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At the Black Hawk 1
Live album by Shelly Manne & His Men
Released	1960
Recorded	September 22–24, 1959
Venue	The Black Hawk in San Francisco, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:53
Label	Contemporary M3577/S7577
Producer	Lester Koenig
Shelly Manne chronology
Son of Gunn!! (1959) At the Black Hawk 1 (1960) At the Black Hawk 2 (1959)

At the Black Hawk 1 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. The album was the first 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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The extended performances are easily recommended to straight-ahead jazz fans".

Track listing

1. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 12:01
2. "Our Delight" (Tadd Dameron) – 12:03
3. "Poinciana" (Nat Simon, Buddy Bernier) – 13:17
4. "Blue Daniel" (Frank Rosolino) – 8:43
5. "Blue Daniel" (Rosolino) – 8:15 Bonus track on CD reissue
6. "Theme: A Gem from Tiffany" (Bill Holman) – 0:49

• Recorded at the Black Hawk, San Francisco on September 22 (tracks 1–3), September 23 (track 5) and September 24 (tracks 4 & 6), 1959.

Personnel

• Shelly Manne – drums
• Joe Gordon – trumpet
• Richie Kamuca – tenor saxophone
• Victor Feldman – piano
• Monty Budwig – bass

References

1. Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015
2. ^ Yanow, Scott. At the Blackhawk, Vol. 1 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 130. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

• 1960 live albums
• Contemporary Records live albums
• Shelly Manne live albums
• Albums recorded at the Black Hawk (nightclub)