The Swinging Mr. Rogers Explained

The Swinging Mr. Rogers
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Cover:	The Swinging Mr Rogers.jpg
Released:	1955
Recorded:	March 1 & 3, 1955 Los Angeles, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	45:30
Label:	Atlantic LP 1212
Producer:	Nesuhi Ertegun
Chronology:	Shorty Rogers
Prev Title:	Collaboration
Prev Year:	1954
Next Title:	Martians Stay Home
Next Year:	1955

The Swinging Mr. Rogers is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers, released on the Atlantic label in 1955.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic calls the album "one of trumpeter Shorty Rogers' finest small group sessions of the 1950s".

Track listing

All compositions by Shorty Rogers except where noted.

1. "Isn't It Romantic?" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:44
2. "Trickley Didlier" – 4:41
3. "Oh Play That Thing" – 6:31
4. "Not Really the Blues" (Johnny Mandel) – 4:58
5. "Martians Go Home" – 7:56
6. "My Heart Stood Still" (Rodgers, Hart) – 6:12
7. "Michele's Meditation" – 3:55
8. "That's What I'm Talkin' 'Bout" – 5:33

Personnel

• Shorty Rogers – trumpet
• Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Pete Jolly – piano
  • Curtis Counce – bass Shelly Manne – drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Atlantic Records Catalog: 1200 series . 2023-10-03 . www.jazzdisco.org.
2. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2014/02/06/claudio-roditi/ Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography