The Fourth Dimension in Sound
The Fourth Dimension in Sound | ||||
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Studio album by Shorty Rogers | ||||
Released | 1962 | |||
Recorded | November 10, 22 & 24, 1961 Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:17 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. BS 1443/WS 8102 | |||
Producer | Shorty Rogers | |||
Shorty Rogers chronology | ||||
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The Fourth Dimension in Sound (subtitled A Musical Experiment in the Adaptation of Instruments to Modern Electronics) is an album by bandleader and arranger Shorty Rogers recorded in late 1961 and released on the Warner Bros. label.[1][2] The album was produced principally as a stereo test and demonstration record to be used by hi-fi enthusiasts to test the performance of their audio systems.
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
New Record Mirror | [5] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "As was true of many records from the early 1960s, the emphasis on this out-of-print Lp (especially in the lengthy liner notes) is on the stereophonic sound rather than the music. ... The music is better than the liner notes (which spend most of their time describing the sound) lets on but is not all that significant, emphasizing swing standards along with an occasional Latin novelty."[3]
Track listing
- "One O'Clock Jump" (Count Basie) - 3:40
- "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 3:34
- "Tonight" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) - 2:56
- "Lover" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:49
- "Marie" (Irving Berlin) - 4:06
- "Kook-a-Ra-Cha Waltz" (Traditional) - 2:51
- "You're Just in Love" (Berlin) - 3:15
- "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) - 2:42
- "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Edgar Sampson, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Andy Razaf) - 3:03
- "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" (Robert Wright and George Forrest) - 3:07
- "Taboo" (Margarita Lecuona, Bob Russell) - 3:14
- Recorded in Hollywood, CA on November 10, 1961 (tracks 2, 4 & 9), November 22, 1961 (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 10) and November 24, 1961 (tracks 5, 7, 8 & 11)
Personnel
- Shorty Rogers - flugelhorn, arranger, conductor
- George Roberts (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 10), Ken Shroyer (tracks 2, 5, 7-9 & 11) - trombone
- Buddy Collette (tracks 2, 5, 7-9 & 11), Bill Hood, Paul Horn (tracks 1–4, 6 & 10), Bud Shank - reeds
- Pete Jolly - piano
- Emil Richards - vibraphone
- Red Mitchell (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7-9 & 11), Joe Mondragon (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 10) - bass
- Shelly Manne - drums
References
- ^ Warner Brothers Album Discography Part 2: XS-1400 to W/WS-1599 (1960-1965) accessed October 3, 2016
- ^ Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed October 2, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Fourth Dimension in Sound – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1231. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Watson, Jimmy (11 August 1962). "Shorty Rogers: The Fourth Dimension in Sound" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 74. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- v
- t
- e
leader
or
co-leader
- Modern Sounds (1951)
- Popo (1951)
- Shorty Rogers and His Giants (1953–54)
- Cool and Crazy (1953)
- Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins (1954–55)
- Collaboration (1954)
- Shorty Rogers Courts the Count (1954)
- Martians Come Back! (1955)
- Martians Stay Home (1955)
- The Swinging Mr. Rogers (1955)
- Way Up There (1955)
- Portrait of Shorty (1957)
- Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers (1957)
- Wherever the Five Winds Blow (1957)
- Afro-Cuban Influence (1958)
- Chances Are It Swings (1958)
- Gigi in Jazz (1958)
- The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs (1959)
- The Swingin' Nutcracker (1960)
- An Invisible Orchard (1961)
- The Fourth Dimension in Sound (1961)
- Bossa Nova (1962)
- Jazz Waltz (1962)
- Mavis Meets Shorty (with Mavis Rivers, 1962)
- Gospel Mission (1963)
- Yesterday, Today and Forever (and Bud Shank, 1963)
- California Concert (with Bud Shank, 1985)
Stan
Kenton
- Innovations in Modern Music (1950)
- Stan Kenton Presents (1950)
- Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (1950–53)
- The Kenton Era (1950–51)
- The Innovations Orchestra (1950–51)
Pete
Rugolo
- Introducing Pete Rugolo (1954)
- Adventures in Rhythm (1954)
- Rugolomania (1954–55)
- New Sounds by Pete Rugolo (1954–55)
with
others
- Collaboration West (Teddy Charles, 1952–53)
- Evolution (Teddy Charles,1953–55)
- Jimmy Giuffre (Jimmy Giuffre, 1954–55)
- The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet (Jimmy Giuffre, 1956)
- The Man with the Golden Arm (with Elmer Bernstein, 1955)
- Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan (from Tarzan, the Ape Man, 1959)
- Baby the Rain Must Fall (film released 1965)
- Stagecoach (collaboration with Jerry Goldsmith, film released 1966)
- Heart Beat (1979)
- Christmas Album (Herb Alpert, released 1968)
- Chet Baker & Strings (1953–54)
- You're the Reason I'm Living (for Bobby Darin, 1962–63)
- Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile (for Bobby Darin, released 1966)
- Ode to Billie Joe (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1967)
- Local Gentry (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1968)
- The Delta Sweete (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1968)
- Reza (for Terry Gibbs, 1966)
- Lena Like Latin (for Lena Horne, 1963)
- In Love Again! (for Peggy Lee, 1963)
- Pass Me By (for Peggy Lee, 1965)
- The West Coast Sound (for Shelly Manne, 1953–55)
- My Son the Jazz Drummer! (for Shelly Manne, 1962)
- Portrait of Carmen (for Carmen McRae, 1967)
- The Sound of Silence (for Carmen McRae, 1967–68)
- The Wichita Train Whistle Sings (for Michael Nesmith, 1968)
- Big Swing Face, 1967)
- Buddy & Soul (for Buddy Rich, 1969)
- A Spoonful of Jazz (for Bud Shank, 1967)
- Comin' Home Baby! (for Mel Tormé, 1962)
for
The
Monkees
- The Monkees Present (1966–69)
- "Daydream Believer"/"Goin' Down" (released 1967)
- "D. W. Washburn" (released 1968)
- The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (1967–68)