Contemporary session · in the studio
January 28, 1960
Shelly Manne & His Men
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, December 7, 14, 1959, and
In the room
Shelly Manne – drums- Joe Gordon – trumpet
- Richie Kamuca – tenor sax
Victor Feldman – vibraharp- Russ Freeman – piano
- Monty Budwig – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | Drum Solo / Blues Theme From The Proper Time | C3587 |
| – | Blue Stutter / Piano Jazz / Wheels | C3587 |
| – | The Proper Time | C3587 |
| – | Happy Pool | C3587 |
| – | The Proper Time | C3587 |
| – | Doreen's Blues | C3587 |
| – | Exotic Moods | C3587 |
| – | Warm Water | C3587 |
| – | Doreen's Blues | C3587 |
| – | The Proper Time | C3587 |
| – | Drum Solo | C3587 |
| – | Panic | C3587 |
| – | Fraternizing | C3587 |
| – | Doreen's Blues | C3587 |
| – | Fast Blues | C3587 |
| – | Piano Trio | C3587 |
| – | Doreen's Blues | C3587 |
| – | The Proper Time | C3587 |
18 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | C3566 | Son Of Gunn!! | Shelly Manne & His Men Play More Music From Peter Gunn | 1959 | Shelly Manne, Joe Gordon, Richie Kamuca, Victor Feldman, Russ Freeman, Monty Budwig |
5 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | C3577 | Shelly Manne & His Men At The Black Hawk 1 | Shelly Manne & His Men | 1960 | Shelly Manne, Joe Gordon, Richie Kamuca, Victor Feldman, Monty Budwig |
 | C3578 | Shelly Manne & His Men At The Black Hawk 2 | Shelly Manne & His Men | 1960 | Shelly Manne, Joe Gordon, Richie Kamuca, Victor Feldman, Monty Budwig |
 | C3579 | Shelly Manne & His Men At The Black Hawk 3 | Shelly Manne & His Men | 1960 | Shelly Manne, Joe Gordon, Richie Kamuca, Victor Feldman, Monty Budwig |
 | C3580 | Shelly Manne & His Men At The Black Hawk 4 | Shelly Manne & His Men | 1960 | Shelly Manne, Joe Gordon, Richie Kamuca, Victor Feldman, Monty Budwig |
4 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | C3560 | Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn | Shelly Manne & His Men | 1959 | Shelly Manne, Victor Feldman, Russ Freeman, Monty Budwig |
3 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | C3536 | Premiere Recording Of Concerto For Clarinet & Combo | Shelly Manne & His Men (Vol. 6) | 1957 | Shelly Manne, Russ Freeman, Monty Budwig |
 | C3557 | The Gambit | Shelly Manne & His Men Volume 7 | 1958 | Shelly Manne, Russ Freeman, Monty Budwig |
 | PJ-1257 | The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi! | Various Artists | 1959 | Shelly Manne, Richie Kamuca, Russ Freeman |
 | C3565 | Some Like It Hot | Barney Kessel | 1959 | Shelly Manne, Joe Gordon, Monty Budwig |
 | C3590 | Ruth Price With Shelly Manne & His Men At The Manne Hole | Ruth Price With Shelly Manne & His Men | 1961 | Shelly Manne, Richie Kamuca, Russ Freeman |
 | C3599 | Shelly Manne & His Men Play Checkmate | Shelly Manne & His Men | 1962 | Shelly Manne, Richie Kamuca, Russ Freeman |
 | C3609 | My Son The Jazz Drummer! | Shelly Manne | 1963 | Shelly Manne, Victor Feldman, Monty Budwig |
 | LP 1469 | Boss Sounds! | Shelly Manne & His Men At Shelly Manne-Hole | 1966 | Shelly Manne, Russ Freeman, Monty Budwig |
