Alive in London

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Alive in London
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Live album by
Released1970
RecordedJuly 30 & 31, 1970
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London, England
GenreJazz
Length41:54
LabelContemporary S7629
ProducerLester Koenig
Shelly Manne chronology
Outside
(1969)
Alive in London
(1970)
Mannekind
(1972)

Alive in London is a live album by drummer Shelly Manne, recorded at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in 1970 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "John Gross is easily the most impressive soloist but in general the well-intentioned music is not all that memorable".[2]

Track listing[]

  1. "Three on a Match" (John Morell) - 10:14
  2. "Once Again" (Steve Bohannon) - 9:05
  3. "Big Oak Basin" (Gary Barone) - 9:20
  4. "Illusion" (Terry Jones) - 6:27
  5. "Don't Know" (Morell) - 6:48

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 21, 2015
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, Scott. Alive in London – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 936. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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