Contemporary session · in the studio

April 6, 1953

Shelly Manne & His Men

Radio Recorders' Annex, Los Angeles, CA

This day's music is on 2 records: Shelly Manne And His Men, The West Coast Sound

In the room

Shelly Manne – drums
Bob Enevoldsen – valve trombone
Art Pepper – alto sax
Bob Cooper – tenor sax
Jimmy Giuffre – baritone sax
Marty Paich – piano
Curtis Counce – bass

The takes

What the numbers mean

Contemporary numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
LK341	La Mucura	C2503, C3507
LK340	You And The Night And The Music	C2503, C3507
LK342	Gazelle	C2503, C3507
LK339	Mallets	C2503, C3507

4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Shelly Manne & His Men – Shelly Manne And His Men (Contemporary C2503)

C2503 · 1953Shelly Manne And His MenShelly Manne & His Men

Shelly Manne & His Men Volume 1 – The West Coast Sound (Contemporary C3507)

C3507 · 1956The West Coast SoundShelly Manne & His Men Volume 1

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

4 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BLP 5059	Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 1	Leonard Feather	1955	Bob Enevoldsen, Jimmy Giuffre, Marty Paich, Curtis Counce
BLP 5060	Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 2	Leonard Feather	1955	Bob Enevoldsen, Jimmy Giuffre, Marty Paich, Curtis Counce
LP 1270	Way Up There	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1957	Shelly Manne, Bob Enevoldsen, Jimmy Giuffre, Curtis Counce
V-8505	The Essential Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1963	Art Pepper, Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre, Marty Paich

3 of them 32 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
C2501	Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse Vol. 2	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1953	Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre
C2506	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars (Vol. 3)	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1953	Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre
C3501	Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse Vol. 1	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1953	Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre
PJLP-14	Bud Shank And Three Trombones	Bud Shank Quartet With Three Trombones	1954	Shelly Manne, Bob Enevoldsen, Bob Cooper
PRLP 169	New Directions 4	Teddy Charles Quintet	1954	Shelly Manne, Jimmy Giuffre, Curtis Counce
CL 604	Adventures In Rhythm	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1954	Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre
C2511	Shelly Manne Vol. 2	Shelly Manne & His Men	1954	Shelly Manne, Bob Enevoldsen, Marty Paich
MG-26017	Maynard Ferguson's Hollywood Party	Maynard Ferguson And His Orchestra	1954	Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper, Curtis Counce
CL 635	Introducing Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1955	Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre
CL 689	Rugolomania	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra With The Rugolettes	1955	Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre
LP 1212	The Swinging Mr. Rogers	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1955	Shelly Manne, Jimmy Giuffre, Curtis Counce
LP 1226	Nobody Else But Me	Betty Bennett Sings	1955	Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre
C3503	The Octet #2	Lennie Niehaus Vol. 3	1955	Shelly Manne, Bob Enevoldsen, Jimmy Giuffre
MG-26024	Dimensions	Maynard Ferguson	1955	Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper, Curtis Counce
MG-36044	Dimensions Featuring Maynard Ferguson	Maynard Ferguson And His Orchestra	1955	Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper, Curtis Counce
BCP-52	Mel Torme With The Marty Paich Dek-Tette	Mel Torme With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1956	Bob Enevoldsen, Bob Cooper, Marty Paich
MGN-1086	This One's For Basie	Buddy Rich And His Orchestra	1956	Bob Enevoldsen, Bob Cooper, Marty Paich
PJ-1213	Strings And Trombones	Bud Shank, Bob Brookmeyer	1956	Shelly Manne, Bob Enevoldsen, Bob Cooper
LP 1232	Martians Come Back!	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1956	Shelly Manne, Bob Enevoldsen, Jimmy Giuffre
LP 1238	The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet	The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet	1956	Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre
C3508	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume Three	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1956	Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre
C3514	Duane Tatro's Jazz For Moderns (Vol. 1)	Duane Tatro's Jazz For Moderns	1956	Shelly Manne, Bob Enevoldsen, Jimmy Giuffre
PRLP 7028	Collaboration: West	Teddy Charles, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre	1956	Shelly Manne, Jimmy Giuffre, Curtis Counce
MG 12045	Jazz Composers Workshop	Bill Russo, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre	1956	Shelly Manne, Art Pepper, Bob Cooper
MG-36071	Volume VIII-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Drum Role	Various Artists	1956	Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper, Curtis Counce
PRLP 7078	Evolution	Teddy Charles, Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Charlie Mingus, Shelly Manne	1957	Shelly Manne, Jimmy Giuffre, Curtis Counce
MG-36115	Out On A Limb	Pete Rugolo	1957	Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre
C3568	Art Pepper + Eleven	Art Pepper + Eleven	1959	Bob Enevoldsen, Art Pepper, Marty Paich
C3582	Songs I Like To Sing!	Helen Humes	1961	Shelly Manne, Art Pepper, Marty Paich
PJ-60	The Artistry Of Pepper	Art Pepper	1962	Shelly Manne, Art Pepper, Curtis Counce
V-8662	The Velvet Groove	Howard Roberts	1966	Bob Enevoldsen, Bob Cooper, Marty Paich
V-8712	Big Band Shout	Buddy Rich	1967	Bob Enevoldsen, Bob Cooper, Marty Paich

