Checkmate

Album by Shelly Manne & His Men

Checkmate is a studio album by American jazz drummer Shelly Manne and His Men, released in 1961. The album is rooted in West Coast cool jazz, has relaxed swing, tight ensemble lines and subtle rhythmic shifts, and comes after a series of small-group records by Manne in which he concentrated on arranged thematic material.

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  1. 1.
    Checkmate
    7:54
  2. 2.
    The Isolated Pawn
    6:07
  3. 3.
    Cyanide Touch
    7:45
  4. 4.
    The King Swings
    5:31
  5. 5.
    En Passant
    5:42
  6. 6.
    Fireside Eyes
    3:49
  7. 7.
    The Black Knight
    6:37

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