Ruth Price with Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole is a live album by vocalist Ruth Price with drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded at Shelly's Manne-Hole in Hollywood, California, in 1961 and released on the Contemporary label.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Singer Ruth Price on this early set falls somewhere between swinging jazz, middle-of-the-road pop, and cabaret. She does not improvise much, but her strong and very appealing voice uplifts the diverse material that she interprets".
Track listing "I Love You" (Cole Porter) – 2:47 "They Say It's Spring" (Marty Clark, Bob Haymes) – 3:35 "Listen Little Girl" (Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf) – 4:41 "Dearly Beloved" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 2:38 "I Know Why" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 3:57 "Shadrack" (Robert MacGimsey) – 3:31 "Crazy He Calls Me" (Carl Sigman, Bob Russell) – 4:29 "Nobody Else but Me" (Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:55 "Nobody's Heart" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:32 "All I Do Is Dream of You" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) – 2:06 "Who Am I" (Leonard Bernstein) – 4:19 "Till the Clouds Roll By/Look for the Silver Lining" (Kern, P. G. Wodehouse/Kern, Buddy DeSylva) – 3:30
Personnel Ruth Price – vocals Shelly Manne – drums Conte Candoli – trumpet Richie Kamuca – tenor saxophone Russ Freeman – piano Chuck Berghofer – bass
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