The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs

1959 studio album by Shorty Rogers and His Orchestra Featuring The Giants
The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs
Studio album by
Shorty Rogers and His Orchestra Featuring The Giants
Released1959
RecordedFebruary 3, 5 & 10, 1959
Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length41:01
LabelRCA Victor
Shorty Rogers chronology
Chances Are It Swings
(1958) 		The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs
(1959) 		Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan
(1960)

The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs is an album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers performing songs composed by Harold Arlen including several from The Wizard of Oz. The album was issued by RCA Victor in 1959.[1][2][3]

Reception

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

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "Wonderful music".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Harold Arlen and E. Y. "Yip" Harburg except where noted.

  1. "We're Off to See the Wizard" - 1:20
  2. "Over the Rainbow" - 3:01
  3. "The Jitterbug" - 3:17
  4. "The Merry Old Land of Oz" - 5:35
  5. "If I Only Had a Brain" - 3:28
  6. "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" - 3:31
  7. "My Shining Hour" - 3:36
  8. "Get Happy" (Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:44
  9. "Blues in the Night" (Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 5:47
  10. "Let's Fall in Love" (Arlen, Koehler) - 3:17
  11. "That Old Black Magic" (Arlen, Mercer) - 5:25
  • Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on February 3, 1959 (tracks 4, 5 & 7), February 5, 1959 (tracks 3, 6, 8 & 10) and February 10, 1959 (tracks 1, 2, 9 & 11)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Cohen, N. Herb Geller discography accessed March 23, 2016
  2. ^ Discogs album entry accessed March 23, 2016
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed March 23, 2016
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 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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