Zu seiner eigenen Gruppe "Shelly Manne & His Men", die er 1955 gründete, gehörten beispielsweise die Bläser Joe Gordon, Richie Kamuca, Bassist Monty Budwig und Pianist Victor Feldman. ###>One consisting of Manne on drums, trumpeter Joe Gordon, saxophonist Richie Kamuca, bassist Monty Budwig, and pianist Victor Feldman performed for three days in 1959 at the famous Black Hawk club in San Francisco.