At the Black Hawk 4

At the Black Hawk 4
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	57:07
Label	Contemporary M3580/S7580
Producer	Lester Koenig
Shelly Manne chronology
At the Black Hawk 3 (1959) At the Black Hawk 4 (1960) At the Black Hawk 5 (1959)

At the Black Hawk 4 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 last 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.

Reception

Professional ratings

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

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The lengthy solos are consistently excellent, making this entire series recommended to straight-ahead jazz fans". ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Cabu" (Roland Alexander) - 10:59
2. "Just Squeeze Me" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) - 13:02
3. "Nightingale" (Xavier Cugat, George Rosner, Fred Wise) - 12:07
4. "Theme: A Gem from Tiffany" (Bill Holman) - 10:09
5. "Cabu" [alternate take] (Alexander) - 11:51 Bonus track on CD reissue

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

Personnel

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

References

1. Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
2. Yanow, Scott. At the Blackhawk, Vol. 4 – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 18, 2015.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 130. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.