More Swinging Sounds is a jazz album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded in 1956 and released by the Contemporary label.[1] Early releases of the album were labelled Vol 5, indicating it was the fifth volume of recordings released by the group.

More Swinging Sounds
Studio album by Shelly Manne & His Men
Released	1957
Recorded	July 16 and August 15 & 16, 1956
Studio	Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:32
Label	Contemporary C3519
Producer	Lester Koenig
Shelly Manne chronology
Shelly Manne & His Friends (1956) More Swinging Sounds (1957) My Fair Lady (1956)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Shelly Manne deserves great credit for being continually open to new directions and fresh material while staying on his own singular path".[2]

Track listing

1. "Moose the Mooche" (Charlie Parker) - 7:27
2. "The Wind" (Russ Freeman) - 5:02
3. "Pint of Blues" (Charlie Mariano) - 9:49
4. "Tommyhawk" (Johnny Mandel) - 4:18
5. "Quartet (A Suite in Four Parts)" (Bill Holman) - 15:38

Personnel

Shelly Manne & His Men

• Shelly Manne - drums
• Stu Williamson - trumpet, valve trombone
• Charlie Mariano - alto saxophone
• Russ Freeman - piano
• Leroy Vinnegar - bass

References