At the Black Hawk 2 is a live album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded at the Black Hawk in San Francisco, California, in 1959 and released on the Contemporary label.[1] The album was the second volume of four originally released in 1960. In 1991, the albums were re-released on CD with bonus tracks along with a fifth volume of unreleased recordings, and a Complete Live at the Black Hawk box set was released in 2010.
| At the Black Hawk 2 | ||||
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| Live album by Shelly Manne & His Men | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | September 22–24, 1959 | |||
| Venue | The Black Hawk in San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:53 | |||
| Label | Contemporary M3578/S7578 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
| Shelly Manne chronology | ||||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "These lengthy performances ("Vamp's Blues" is over 19 minutes long) give trumpeter Joe Gordon, the cool-toned tenor-saxophonist Richie Kamuca, pianist Victor Feldman, bassist Monty Budwig and the leader/drummer a chance to really stretch out. Fine 1950s bebop".[2]
Track listing edit
- "Step Lightly" (Benny Golson) - 12:59
- "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) - 13:28
- "Vamp's Blues" (Charlie Mariano) - 20:14
- "Step Lightly" [alternate take] (Golson) - 14:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Theme: A Gem from Tiffany" (Bill Holman) - 0:42
- Recorded at the Black Hawk, San Francisco on September 22 (track 4) and September 24 (tracks 1-3 & 5), 1959.
Personnel edit
References edit
- ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. At the Blackhawk, Vol. 2 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 130. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.