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CHUCK MANNING
NOTES FROM THE REAL
“Fans of Joe Henderson
and Wayne Shorter
will dig his feel”
— LA WEEKLY
TCB27502
Track Listing:
1. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
2. Hey, It’s You I’m Talking To
3. Ambrosia
4. The Spiritual
5. Byear
6. While We’re Young
7. Eronel
8. Change Partners
9. I Believe In You
10. Dear Lord
Anyone who has been involved with the Los Angeles jazz scene over the last quarter century doesn’t need to ask, but if you
haven’t, you’ve been missing out and you’re in for a long overdue treat with this release of his first solo CD. Saxophonist Chuck
Manning is not new to recording-he has made dozens of appearances and collaborations with other musicians such as the Los
Angeles Quartet, and his long-time collaboration with Swiss multi-instrumentalist Isla Eckinger. Chuck Manning’s new CD
“Notes from the Real” “… is a great one” writes the LAWeekly. “Manning is a fine inventive tenor player. With Joe Henderson as
his baseline, he plays a gorgeous ballad, can blow some brilliant and slightly understated post-bop frenzy, and can lay out the
bop lines fresh.”
The Chuck Manning Quartet has recently returned from a successful tour in Europe to promote “Notes from the Real”
which showcases the talents of Jim Szilagyi (Gabor Szabo, Teddy Edwards, Shelly Manne) on piano, Isla Eckinger (Dexter Gordon,
Mal Waldron, Philly Joe Jones) on bass, and Tim Pleasant (Ralph Lalama, Jaki Byard, George Coleman) on drums. The LAWeekly
writes. “When he’s leading his own quartet his horn is set so beautifully inside the understated arrangements that you can
almost miss just how brilliant and even edgy his ideas can be … solos build upon wholly original ideas, and whose book is made
up of tunes you don’t hear played everywhere else.”
This CD captures the feel of the great quartets of the 50’s and 60’s. It has a emotional impact that is personal yet modern
and displays Manning’s cocktail of musical influences including John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Joe Henderson, Bobby
Bradford, Sonny Rollins, North Indian Classical flautist Pannalal Ghosh; if he’s heard it and liked it, it‘s likely to show up in his
playing. But mostly its all Manning: smart, inventive solos exploring themes and tones inside and a little bit out, returning to a
perfectly logical place.
Chuck has performed or recorded with such diverse musicians as Alan Broadbent, Alphonse Mouzon, Bill Cunliffe, Bobby
Bradford, Carl Burnett, Cedar Walton, Charlie Haden, Conte Condoli, Darek Oles, Eric Reed, Eric Von Essen, Frank Strazzeri,
Fransisco Aguabella, Harold Land, Horace Tapscott, James Carney, Jimmy Rowles, Joe LaBarbara, Larance Marable, Larry Gales,
Larry Koonse, Nels Cline, Phil Upchurch, Putter Smith, Ralph Alessi, Ralph Penland, Ramon Banda, Ravi Coltrane, Ray Armando,
Roy McCurdy, Sal Marquez, Sam Most, Scott Colley, Steve Cardenas, Steve Huffsteter, Theo Saunders, Tony Dumas, Tootie Heath,
and Warne Marsh.
Chuck currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
For further information on Chuck Manning, please visit:
www.chuckmanning.com , myspace.com/chuckmanningquartet or www.tcb.ch
For U.S. publicity contact:
Allegro Media Group
Diane Podolak, Publicist
89 Diamond Street #1B
Brooklyn NY 11222
Office: 718.383.1387
E-mail:diane@allegro-media.com
www.allegromediagroup.com