Short Stops

by Shorty Rogers

Overview

This double LP offers listeners a strong introduction to the trumpet playing and arrangements of Shorty Rogers, but unfortunately it has gone out of print and was the first and last in its series. The 32 selections feature six different groups headed by Rogers during 1953-1954, ranging from an octet to a big band; all of the bands feature sidemen who essentially formed a who's who of West Coast jazz. Among the other soloists are altoist Art Pepper; tenors Bill Holman, Bill Perkins, Zoot Sims, Bob Cooper, and Jimmy Giuffre; trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison; pianist Hampton Hawes; and altoists Herb Geller and Bud Shank. The majority of the selections are Rogers originals; there is music from the Marlon Brando film The Wild One and a Count Basie tribute set. Swinging and surprisingly fiery "cool jazz" that deserves to be reissued on CD in full. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	12/17/2010
Label:	RCA MASTERWORKS
UPC:	0078635591729

Tracks

1. Powder Puff
2. The Pesky Serpent
3. Bunny
4. Pirouette
5. Morpo
6. Diablo's Dance
7. Mambo del Crow
8. Indian Club
9. Coop de Graas
10. Infinity Promenade
11. Short Stop
12. Boar-Jibu
13. Contours
14. Tale of an African Lobster
15. Chiquito Loco
16. Sweetheart of Sigmund Freud
17. Blues for Brando
18. Chino
19. The Wild One (Hot Blood)
20. Windswept

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Shorty Rogers   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Shorty Rogers & His Giants   Primary Artist
Shorty Rogers & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Joe Mondragon   Guest Artist,Bass
Zoot Sims   Guest Artist
Jimmy Giuffre   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Bud Shank   Guest Artist,Sax (Alto),Sax (Baritone)
Art Pepper   Guest Artist,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor)
Shelly Manne   Guest Artist,Drums
Jimmy Knepper   Trombone
Maynard Ferguson   Trumpet
Milt Bernhart   Trombone
John Graas   French Horn
Conrad Gozzo   Trumpet
Gene Englund   Tuba
Bill Perkins   Sax (Tenor)
Bill Holman   Sax (Tenor)
Pete Candoli   Trumpet
Hampton Hawes   Piano
Harry Betts   Trombone
Herb Geller   Sax (Alto)
Bob Cooper   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Bob Enevoldsen   Trombone
Curtis Counce   Bass
Russ Freeman   Piano
Marty Paich   Piano
Ray Linn   Trumpet
John Haliburton   Trombone
John Howell   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Todd Selbert   Liner Notes
Jimmy Giuffre   Composer
Ed Michel   Digital Transfers,Reissue Producer
Jack Lewis   Original Session Producer
Shorty Rogers & His Giants   Performer
Steve Backer   Executive Producer
Shorty Rogers   Composer
Neal Pozner   Art Direction
Ray Hall   Digital Transfers