Bells Are Ringing
Studio album by
Shelly Manne, André Previn and Red Mitchell
Released1959
RecordedApril 15 and July 26, 1958
Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length43:27
LabelContemporary M3559/S7559
ProducerLester Koenig
Shelly Manne chronology
The Gambit
(1958) 		Bells Are Ringing
(1959) 		Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn
(1959)

Bells Are Ringing (full title Modern Jazz Performances of Songs from Bells Are Ringing) is an album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Friends, with pianist André Previn and bassist Red Mitchell. It was recorded in 1958 and released on the Contemporary label.[1] The album features Manne's jazz interpretations of songs from Jule Styne, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green's broadway musical, Bells Are Ringing and followed the success of Manne's 1956 album, My Fair Lady. The album appeared a year prior to the release of the motion picture.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "As is always the case with this group, Previn's piano is the lead voice and his virtuosity, good taste, melodic improvising, and solid sense of swing are chiefly responsible for the music's success".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jule Styne, Betty Comden and Adolph Green

  1. "I Met a Girl" - 3:20
  2. "Just in Time" - 3:36
  3. "The Party's Over" [Ballad Version] - 5:15
  4. "It's a Perfect Relationship" - 5:48
  5. "Is It a Crime?" - 3:46
  6. "I Better Think of Her" - 3:08
  7. "Independent (On My Own)" - 5:58
  8. "Muchacha" - 4:26
  9. "Long Before I Knew You" - 4:11
  10. "The Party's Over" [Up Tempo Version] - 3:59

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Bells Are Ringing – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 936. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.


Categories