In 1952, Shelly Manne was a bona fide jazz star. The drummer had won the Metronome and Down Beat jazz polls for several years running. But after 10 years in big bands, he was tired of the road. So Shelly and his wife, Flip, moved from New York to the San Fernando Valley in California, where they bought a horse ranch and Manne helped break in the West Co…
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