Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers
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Studio album by Shorty Rogers and His Giants | ||||
Released | 1957 | |||
Recorded | January 30, February 1 & 4 and April 3, 1957 Los Angeles, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 42:39 | |||
Label | RCA Victor LPM 1428 | |||
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Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers is an album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers performing songs composed by Richard Rodgers, issued by RCA Victor in 1957.[1][2][3][4]
Reception
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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.[5]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
- "I've Got Five Dollars" - 3:44
- "Ten Cents a Dance" - 5:17
- "Mountain Greenery" - 6:13
- "A Ship Without a Sail" - 3:28
- "Mimi" - 3:11
- "It's Got to Be Love" - 3:58
- "I Could Write a Book" - 4:17
- "The Girl Friend" - 3:49
- "On a Desert Island with Thee" - 5:23
- "Thou Swell" - 3:19
- Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on January 30, 1957 (tracks 3 & 9), February 1, 1957 (tracks 1 & 7), February 4, 1957 (tracks 4, 8 & 10) and April 3, 1957 (tracks 2, 5 & 6)
Personnel
[edit]- Shorty Rogers - trumpet, arranger
- Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Harry Edison (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Maynard Ferguson (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Al Porcino (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9) - trumpet
- Milt Bernhardt (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Bob Burgess (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), John Halliburton (tracks 3 & 9), George Roberts (tracks 1 & 7), Frank Rosolino (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9) - trombone
- Sam Rice - tuba (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9)
- Herb Geller - alto saxophone
- Bill Holman, Jack Montrose (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Bill Perkins (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9) - tenor saxophone
- Pepper Adams (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7-10), Jimmy Giuffre (tracks 2, 5 & 6) - baritone saxophone
- Pete Jolly - piano
- Red Mitchell - bass
- Stan Levey - drums
References
[edit]- ^ Red Mitchell discography as a sideman accessed March 23, 2016
- ^ Cohen, N. Herb Geller discography accessed March 23, 2016
- ^ Discogs album entry accessed March 23, 2016
- ^ Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed March 23, 2016
- ^ a b Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ Hall, Tony (15 March 1958). "Pleasant, with a wide appeal". Disc. No. 6. p. 17.