Shelly Manne & His Men Play Checkmate
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| Studio album by Shelly Manne & His Men | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | October 17–24, 1961 Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:49 | |||
| Label | Contemporary M3599/S7599 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
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Shelly Manne & His Men Play Checkmate (full title Shelly Manne & His Men Play the Music of John Williams from the TV Series Checkmate) is an album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men performing John Williams' score from the TV show Checkmate, recorded in 1961 and released on the Contemporary label.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "None of the melodies caught on but at least they gave these fine musicians some fresh material to improvise on. However, this album is not essential despite some strong solos".The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it "nothing too memorable; just a very competent and thoroughly enjoyable jazz disc."
All compositions by John Williams
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