At the Black Hawk 4 is a live album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded at the Black Hawk in San Francisco, California, in 1959 and released on the Contemporary label.Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015 The album was the last volume of four originally released in 1960. In 1991, the albums were re-released on CD with bonus tracks along with a fifth volume of unreleased recordings, and a Complete Live at the Black Hawk box set was released in 2010.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The lengthy solos are consistently excellent, making this entire series recommended to straight-ahead jazz fans".
Track listing "Cabu" (Roland Alexander) - 10:59 "Just Squeeze Me" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) - 13:02 "Nightingale" (Xavier Cugat, George Rosner, Fred Wise) - 12:07 "Theme: A Gem from Tiffany" (Bill Holman) - 10:09 "Cabu" [alternate take] (Alexander) - 11:51 Bonus track on CD reissue Recorded at the Black Hawk, San Francisco on September 22 (tracks 4 & 5) and September 24 (tracks 1–3), 1959.
Personnel Shelly Manne - drums Joe Gordon - trumpet Richie Kamuca - tenor saxophone Victor Feldman - piano Monty Budwig - bass
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