At the Black Hawk 2 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.[1] The album was the second 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.

At the Black Hawk 2
Live album by Shelly Manne & His Men
Released	1960
Recorded	September 22-24, 1959
Venue	The Black Hawk in San Francisco, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:53
Label	Contemporary M3578/S7578
Producer	Lester Koenig
Shelly Manne chronology
At the Black Hawk 1 (1959) At the Black Hawk 2 (1960) At the Black Hawk 3 (1959)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "These lengthy performances ("Vamp's Blues" is over 19 minutes long) give trumpeter Joe Gordon, the cool-toned tenor-saxophonist Richie Kamuca, pianist Victor Feldman, bassist Monty Budwig and the leader/drummer a chance to really stretch out. Fine 1950s bebop".[2]

Track listing

1. "Step Lightly" (Benny Golson) - 12:59
2. "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) - 13:28
3. "Vamp's Blues" (Charlie Mariano) - 20:14
4. "Step Lightly" [alternate take] (Golson) - 14:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
5. "Theme: A Gem from Tiffany" (Bill Holman) - 0:42

• Recorded at the Black Hawk, San Francisco on September 22 (track 4) and September 24 (tracks 1-3 & 5), 1959.

Personnel

• Shelly Manne - drums
• Joe Gordon - trumpet
• Richie Kamuca - tenor saxophone
• Victor Feldman - piano
• Monty Budwig - bass

References