Released 1960 Artist Shelly Manne and his Men Producer Lester Koenig | Length 57:07 Release date 1960 Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded September 22-24, 1959
The Black Hawk in San Francisco, California Label Contemporary M3580/S7580 At the Black Hawk 4
(1959) At the Black Hawk 5
(1959) Similar Shelly Manne & His Men, At the Black Hawk 2, Shelly Manne & His Men, Live! Shelly Manne & His Men | ||
At the Black Hawk 4 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. The album was the last 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.
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Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The lengthy solos are consistently excellent, making this entire series recommended to straight-ahead jazz fans".
Track listing
- "Cabu" (Roland Alexander) - 10:59
- "Just Squeeze Me" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) - 13:02
- "Nightingale" (Xavier Cugat, George Rosner, Fred Wise) - 12:07
- "Theme: A Gem from Tiffany" (Bill Holman) - 10:09
- "Cabu" [alternate take] (Alexander) - 11:51 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
References
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