Shelly Manne & His Men Play Checkmate | ||||
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Studio album by
Shelly Manne & His Men | ||||
Released | 1962 | |||
Recorded | October 17–24, 1961 | |||
Studio | Contemporary Records Studio (Los Angeles, California) | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 43:49 | |||
Label | Contemporary M3599/S7599 | |||
Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
Shelly Manne chronology | ||||
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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. [1]
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Source | Rating |
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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". [2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it "nothing too memorable; just a very competent and thoroughly enjoyable jazz disc." [4]
All compositions by John Williams