The Swingin' Nutcracker
1960 studio album by Shorty Rogers
| The Swingin' Nutcracker | ||||
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| Studio album by Shorty Rogers | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | May 3, 17 & 26, 1960 | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Christmas | |||
| Length | 52:56 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Lee Schapiro | |||
| Shorty Rogers chronology | ||||
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The Swingin' Nutcracker is a 1960 RCA Victor album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers performing compositions adapted from The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.[1][2][3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[4]
Track listing
All compositions adapted from The Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky and arranged by Shorty Rogers.
- "Like Nutty Overture (Finale)" - 5:23
- "A Nutty Marche (Marche)" - 3:28
- " Blue Reeds (Reed Flute Blues)" - 5:27
- "The Swingin' Plum Fairy (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)" - 2:58
- "Snowball (Waltz of the Snowflakes)" - 3:03
- "Six Pak (Trépak)" - 2:44
- "Flowers of the Cats (Waltz of the Flowers)" - 3:28
- "Dance Expresso (Coffee)" - 2:55
- "Pass the Duke (Pas de Deux)" - 2:51
- "China Where? (Tea Dance)" - 2:09
- "Overture for Shorty (Overture in Miniature)" - 4:01
Personnel
- Shorty Rogers - conductor, arranger
- Johnny Audino, Conte Candoli, Ray Triscari, Jimmy Zito - trumpet
- Harry Betts, Frank Rosolino, Kenneth Shroyer - trombone
- George Roberts - bass trombone
- Bud Shank - flute, alto saxophone
- Art Pepper - alto saxophone
- Jimmy Guiffre - clarinet
- Bill Holman, Richie Kamuca, Bill Perkins - tenor saxophone
- Chuck Gentry - baritone saxophone
- Pete Jolly, Lou Levy - piano
- Joe Mondragon - bass
- Mel Lewis - drums
References
- ^ Discogs album entry accessed October 2, 2016
- ^ Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed October 2, 2016
- ^ Art Pepper catalog accessed October 2, 2016
- ^ a b The Swingin' Nutcracker – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- v
- t
- e
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
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)
