Gospel Mission

Album by Shorty Rogers
Gospel Mission
Studio album by
Shorty Rogers
Released1963
RecordedJune 23, 1963
Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length39:53
LabelCapitol
T/ST 1960
ProducerNick Venet
Shorty Rogers chronology
Mavis Meets Shorty
(1963) 		Gospel Mission
(1963) 		Re-Entry
(1983)

Gospel Mission is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers, issued by Capitol Records in 1963.[1] It would be the last album released under Roger's leadership for two decades when he focussed on arrangements for film and TV.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Shorty Rogers.

  1. "Gospel Mission"
  2. "Gonna Shout - All The Way to Heaven"
  3. "Wake Up and Shout"
  4. "Sit Down Shorty"
  5. "Freedom's Coming"
  6. "Swinging Gold Chariots"
  7. "Preacherman Gonna Stop By Here"
  8. "Great Days Ahead"
  9. "Climbing to Heaven"
  10. "Joshua's Saxes"
  11. "We´re On Our Way Shout"
  12. "Talk About Rain"

Personnel

  • Shorty Rogers - flugelhorn, arranger, conductor
  • Unidentified orchestra featuring:
    • Plas Johnson - tenor saxophone

References

  1. ^ Discography Preview for the Capitol label Main Series 600-2999 (1955-1968) accessed October 4, 2016
  2. ^ a b Gospel Mission – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
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