- Incredible Shootout Winning Triple Plus (A+++) sound on vinyl that’s about as quiet as these vintage stereo pressings ever play
- The piano sounds lifelike right from the start, a beautiful instrument in a natural space, tonally correct from top to bottom
- This copy of My Fair Lady makes it clear that this is an exceptional Demo Disc for Contemporary, and that’s saying a lot
- Recorded entirely in one session, this album was the first jazz recording using only songs from a Broadway musical
- 5 stars: “This trio set by Shelly Manne & His Friends… was a surprise best-seller and is now considered a classic…The result is a very appealing set that is easily recommended.”
This vintage Contemporary Stereo LP from 1956 has DEMO DISC QUALITY SOUND.
It’s all tube, live-to-two-track direct from the Contemporary studio. It’s pretty much everything you want in a recording from this era.
How can you beat a Roy DuNann piano trio recording? The timbre of the instruments is so spot-on it makes all the hard work and money you’ve put into your stereo more than pay off. This Shelly Manne album marries Jazz with Broadway in an unexpected, yet sublime union.
Which Contemporary Label Won the Shootout?
What color label — black, green, yellow, orange — won the shootout, you ask?
The person who buys this pressing will find out. There were no other Triple Plus sides on any other copy in the shootout, so those of you looking for White Hot Stamper sound will have to wait. This is going to be it for a while.
Side One
Get Me To The Church On Time
On The Street Where You Live
I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face
Wouldn’t It Be Loverly
Side Two
Ascot Gavotte
Show Me
With A Little Bit Of Luck
I Could Have Danced All Night
AMG Review
This trio set by Shelly Manne & His Friends (consisting of the drummer/leader, pianist André Previn, and bassist Leroy Vinnegar) was a surprise best-seller and is now considered a classic. Previn (who is really the main voice) leads the group through eight themes from the famous play… The result is a very appealing set that is easily recommended.”