Birthday
1920/06/11
Day of death
1984/09/26 (64 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
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Sheldon "Shelly" Manne (June 11, 1920 – September 26, 1984) was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, swing, bebop, avant-garde jazz, and later fusion. He also contributed to the musical background of hundreds of Hollywood films and television programs. Manne's father Max Manne and uncles were drummers. In his youth he admired many of the leading swing drummers...Read more
(1958) I Want to Live!
as Jazz Combo Member
(1959) The Five Pennies
as Dave Tough
(1955) The Man with the Golden Arm
as Drummer
(1983) The Man Who Loved Women
as Himself
(1959) The Gene Krupa Story
as Davey Tough
(1964) Wild and Wonderful
as Musician
(1960) The Subterraneans
as Shelly Manne
(1963) Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Hermy
(1958) Peter Gunn
as Combo Musician at Mother's
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self