Search - Shelly Manne :: Steps to the Desert: Modern Jazz Versions of Fav

"You Don't Have To Be Jewish To Enjoy This CD"

marion woolf | Toronto, Canada | 08/17/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I enjoyed this album back in 1962 when it was called "My Son The

Jewish Drummer" and I am now having more fun with it remastered

in 2004 by Fantasy Records. I never realized that it had been

released until I checked out the "Shelly Manne and his Friends"

CD's on Amazon.com.



I was checking to see if the 5 vol "Black Hawk" series had been finally brought out by Fantasy Records as a box set, alas, it

hasn't, but finding this CD was compensation indeed.



Maybe it's because I'm older but the songs "push all my emotion

buttons" and then some. Mrs Manne must have been very proud of

her son the drummer when she listened to this rare treat indeed.

Shorty Rogers could have made a living as a Klezmatic player

any day of the week. Teddy Edwards is no slouch either. So much

for the front line. To have Victor Feldman on vibes as well as

piano is to make one "kvell" with pride. Al Viola and Monty

Budwig make their presence heard very nicely. Shelly, well what

hasn't been said about this "mensch" of a drummer. The important

thing is he gave his mother much "naches" - joy and happiness."

Steps to the Desert

H. West | Chicago | 07/03/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Very unusual and entertaining jazz treatment of Jewish music. Can be enjoyed by anyone. Bought for a Jewish friend; will buy another for myself."