Perk Up

Perk Up is an album by the drummer Shelly Manne recorded in 1967, but not released until an issue on the Concord Jazz label in 1976.^[1]

Perk Up
Studio album by Shelly Manne
Released	1976
Recorded	June 21 & 22, 1967 Annex Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:09
Label	Concord Jazz CJ 21
Producer	Shelly Manne
Shelly Manne chronology
Jazz Gunn (1967) Perk Up (1976) Daktari (1967)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+[4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	[5]

The AllMusic site review by Scott Yanow stated, "Although the musicians are all associated with the West Coast hard bop tradition, there are plenty of moments during this stimulating set when they make it obvious that they had been listening with some interest to some of the avant-garde players, allowing the new innovations to open up their styles a bit".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Perk Up" (Jimmy Rowles) - 5:39
2. "I Married an Angel" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:49
3. "Seer" (Frank Strozier) - 5:47
4. "Come Back" (Strozier) - 4:48
5. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 5:12
6. "Drinkin' and Drivin'" (Rowles) - 6:39
7. "Bleep" (Mike Wofford) - 6:25
8. "Bird of Paradise" (Wofford) - 4:38

Personnel

• Shelly Manne - drums
• Conte Candoli - trumpet
• Frank Strozier - alto saxophone, flute
• Mike Wofford - piano
• Monty Budwig - double bass

References

1. Discogs album entry. Retrieved August 18, 2015
2. Yanow, Scott. Perk Up – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
3. Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House. p. 130.
4. Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Shelly Manne". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
5. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 555.