The Swinging Mr. Rogers
| The Swinging Mr. Rogers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Shorty Rogers and His Giants | ||||
| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded |
March 1 & 3, 1955 Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:30 | |||
| Label |
Atlantic LP 1212 | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
| Shorty Rogers chronology | ||||
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The Swinging Mr. Rogers is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers, released on the Atlantic label in 1955.[1][2]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic calls the album "one of trumpeter Shorty Rogers' finest small group sessions of the 1950's".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Shorty Rogers except as indicated
- "Isn't It Romantic?" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:44
- "Trickley Didlier" - 4:41
- "Oh Play That Thing" - 6:31
- "Not Really the Blues" (Johnny Mandel) - 4:58
- "Martians Go Home" - 7:56
- "My Heart Stood Still" (Rodgers, Hart) - 6:12
- "Michele's Meditation" - 3:55
- "That's What I'm Talkin' 'Bout" - 5:33
Personnel
- Shorty Rogers - trumpet
- Jimmy Giuffre - clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Pete Jolly - piano
- Curtis Counce - bass
- Shelly Manne - drums
References
- ↑ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed September 8, 2015
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography accessed March 23, 2016
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. The Swinging Mr. Rogers – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
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