# 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)
* 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)
* Perk Up (Concord, 1976) – rec. 1967
* 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 Nat King Cole
* Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays (Capitol, 1962)
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 Mark Murphy
* Playing the Field (Capitol, 1960)
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
* 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 Frank Sinatra
* Come Dance with Me! (Capitol, 1959)
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)
* Betty Carter, 'Round Midnight (Atco, 1963)
* 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)
* Duane Eddy, Because They're Young (Jaime, 1960)
* 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)
* 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)