SKF NOTE: I came across Shelly Manne’s obituary a few days ago. His playing had a major impact on me — and I still get excited discovering Manne albums I missed, and Manne albums newly reissued, or available for the first time.

As with Shelly’s drumming — which I detailed on this blog in 2015 — even this obituary caused me to smile when I noticed the end photo of Shelly drumming behind a very young Michael Jackson with the Jackson 5.