)
• Stolen Moments (East Wind, 1975)

With Art Pepper

• The Return of Art Pepper (Jazz: West, 1956)
• Living Legend (Contemporary, 1975)
• Popo with Shorty Rogers (Xanadu, 1980) – rec. 1951

With André Previn

• Pal Joey (Contemporary, 1957)
• West Side Story (Contemporary, 1959)
• The Subterraneans: Soundtrack (MGM, 1960)
• A Different Kind of Blues (with Itzhak Perlman, Angel, 1980)

With Shorty Rogers

• Modern Sounds (Capitol, 1951)
• Shorty Rogers and His Giants (RCA Victor, 1953)
• Cool and Crazy (RCA Victor, 1953)
• Shorty Rogers Courts the Count (RCA Victor, 1954)
• Collaboration with André Previn (RCA Victor, 1954)
• The Swinging Mr. Rogers (Atlantic, 1955)
• Martians Come Back! (Atlantic, 1956) – rec. 1955
• Way Up There (Atlantic, 1957) – rec. 1955
• Afro-Cuban Influence (RCA Victor, 1958)
• The Fourth Dimension in Sound (Warner Bros., 1961)
• Bossa Nova (Reprise, 1962)
• Martians Stay Home (Atlantic, 1980) – rec. 1955

With Sonny Rollins

• Way Out West (Contemporary, 1957)
• Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders (Contemporary, 1958)

With Pete Rugolo

• Introducing Pete Rugolo (Columbia, 1954)
• Adventures in Rhythm (Columbia, 1954)
• Rugolomania (Columbia, 1955)
• New Sounds by Pete Rugolo (Harmony, 1957) – rec. 1954–1955
• Music for Hi-Fi Bugs (EmArcy, 1956)
• Out on a Limb (EmArcy, 1956)
• Percussion at Work (EmArcy, 1957)
• An Adventure in Sound: Reeds in Hi-Fi (Mercury, 1958) – rec. 1956
• An Adventure in Sound: Brass in Hi-Fi (Mercury 1958) – rec. 1956
• Rugolo Plays Kenton (EmArcy, 1958)
• The Music from Richard Diamond (EmArcy, 1959)
• 10 Trombones Like 2 Pianos (Mercury, 1960)
• Ten Trumpets and 2 Guitars (Mercury, 1961)
• 10 Saxophones and 2 Basses (Mercury, 1961)

With Lalo Schifrin

• Gone with the Wave (Colpix, 1964)
• Music from Mission: Impossible (Dot, 1967)
• There's a Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin' On (Dot, 1968)

With Bud Shank

• Strings & Trombones (Pacific Jazz, 1955)
• Barefoot Adventure (Pacific Jazz, 1961)
• Windmills of Your Mind (Pacific Jazz, 1969)

With Tom Waits

• Small Change (Asylum, 1976)
• Foreign Affairs (Asylum, 1977)

With others

• Elek Bacsik, Bird and Dizzy – a musical tribute (Flying Dutchman, 1975)
• Don Bagley, Basically Bagley (Dot, 1953)
• Brass Fever, Brass Fever (Impulse!, 1975)
• Kenny Burrell, Heritage (AudioSource, 1980)
• June Christy, The Song Is June! (Capitol, 1958)
• Ornette Coleman, Tomorrow Is the Question! (Contemporary, 1959)
• Sonny Criss, I'll Catch the Sun! (Prestige, 1969)
• Bill Evans, A Simple Matter of Conviction (Verve, 1966)
• Art Farmer, On the Road (Contemporary, 1976)
• Ella Fitzgerald, Whisper Not (Verve, 1967)
• Dizzy Gillespie, The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Bluebird, 1995) – rec. 1937–1949
• Johnny Hartman, I Love Everybody (ABC, 1967)
• Richard "Groove" Holmes, Six Million Dollar Man, (RCA, 1975)
• Paul Horn, Plenty of Horn (Dot, 1958)
• Joni James, After Hours (MGM, 1963)
• The Jazz Afro-Cuban Beat, Hot Skins (Interlude, 1959)
• Hank Jones, Just for Fun (Galaxy, 1977)
• John Klemmer, Constant Throb (Impulse!, 1971)
• Jimmy Knepper, Jimmy Knepper in L.A. (Discomate, 1978) – rec. 1977
• Andy LaVerne, Captain Video (Atlas, 1981)
• John Lewis, Kansas City Breaks (Finesse, 1982)
• Johnny Mandel, I Want to Live (United Artists, 1958)
• Barry Manilow, 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe (Arista, 1984)
• Warne Marsh, Live in Hollywood (Xanadu, 1979) – rec. 1952
• Bill Mays, Tha's Delights (Trend, 1983)
• Howard McGhee, Maggie's Back in Town!! (Contemporary, 1961)
• Bette Midler, Broken Blossom (Atlantic, 1977)
• Gerry Mulligan, I Want to Live (United Artists, 1958)
• Mark Murphy, Playing the Field (Capitol, 1960)
• Jack Nitzsche, Heart Beat: Soundtrack (Capitol, 1980)
• Linda Perhacs, Parallelograms (Kapp, 1970)
• Red Rodney, Superbop (Muse, 1974)
• Joe Sample and Ray Brown, The Three (East Wind, 1975)
• George Shearing, Out of the Woods (Capitol, 1965) – rec. 1964
• Zoot Sims, The Swinger (Pablo, 1979)
• Sonny Stitt, Dumpy Mama (Flying Dutchman, 1975)
• Dan Terry, The Complete Vita Recordings of Dan Terry (Vita, 1952)
• Captain & Tennille, Dream (A&M, 1978)
• Cal Tjader, Breathe Easy (Galaxy, 1978) – rec. 1977
• Joe Williams, With Love (Temponic, 1972)
• Nancy Wilson, The Sound of Nancy Wilson (Capitol, 1968)
• Frank Zappa, Lumpy Gravy (Verve, 1968)