Digitally remastered edition containing Shelly Manne's complete classic album Checkmate featuring the great quintet with Richie Kamuca on tenor sax, Conte Candoli on trumpet, Russ Freeman on piano, Chuck Berghofer on bass, and the leader on drums. On the album, Manne plays music by John Williams from the soundtrack of the now forgotten Checkmate television series.
8-21) Bonus tracks from: “ The Navy Swings” Radio Show. Same personnel. Los Angeles, November 1961
1 CHECKMATE
2 THE ISOLATED PAWN
3 CYANIDE TOUCH
4 THE KING SWINGS
5 EN PASSANT
6 FIRESIDE EYES
7 THE BLACK KNIGHT
8 IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU
9 THE KING SWINGS
10 ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET
11 THE CHAMP
12 A GEM FROM TIFFANY
13 LOVE FOR SALE
14 WOODY ‘N’ YOU
15 THE BREEZE AND I
16 SPEAK LOW
17 FAN TAN
18 MORRIS MINOR
19 SOFTLY, AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE
20 YESTERDAYS
21 THE NAVY SWINGS
(8436542015509)
SKU | 8436542015509 |
Barcode # | 8436542015509 |
Brand | American Jazz Classics |
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