The Swinging Mr. Rogers is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers, released on the Atlantic label in 1955.Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography accessed March 23, 2016
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. "Isn't It Romantic?" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:44 "Trickley Didlier" – 4:41 "Oh Play That Thing" – 6:31 "Not Really the Blues" (Johnny Mandel) – 4:58 "Martians Go Home" – 7:56 "My Heart Stood Still" (Rodgers, Hart) – 6:12 "Michele's Meditation" – 3:55 "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
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