Live! Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole
# Live! Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole

Live! Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole is a live double-album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded at Shelly's Manne-Hole in Hollywood, California, in 1961 and released on the Contemporary label. The album was re-released on two separate CDs in 1991 as Volume 1 and Volume 2.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | Vol. 1 |
| AllMusic | Vol. 2 |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | Vol. 1 |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | Vol. 2 |

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Shelly Manne & His Men are heard in prime form performing live at their home base, Shelly's Manne-Hole. Trumpeter Conte Candoli was in particularly strong form throughout the stint, showing self-restraint yet playing with power. ... This classic music falls between cool jazz and hard bop".

## Track listing

Volume 1

* "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 10:29
* "How Could It Happen to a Dream?" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Don George) – 6:50
* "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 8:59
* "The Champ" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 10:55

Volume 2

* "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 13:00
* "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 6:47
* "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 12:17
* "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Porter) – 4:25
* "A Gem from Tiffany" (Bill Holman) – 2:35

## Personnel

* Shelly Manne – drums
* Conte Candoli – trumpet
* Richie Kamuca – tenor saxophone
* Russ Freeman – piano
* Chuck Berghofer – bass
