Shorty Rogers and His Giants

Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Studio album by Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Released	1953
Recorded	January 12 & 15, 1953 and October 10, 1954 RCA Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:46
Label	RCA Victor LPM 3137/LPM 1195
Producer	Jack Lewis
Shorty Rogers chronology
Popo (1951) Shorty Rogers and His Giants (1953) Cool and Crazy (1953)
10 inch LP cover

Shorty Rogers and His Giants is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers originally released on the RCA Victor label in 1953 as a 10-inch LP and rereleased in 1956 in the 12 inch format with four additional tracks.^[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Shorty Rogers except as indicated

1. "Morpo" - 3:27
2. "Bunny" - 3:25
3. "Powder Puff" - 2:49
4. "Mambo del Crow" - 3:02
5. "Joycycle" - 2:39 Bonus track on 12 inch LP
6. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:17 Bonus track on 12 inch LP
7. "The Pesky Serpent" (Jimmy Giuffre) - 2:38
8. "Diablo's Dance" - 3:17
9. "Pirouette" - 3:10
10. "Indian Club" (Giuffre) - 2:35
11. "The Goof and I" (Al Cohn) - 2:53 Bonus track on 12 inch LP
12. "My Little Suede Shoes" (Charlie Parker) - 2:46 Bonus track on 12 inch LP

• Recorded at RCA Studios in Hollywood, CA on January 12, 1953 (tracks 2, 3, 7 & 9), January 15, 1953 (tracks 1, 4, 8 & 10) and October 10, 1954 (tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12)

Personnel

• Shorty Rogers - trumpet, arranger
• Milt Bernhardt - trombone (tracks 1-4 & 7-10)
• John Graas - French horn (tracks 1-4 & 7-10)
• Gene Englund - tuba (tracks 1-4 & 7-10)
• Art Pepper - alto saxophone (tracks 1-4 & 7-10)
• Jimmy Giuffre - tenor saxophone
• Hampton Hawes (tracks 1-4 & 7-10), Pete Jolly (tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12) - piano
• Curtis Counce (tracks 1-4 & 7-10), Joe Mondragon (tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12) - bass
• Shelly Manne - drums

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