The West Coast Sound

The West Coast Sound (subtitled Volume 1) is an album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded at sessions in 1953 and 1955 and released on the Contemporary label. The album features Manne's first recordings for Contemporary from 1953—eight tracks originally released on a 10-inch album—along with an additional four tracks from 1955.

Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "the music has plenty of variety yet defines the era... Highly recommended and proof (if any is really needed) that West Coast jazz was far from bloodless".

Track listing

 * 1) "Grasshopper" (Shelly Manne) - 2:52
 * 2) "La Mucura" (Traditional) - 3:02
 * 3) "Summer Night" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 3:19
 * 4) "Afrodesia" (Shorty Rogers) - 3:30
 * 5) "You and the Night and the Music" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 3:10
 * 6) "Gazelle" (Bill Russo) - 3:01
 * 7) "Sweets" (Russo) - 2:53
 * 8) "Spring Is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:43
 * 9) "Mallets" (Shorty Rogers) - 3:26
 * 10) "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" (Warren, Dubin) - 3:14
 * 11) "You're My Thrill" (Burton Lane, Ned Washington) - 3:05
 * 12) "Fugue" (Jimmy Giuffre) - 2:47
 * Recorded at Contemporary's studio in Los Angeles on April 6, 1953 (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 9), July 20, 1953 (tracks 4, 7, 11 & 12), and September 13, 1955 (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10).

Personnel

 * Shelly Manne & His Men
 * Shelly Manne - drums
 * Bob Enevoldsen - valve trombone
 * Joe Maini (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10), Art Pepper (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 9), Bud Shank (tracks 4, 7, 11 & 12) - alto saxophone
 * Bob Cooper (tracks 2, 4-7, 9, 11 & 12), Bill Holman (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10) - tenor saxophone
 * Jimmy Giuffre - baritone saxophone
 * Russ Freeman (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10), Marty Paich (tracks 2, 4-7, 9, 11 & 12) - piano
 * Curtis Counce (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 9), Joe Mondragon (tracks 4, 7, 11 &  12), Ralph Peña (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 10) - bass
 * Arrangements by Bob Enevoldsen (track 10), Jimmy Giuffre (track 12), Bill Holman (tracks 1 & 8), Marty Paich (tracks 3 & 11), Shorty Rogers (tracks 2, 4 & 9) and Bill Russo (tracks 5-7)