2 of them 30 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 164	New Directions 3	Teddy Charles Quartet	1953	Shelly Manne, Curtis Counce
C2514	Barney Kessel Volume 2	Barney Kessel Quintet	1954	Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper
C2515	In The Solo Spotlight	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Vol. 5	1954	Bob Enevoldsen, Bob Cooper
C2517	The Octet	Lennie Niehaus Volume 2	1954	Shelly Manne, Bob Enevoldsen
C2516	"The Three"	Shelly Manne Vol. 3	1955	Shelly Manne, Jimmy Giuffre
C3506	12-Tone Compositions & Arrangements By Lyle Murphy	Lyle Murphy's Music	1955	Shelly Manne, Curtis Counce
BCP-44	The Jazz City Workshop	Jazz City Workshop	1956	Marty Paich, Curtis Counce
C3512	Kessel Plays Standards	Barney Kessel Vol. 2	1956	Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper
C3524	The Sextet	Lennie Niehaus Volume 5	1956	Shelly Manne, Jimmy Giuffre
C3517	In The Solo Spotlight!	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars (Vol. 5)	1957	Bob Enevoldsen, Bob Cooper
C3536	Premiere Recording Of Concerto For Clarinet & Combo	Shelly Manne & His Men (Vol. 6)	1957	Shelly Manne, Bob Enevoldsen
BCP-6013	Mel Torme Sings Fred Astaire	Mel Torme	1957	Bob Enevoldsen, Marty Paich
MG-36117	Coup De Graas	John Graas	1957	Art Pepper, Bob Cooper
PJ-1234	Playboys	Chet Baker And Art Pepper	1958	Art Pepper, Curtis Counce
C3540	Zounds!	The Lennie Niehaus Octet! (Vol. 2)	1958	Shelly Manne, Bob Enevoldsen
MGV-8283	Anita O'Day Sings The Winners	Anita O'Day With Russell Garcia And His Orchestra	1958	Bob Enevoldsen, Marty Paich
V-8795	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette · not on the site yet	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1958	Bob Enevoldsen, Marty Paich
PJ-1257	The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!	Various Artists	1959	Shelly Manne, Art Pepper
C3565	Some Like It Hot	Barney Kessel	1959	Shelly Manne, Art Pepper
MGV-4021	Ella Swings Lightly	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1959	Bob Enevoldsen, Marty Paich
MGV-8311	Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre	Herb Ellis - Jimmy Giuffre Nonet	1959	Art Pepper, Jimmy Giuffre
MG-36143	Rugolo Plays Kenton	Pete Rugolo	1959	Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper
MG-36162	The Music From Richard Diamond	Pete Rugolo	1959	Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper
CL 1509	All Over The Place	The Hi-Lo's	1960	Art Pepper, Marty Paich
C3584	Shelly Manne's "The Three" & "The Two"	Shelly Manne's "The Three"	1960	Shelly Manne, Jimmy Giuffre
BCP-6038	Blues Ville	Various Artists	1960	Marty Paich, Curtis Counce
BCP-6039	Jazz Music For The Birds And The Hep Cats	Russ Garcia And Marty Paich	1960	Bob Enevoldsen, Marty Paich
PJ-35	Barefoot Adventure (Soundtrack)	Bud Shank	1961	Shelly Manne, Bob Cooper
V-8593	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Mel Torme	1964	Art Pepper, Marty Paich
V-4071	Whisper Not	Ella Fitzgerald With Marty Paich And His Orchestra	1966	Shelly Manne, Marty Paich