Shelly Goff

Violinist, composer, and Grammy Award-winning sound engineer, Simon Goff, has teamed up with acclaimed, multi-platinum-selling singer-songwriter, Katie Melua, and announced their forthcoming collaborative album, "Aerial Objects".

Violinist, composer, and Grammy Award-winning sound engineer, Simon Goff, has teamed up with acclaimed, multi-platinum-selling singer-songwriter, Katie Melua, and announced their forthcoming collaborative album, "Aerial Objects".

L'Europe contemporaine est une longue histoire qui commence avant la venue du christianisme, et se continue avec son reflux. A l'œil qui sait voir, comme celui de Jacques Le Goff, apparaissent des traces, des strates successives de nombreuses mutations, depuis les ruines de l'Empire romain jusqu'aux découvertes du XVIe siècle. L'historien les met au jour, les explore, pour montrer combien l'Europe contemporaine hérite, emprunte, reprend bien des caractères de cette " Europe " médiévale qui n'est pas tout à fait la nôtre, mais représente un moment important dans sa constitution …

Qui fut Saint Louis ? Peut-on le connaître et, Joinville aidant, entrer dans son intimité ? Peut-on le saisir à travers toutes les couches et les formations de mémoires attachées à construire sa statue et son modèle ? Problème d’autant plus difficile que, la légende rejoignant pour une fois la réalité, l’enfant roi de douze ans semble avoir été dès le départ programmé, si l’on ose dire, pour être ce roi idéal et unique que l’histoire en a fait. …

3-CD Box set, 60-page booklet including comprehensive biography, original liner notes and cover art, rare photos, unseen memorabilia and extensive discography. Shelly Manne (1920-1984) was one of the most important drummers in jazz history. Opening with his first recordings as a leader for Dee Gee Records in 1951 (Chicago) and 1952 (Los Angeles), this collection covers both these septet sessions and the great series of all-star septet and quintet recordings made for Contemporary by Shelly Manne and His Men between 1953 and 1958. Here’s that Manne.

This unusual set has five selections from a date featuring the great tenor Coleman Hawkins, pianist Hank Jones, bassist George Duvivier, and drummer Shelly Manne. Both "Take the 'A' Train" and "Cherokee" find the group at times playing two tempos at once (Manne sticks to double-time throughout "Cherokee"), and showing that they'd heard some of the avant-garde players. The most swinging piece, "Avalon," was previously available only on a sampler, while "Me and Some Drums" features Hawkins and Manne in a very effective duet; the veteran tenor makes his only recorded appearance on piano during the first half. This date is rounded off by a pair of trio features for Eddie Costa (with Duvivier and Manne); one song apiece on vibes and drums. A very interesting set with more than its share of surprises.

One of the least interesting groups that drummer Shelly Manne led can be heard on this long out-of-print Mainstream LP. Manne tried hard to keep his mind open to the avant-garde and free jazz during this era but his septet (comprised of trumpeter Gary Barone, John Gross on tenor, pianist Mike Wofford, guitarist John Morell, bassist Jeffry Castleman and percussionist Brian Moffatt) only had one distinctive soloist (Wofford) and the group originals (by Wofford and Morell) are uncomfortable and immediately forgettable. Despite a few good solos, this is one of the weaker Shelly Manne albums.