Shorty Rogers and His Giants explained

Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Cover:	Shorty Rogers and His Giants.jpg
Released:	1953
Recorded:	January 12 & 15, 1953 and October 10, 1954
Studio:	RCA Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	35:46
Label:	RCA Victor LPM 3137/LPM 1195
Producer:	Jack Lewis
Chronology:	Shorty Rogers
Prev Title:	Popo
Prev Year:	1951
Next Title:	Cool and Crazy
Next Year:	1953

Shorty Rogers and His Giants is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers originally released by RCA Victor in 1953 as a 10-inch LP and reissued in 1956 in the 12 inch format with four additional tracks.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Shorty Rogers except where noted.

1. "Morpo" – 3:27
2. "Bunny" – 3:25
3. "Powder Puff" – 2:49
4. "Mambo del Crow" – 3:02
5. "Joycycle" – 2:39 Bonus track on 12 inch LP
6. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:17 Bonus track on 12 inch LP
7. "The Pesky Serpent" (Jimmy Giuffre) – 2:38
8. "Diablo's Dance" – 3:17
9. "Pirouette" – 3:10
10. "Indian Club" (Giuffre) – 2:35
11. "The Goof and I" (Al Cohn) – 2:53 Bonus track on 12 inch LP
12. "My Little Suede Shoes" (Charlie Parker) – 2:46 Bonus track on 12 inch LP

• Recorded at RCA Studios in Hollywood, CA on January 12, 1953 (tracks 2, 3, 7 & 9), January 15, 1953 (tracks 1, 4, 8 & 10) and October 10, 1954 (tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12)

Personnel

• Shorty Rogers – trumpet, arranger
• Milt Bernhart – trombone (tracks 1–4 & 7–10)
• John Graas – French horn (tracks 1–4 & 7–10)
• Gene Englund – tuba (tracks 1–4 & 7–10)
• Art Pepper – alto saxophone (tracks 1–4 & 7–10)
  • Jimmy Giuffre – tenor saxophone Hampton Hawes (tracks 1–4 & 7–10), Pete Jolly (tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12) – piano
  • Curtis Counce (tracks 1–4 & 7–10), Joe Mondragon (tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12) – bass Shelly Manne – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/art-pepper/catalog/#rca-victor-lpm-3137 Art Pepper discography
2. https://www.discogs.com/Shorty-Rogers-And-His-Giants-Shorty-Rogers-And-His-Giants/master/413431 Discogs album entry
3. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2014/02/06/claudio-roditi/ Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography