Essence (Shelly Manne album)

Essence
Studio album by Shelly Manne
Released	1977
Recorded	July 5 & 6, 1977
Studio	Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Galaxy GXY 5101
Producer	Ed Michel
Shelly Manne chronology
Rex: Shelly Manne Plays Richard Rogers (1976) Essence (1977) French Concert (1977)

Essence is an album by Shelly Manne released on the Galaxy label in 1977.

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Track listing

1. "What Am I Here For?" (Duke Ellington) – 7:20
2. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 3:04
3. "Take the Coltrane" (Ellington) – 8:44
4. "Ain’t Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) – 5:42
5. "Essence" (Shelly Manne, Lew Tabackin, Mike Wofford, Chuck Domanico) – 4:57
6. "Soon" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:33
7. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) – 6:01

Personnel

• Shelly Manne – drums
• Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute
• Mike Wofford – piano
• Chuck Domanico – bass