Shorty Rogers and His Giants

1953 studio album by Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Studio album by
Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Released1953
RecordedJanuary 12 & 15, 1953 and October 10, 1954
StudioRCA Studios, Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
Length35:46
LabelRCA Victor
LPM 3137/LPM 1195
ProducerJack Lewis
Shorty Rogers chronology
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Shorty Rogers and His Giants is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers originally released by RCA Victor in 1953 as a 10-inch LP and reissued in 1956 in the 12 inch format with four additional tracks.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Shorty Rogers except where noted.

  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

References

  1. ^ Art Pepper discography accessed March 22, 2016
  2. ^ Discogs album entry accessed March 22, 2016
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed March 23, 2016
  4. ^ a b Shorty Rogers and His Giants – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1230. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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