The Gambit (album)

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The Gambit
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Studio album by
Shelly Manne & His Men
Released1958
RecordedJanuary 4, July 17 & 25, 1957 and February 24, 1958
Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre Jazz
Length39:09
Label Contemporary C3557/S7557
Producer Lester Koenig
Shelly Manne chronology
Concerto for Clarinet & Combo
(1957)		The Gambit
(1958)		 Bells Are Ringing
(1958)

The Gambit is an album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded at sessions in 1957 and 1958 and released on the Contemporary label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Allmusic site rated the album 3 stars. [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Charlie Mariano except as indicated

  1. "The Gambit: Queen's Pawn" - 4:41
  2. "The Gambit: En Passant" - 3:25
  3. "The Gambit: Castling" - 4:25
  4. "The Gambit: Checkmate" - 7:15
  5. "Blue Gnu" - 6:42
  6. "Tom Brown's Buddy" (Jim Hall) - 5:53
  7. "Hugo Hurwhey" (Russ Freeman) - 6:32

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
  2. 1 2 Allmusic listing, accessed May 18, 2015
  3. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 935. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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