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 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 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)