Shelly Manne: His Life and Music, Steven A. Cerra, Editor
Eighth in a series which includes collections of articles and interviews about Gerry Mulligan, Stan Kenton, Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck, and three volumes of West Coast Jazz.
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Table of Contents
CHAPTERS
Introduction, pp. 7-13
Prologue: Shelly Manne by Burt Korall, pp. 14-31
Chapter 1. New York City - “The Beginning Days,” pp. 32-37
Chapter 2. Shelly Manne on 52nd Street - Part 1, pp. 38-45
Chapter 3. Shelly Manne on 52nd Street - Part 2, pp. 46-54
Chapter 4. Shelly Manne - The Kenton Years - Part 1, pp. 55-61
Chapter 5. Shelly Manne - The Kenton Years - Part 2, pp. 62-65
Chapter 6. Shelly Manne - The Kenton Years - Part 3, pp. 66-70
Chapter 7. Shelly Manne - The Kenton Years - Part 4, pp. 71-77
Chapter 8. Shelly Manne - The Kenton Years - Part 5, pp. 78-82
Chapter 9. Shelly Manne - The Kenton Years - Part 6, pp. 83-88
Chapter 10. Shelly Manne - The Lighthouse and Shorty Rogers and His Giants Years, pp. 89-103
Chapter 11. The Formation of Shelly Manne and His Men - Part 1, pp. 104-114
Chapter 12. The Formation of Shelly Manne and His Men - Part 2, pp. 115-123
Chapter 13. The Manne Hole - Part 1, pp. 123-133
Chapter 14. The Manne Hole - Part 2, pp. 134-141
Chapter 15. The Manne Hole - Part 3, pp. 142-146
Chapter 16. The Manne Hole - Part 4, pp. 147-153
Chapter 17. The L.A. Four and The Studios, pp. 154-165
Chapter 18. Shelly Manne - The Final Years - Part 1, pp. 166-177
Chapter 19. Shelly Manne - The Final Years - Part 2, pp. 178-190
Epilogue: “Shelly Manne – The Last Interview by Charles M. Bernstein” [Modern Drummer August 10, 2018], pp. 191-214
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Shelly Manne Offers His Concept of Jazz Drums - 12.14.1955 Downbeat, pp. 215-217
Appendix B: Manne! (Shelly, That Is) -Dom Cerulli, 7.25.1956 Downbeat, pp. 218-220
Appendix C: Cross Section - Shelly Manne - Don Gold 10.17.1957 Downbeat, pp. 221-223
Appendix D: Shelly Manne and His Men at The Blackhawk: A Review of the Jazz Literature by Steven A. Cerra, pp. 224-239
Appendix E. Imaginative Broadway Show Albums - Shelly Manne, Andre Previn, Red Mitchell and Leroy Vinnegar - Steven A. Cerra, Editor, pp. 240-249
Appendix F. Shelly Manne and His Men Play Peter Gunn by Lester Koenig, pp. 250-252
Appendix G. Leonard Feather - “Shelly Manne and His Men ‘Live’ at The Manne Hole” 1 & 2, pp. 253-257
Appendix H. Shelly Manne - Portrait of a Jazz Success by John Tynan 7.5.1962 Downbeat, pp. 258-265
Appendix I. Shelly Manne -Blindfold Test with Leonard Feather 7.27.1967 Downbeat, pp. 266-268
Appendix J. “Shelly: The Whole Manne,” Leonard Feather 12.10.1970 Downbeat, pp. 269-273
Appendix K. Frank King “The Manne of Today” and Les Tomkins, “Shelly Manne In Depth,” Excerpts from Crescendo International, August and September 1970, pp. 274-276
Appendix L. Shelly Manne -Blindfold Test with Leonard Feather 3.10.1977 Downbeat, pp. 277-280
Appendix M. “The LA Four - Journeymen United” - Len Lyons 9.8.1977 Downbeat, pp. 281-285
Appendix N. "The Shelly Manne Story as Told to Sanford Traill," Jazz Journal International, xxxii/8, 1979, pp. 286-291
Appendix O. David Levine - Shelly Manne Modern Drummer Interview October 1981, pp. 292-303
Appendix P. Shelly Manne, Honoring a True Elite, Veryl Oakland, Jazz in Available Light, pp. 304-307
Appendix Q. Testimonials by Joe LaBarbera, Peter Erskine and Jim Keltner in Jazz from the Pacific Northwest Shelly Manne and His Men, pp. 308-314
Appendix R. Shelly Manne and His Men: Vol. 1, The West Coast Sound, Contemporary C3507, Notes by Nesuhi Ertegun, pp. 315-318
Appendix S. Shelly Manne and His Men: Vol. 2, Contemporary 10”, C2511; 12” C3507, by Marty Paich, Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Bob Cooper, Bill Holman and Jack Montrose, pp. 319-321
Appendix T. Shelly Manne’s “The Three” and “The Two,” Contemporary C3584, Notes by Lester Koenig, pp. 322-325
Appendix U. Shelly Manne and His Men: Vol. 4, Swinging Sounds, Contemporary 3515, Notes by André Previn, pp. 326-328
Appendix V. Shelly Manne and His Men: Vol. 5, More Swinging Sounds, Contemporary S7515, Notes by G.V. Kennard, S.J., pp. 329-332
Appendix W. Shelly Manne and His Men Vol. 6: Concerto For Clarinet & Combo, Contemporary C3536, Notes by Nat Hentoff, pp. 333-337
Appendix X. Shelly Manne and His Men: Vol. 7. The Gambit,” Contemporary S7557, Notes by Nat Hentoff, pp. 338-341
Appendix Y. L.A. Studio Drummers Roundtable, Part 1 - Jim Keltner, Hal Blaine, Shelly Manne, Craig Krampf, Vinnie Colaiuta - Robyn Flans, January 1984 Modern Drummer, pp. 342-348
Appendix Z. “Drum Shticks” with Donald Bailey, Louie Bellson, Willie Bobo, Larry Bunker and Shelly Manne by Harvey Siders, 3.15.1973 Downbeat, pp. 349-357