title: Concerto for Clarinet & Combo
text: # Concerto for Clarinet & Combo
  
  Concerto for Clarinet & Combo (full title Premiere Recording of Concerto for Clarinet & Combo by Bill Smith, with the Composer on Clarinet, & Bags' Groove, Sophisticated Rabbit, My Old Flame) is an album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men recorded at sessions in 1955 and 1957 and released on the Contemporary label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  
  The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "All in all, this is a well-balanced and continually interesting set that deserves to be reissued".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "Concerto For Clarinet & Combo: First Movement" (Bill Smith) - 5:14
  * "Concerto For Clarinet & Combo: Second Movement" (Smith) - 8:27
  * "Concerto For Clarinet & Combo: Third Movement" (Smith) - 6:39
  * "Sophisticated Rabbit" (Shelly Manne) - 3:22
  * "My Old Flame" (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) - 5:54
  * "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) - 10:52
  * Recorded at Contemporary's studio in Los Angeles on December 6, 1955 (tracks 5 & 6), July 24 1957 (tracks 1-3), and July 25, 1957 (track 4).
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Shelly Manne - drums
  * Stu Williamson - trumpet, valve trombone
  * Bob Enevoldsen - valve trombone (tracks 1-3)
  * Vincent DeRosa - French horn (tracks 1-3)
  * Bill Smith - clarinet (tracks 1-3)
  * Charlie Mariano - alto saxophone (tracks 1-4)
  * Bill Holman - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6)
  * Jack Montrose - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3)
  * Russ Freeman - piano
  * Leroy Vinnegar (tracks 5 & 6), Monty Budwig (tracks 1-4) - bass
  