At the Black Hawk 1

At the Black Hawk 1
Live album by
Shelly Manne & His Men
Released1960
RecordedSeptember 22–24, 1959
VenueThe Black Hawk in San Francisco, California
GenreJazz
Length41:53
LabelContemporary M3577/S7577
ProducerLester Koenig
Shelly Manne chronology
Son of Gunn!!
(1959) 		At the Black Hawk 1
(1960) 		At the Black Hawk 2
(1959)

At the Black Hawk 1 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 first 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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The extended performances are easily recommended to straight-ahead jazz fans".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 12:01
  2. "Our Delight" (Tadd Dameron) – 12:03
  3. "Poinciana" (Nat Simon, Buddy Bernier) – 13:17
  4. "Blue Daniel" (Frank Rosolino) – 8:43
  5. "Blue Daniel" [alternate take] (Rosolino) – 8:15 Bonus track on CD reissue
  6. "Theme: A Gem from Tiffany" (Bill Holman) – 0:49
  • Recorded at the Black Hawk, San Francisco on September 22 (tracks 1–3), September 23 (track 5) and September 24 (tracks 4 & 6), 1959.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. At the Blackhawk, Vol. 1 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 130. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.