The Three

by Shelly Manne

The Three cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1955
  • Label: Contemporary
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 24:17
  • Community rating: 3.58/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Functioning as a highly experimental offshoot of the West Coast cool movement, this deeply unconventional drumless and pianoless session features Shorty Rogers and Jimmy Giuffre. The intricate, highly contrapuntal horn interplay leans heavily into avant-garde and chamber music structures, completely reimagining the spatial possibilities of small-group jazz.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, avant-garde, instrumental, experimental, improvisation, piano, ensemble, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. Flip (03:00)
  2. Autumn in New York (04:30)
  3. Pas de trois (04:38)
  4. Three on a Row (05:11)
  5. Steeplechase (03:20)
  6. Abstract No. 1 (03:38)

Credits

  • Shelly Manne - Drums
  • Russ Freeman - Piano
  • Leroy Vinnegar - Bass

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