Shelly Manne - Play More Music From Peter Gunn - Son of a Gunn (1959) (2005)
Shelly Manne - Play More Music From Peter Gunn - Son of a Gunn (1959)
Unknown Rip | flac (tracks) +scans, no log, no cue | 41 min 50 sec | 258.0 mb
Label: Contemporary | Genre: Jazz | 1959 Audio CD (August 30, 2005)
Unknown Rip | flac (tracks) +scans, no log, no cue | 41 min 50 sec | 258.0 mb
Label: Contemporary | Genre: Jazz | 1959 Audio CD (August 30, 2005)
While drummer/bandleader Shelly Manne's initial 1959 outing, dedicated to Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn TV scores, was more than just a novelty, this follow-up disc stretches the concept to the absolute limit. Recorded only five months after the release of Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn, Son of Gunn!! sounds exactly like what it is: jazz musicians taking ostensibly generic background music for a television show and trying to make something more out of it. Apparently, even Mancini was aware of the challenge these musicians were facing, and encouraged them to apply free interpretations on these ten cuts and not to worry about maintaining a "Mancini feeling." Besides the lack of interesting material, Manne was also working with a brand-new front lineup, as trumpeter Conte Candoli and alto saxophonist Herb Geller were replaced by trumpeter Joe Gordon and tenor man Richie Kamuca. In retrospect, this isn't a horrible set, just one that should have focused less on concept and more on vision.Tracklist
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01. Odd Ball
02. Blue Steel
03. Spook!
04. Joanna
05. Goofin' at the Coffee House
06. Walkin' Bass
07. My Manne Shelly
08. Blues for Mother's
09. A Quiet Gass
10. Lightly