Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers
| Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers | ||||
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| Studio album by Shorty Rogers and His Giants | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded |
January 30, February 1 & 4 and April 3, 1957 Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:39 | |||
| Label |
RCA Victor LPM 1428 | |||
| Shorty Rogers chronology | ||||
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Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers is an album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers performing songs composed by Richard Rogers which was released on the RCA Victor label in 1957.[1][2][3][4]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.[5]
Track listing
All compositions by Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart
- "I've Got Five Dollars" - 3:44
- "Ten Cents a Dance" - 5:17
- "Mountain Greenery" - 6:13
- "A Ship Without a Sail" - 3:28
- "Mimi" - 3:11
- "It's Got to Be Love" - 3:58
- "I Could Write a Book" - 4:17
- "The Girl Friend" - 3:49
- "On a Desert Island with Thee" - 5:23
- "Thou Swell" - 3:19
- Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on January 30, 1957 (tracks 3 & 9), February 1, 1957 (tracks 1 & 7), February 4, 1957 (tracks 4, 8 & 10) and April 3, 1957 (tracks 2, 5 & 6)
Personnel
- Shorty Rogers - trumpet, arranger
- Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Harry Edison (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Maynard Ferguson (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Al Porcino (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9) - trumpet
- Milt Bernhardt (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Bob Burgess (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), John Halliburton (tracks 3 & 9), George Roberts (tracks 1 & 7), Frank Rosolino (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9) - trombone
- Sam Rice - tuba (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9)
- Herb Geller - alto saxophone
- Bill Holman, Jack Montrose (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Bill Perkins (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9) - tenor saxophone
- Pepper Adams (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7-10), Jimmy Giuffre (tracks 2, 5 & 6) - baritone saxophone
- Pete Jolly - piano
- Red Mitchell - bass
- Stan Levey - drums
References
- ↑ Red Mitchell discography as a sideman accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ Cohen, N. Herb Geller discography accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ Discogs album entry accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography accessed March 23, 2016
- 1 2 Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rogers – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
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