- The piano sounds lifelike right from the start – a beautiful instrument in a natural space, tonally correct from top to bottom
- Here is the proof that this is an Demo Disc Quality Recording for Contemporary, which is saying a lot, considering how many great recordings this label can claim
- 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 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.