Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers

1957 studio album by Shorty Rogers and His Giants

Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers

Studio album by

Shorty Rogers and His Giants

Released| 1957
Recorded| January 30, February 1 & 4 and April 3, 1957
Los Angeles, CA
Genre| Jazz
Length| 42:39
Label| RCA Victor
LPM 1428
Shorty Rogers chronology
| Wherever the Five Winds Blow
(1956)  | Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers
(1957)  | Portrait of Shorty
(1957)

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Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers is an album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers performing songs composed by Richard Rodgers, issued by RCA Victor in 1957.[1][2][3][4]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [5]
Disc| [6]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.[5]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.

1. "I've Got Five Dollars" - 3:44
2. "Ten Cents a Dance" - 5:17
3. "Mountain Greenery" - 6:13
4. "A Ship Without a Sail" - 3:28
5. "Mimi" - 3:11
6. "It's Got to Be Love" - 3:58
7. "I Could Write a Book" - 4:17
8. "The Girl Friend" - 3:49
9. "On a Desert Island with Thee" - 5:23
10. "Thou Swell" - 3:19

* Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on January 30, 1957 (tracks 3 & 9), February 1, 1957 (tracks 1 & 7), February 4, 1957 (tracks 4, 8 & 10) and April 3, 1957 (tracks 2, 5 & 6)

## Personnel

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* Shorty Rogers \- trumpet, arranger
* Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Harry Edison (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Maynard Ferguson (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Al Porcino (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9) - trumpet
* Milt Bernhardt (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Bob Burgess (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), John Halliburton (tracks 3 & 9), George Roberts (tracks 1 & 7), Frank Rosolino (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9) - trombone
* Sam Rice - tuba (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9)
* Herb Geller \- alto saxophone
* Bill Holman, Jack Montrose (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Bill Perkins (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9) - tenor saxophone
* Pepper Adams (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7-10), Jimmy Giuffre (tracks 2, 5 & 6) - baritone saxophone
* Pete Jolly \- piano
* Red Mitchell \- bass
* Stan Levey \- drums

## References

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1. ^ Red Mitchell discography as a sideman accessed March 23, 2016
2. ^ Cohen, N. Herb Geller discography accessed March 23, 2016
3. ^ Discogs album entry accessed March 23, 2016
4. ^ Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed March 23, 2016
5. ^ a b Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
6. ^ Hall, Tony (March 15, 1958). "Pleasant, with a wide appeal". Disc. No. 6\. p. 17.

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Shorty Rogers

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.

leader

co-leader|

* Modern Sounds (1951)
* Popo (1951)
* Shorty Rogers and His Giants (1953–54)
* Cool and Crazy (1953)
* Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins (1954–55)
* Collaboration (1954)
* Shorty Rogers Courts the Count (1954)
* Martians Come Back! (1955)
* Martians Stay Home (1955)
* The Swinging Mr. Rogers (1955)
* Way Up There (1955)
* Portrait of Shorty (1957)
* Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers (1957)
* Wherever the Five Winds Blow (1957)
* Afro-Cuban Influence (1958)
* Chances Are It Swings (1958)
* Gigi in Jazz (1958)
* The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs (1959)
* The Swingin' Nutcracker (1960)
* An Invisible Orchard (1961)
* The Fourth Dimension in Sound (1961)
* Bossa Nova (1962)
* Jazz Waltz (1962)
* Mavis Meets Shorty (with Mavis Rivers, 1962)
* Gospel Mission (1963)
* Yesterday, Today and Forever (and Bud Shank, 1963)
* California Concert (with Bud Shank, 1985)

With
Stan
Kenton|

* Innovations in Modern Music (1950)
* Stan Kenton Presents (1950)
* Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (1950–53)
* The Kenton Era (1950–51)
* The Innovations Orchestra (1950–51)

With
Pete
Rugolo|

* Introducing Pete Rugolo (1954)
* Adventures in Rhythm (1954)
* Rugolomania (1954–55)
* New Sounds by Pete Rugolo (1954–55)

Sideman
with
others|

* Collaboration West (Teddy Charles, 1952–53)
* Evolution (Teddy Charles,1953–55)
* Jimmy Giuffre (Jimmy Giuffre, 1954–55)
* The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet (Jimmy Giuffre, 1956)

Soundtracks|

* The Man with the Golden Arm (with Elmer Bernstein, 1955)
* Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan (from Tarzan, the Ape Man, 1959)
* Baby the Rain Must Fall (film released 1965)
* Stagecoach (collaboration with Jerry Goldsmith, film released 1966)
* Heart Beat (1979)

Arranger|

* Christmas Album (Herb Alpert, released 1968)
* Chet Baker & Strings (1953–54)
* You're the Reason I'm Living (for Bobby Darin, 1962–63)
* Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile (for Bobby Darin, released 1966)
* Ode to Billie Joe (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1967)
* Local Gentry (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1968)
* The Delta Sweete (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1968)
* Reza (for Terry Gibbs, 1966)
* Lena Like Latin (for Lena Horne, 1963)
* In Love Again! (for Peggy Lee, 1963)
* Pass Me By (for Peggy Lee, 1965)
* The West Coast Sound (for Shelly Manne, 1953–55)
* My Son the Jazz Drummer! (for Shelly Manne, 1962)
* Portrait of Carmen (for Carmen McRae, 1967)
* The Sound of Silence (for Carmen McRae, 1967–68)
* The Wichita Train Whistle Sings (for Michael Nesmith, 1968)
* Big Swing Face, 1967)
* Buddy & Soul (for Buddy Rich, 1969)
* A Spoonful of Jazz (for Bud Shank, 1967)
* Comin' Home Baby! (for Mel Tormé, 1962)

Arranger
for
The
Monkees|

* The Monkees Present (1966–69)
* "Daydream Believer"/"Goin' Down" (released 1967)
* "D. W. Washburn" (released 1968)
* The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (1967–68)

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Pepper Adams

Albums as leader|

* Baritones and French Horns/Dakar (1957)
* Critics' Choice (1957)
* Pepper Adams Quintet (1957)
* The Cool Sound of Pepper Adams (1957)
* The Pepper-Knepper Quintet (1958)
* Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus (1963)
* Mean What You Say (1966)
* Encounter! (1968)
* Ephemera (1973)
* Julian (1975)
* Twelfth & Pingree (1975)
* Baritone Madness (1977)
* Reflectory (1978)
* Be-Bop?
* The Master (1980)
* Urban Dreams (1981)
* California Cookin' (1983)
* Conjuration: Fat Tuesday's Session (1983)
* Generations (1985)
* The Adams Effect (1985)

With Donald Byrd|

* 10 to 4 at the 5 Spot (1958)
* Off to the Races (1959)
* Byrd in Hand (1959)
* At the Half Note Cafe (1960)
* Motor City Scene (1960)
* Out of This World (1961)
* Chant (1961)
* The Cat Walk (1961)
* Royal Flush (1961)
* The Creeper (1967)

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