Jazz Waltz (Shorty Rogers album) explained
| Jazz Waltz |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Shorty Rogers and His Giants |
| Cover: | Jazz Waltz (Shorty Rogers album).jpg |
| Released: | 1963 |
| Recorded: | December 1962 |
| Studio: | United Recording, Los Angeles, CA |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 39:53 |
| Label: | Reprise
R 6060 |
| Producer: | Chuck Sagle |
| Chronology: | Shorty Rogers |
| Prev Title: | Bossa Nova |
| Prev Year: | 1962 |
| Next Title: | Mavis Meets Shorty |
| Next Year: | 1963 |
Jazz Waltz is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers, released on the Reprise label in 1963.[1]
Reception
On All About Jazz Dave Rickert said "the novelty of ¾ time in music is still fresh even today and Joe Mondragon and Mel Lewis create a seemingly infinite variety of ways to swing in waltz time. Rogers contributes a few catchy melodies (in particular the title track) and creates lovely charts".[2] Allmusic noted "Shorty Rogers' Jazz Waltz is exactly that, an exploration of ten compositions played in waltz settings. Only these big-band charts are hardly the waltzes heard on Lawrence Welk's long-running television series".
Track listing
All compositions by Shorty Rogers except where noted.
- "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'" (Duke Ellington, Peggy Lee) - 4:31
- "Greensleeves" (Traditional) - 5:26
- "Walk on the Wild Side" (Elmer Bernstein) - 4:15
- "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) - 2:55
- "Be as Children" - 3:33
- "Jazz Waltz" - 4:05
- "Echoes of Harlem" (Ellington) - 4:39
- "A Taste of Honey" (Ric Marlowe, Bobby Scott) - 2:51
- "Terrence's Farewell" - 3:32
- "The Streets of Laredo" - 4:06
Personnel
- Shorty Rogers - flugelhorn, arranger, conductor
- Joe Burnett, Ollie Mitchell - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Al Porcino, Ray Triscari - trumpet (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6)
- Milt Bernhardt, Harry Betts - trombone (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6)
- George Roberts (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6), Kenneth Shroyer - bass trombone
- Paul Horn, Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
- Joe Manis - alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6)
- Bill Perkins - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6)
- Bill Hood - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6)
- Pete Jolly - piano
- Joe Mondragon - bass
- Larry Bunker (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6), Emil Richards (tracks 2, 4 & 7-10) - vibraphone
- Mel Lewis - drums
Notes and References
- http://www.bsnpubs.com/warner/reprise/reprise6000.html Reprise Album Discography, Part 2: R/R9-6001 to R/RS-6199 (1961-1966)
- Rickerts, D., All About Jazz Review, May 12, 2003
