Martians Stay Home Explained

Martians Stay Home
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Cover:	Martians Stay Home.jpg
Released:	1980
Recorded:	March 1, October 21 and November 3, 1955
Studio:	Capitol Studios in Hollywood, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	46:07
Label:	Atlantic K 50714
Producer:	Nesuhi Ertegun
Chronology:	Shorty Rogers
Prev Title:	The Swinging Mr. Rogers
Prev Year:	1955
Next Title:	Martians Come Back!
Next Year:	1955

Martians Stay Home is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers, featuring previously unreleased recordings from the 1955 sessions which produced The Swinging Mr. Rogers and Martians Come Back!, and first released on the Atlantic label in 1980.^[1]

Reception

Michael G. Nastos on Allmusic wrote: "These are nice groups with Rogers's sensitive trumpet leading in a non-threatening, mainstream groove."

Track listing

All compositions by Shorty Rogers except where noted.

1. "Loaded" (Bernie Miller) - 6:40
2. "Martians Stay Home" - 6:33
3. "The Lady in Red" (Allie Wrubel, Mort Dixon) - 6:01
4. "Amber Leaves" - 4:13
5. "Bill" - 3:04
6. "Barbaro" - 4:35
7. "Peals" - 5:09
8. "12th Street Rag" (Euday L. Bowman, Andy Razaf) - 4:46
9. "Easy" - 4:24

• Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, CA on March 1, 1955 (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 8), October 21, 1955 (track 6) and November 3, 1955 (tracks 2, 4, 7 & 9)

Personnel

• Shorty Rogers - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Jimmy Giuffre - clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Pete Jolly (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 8), Lou Levy (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7 & 9) - piano
  • Curtis Counce (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 8), Ralph Pena (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7 & 9) - bass Shelly Manne - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/discography-1955/ Atlantic Records Discography: 1955