Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins is a Quintet album led by Bud Shank featuring Shorty Rogers or Bill Perkins which was recorded in 1954 and 1955 for the Pacific Jazz label.Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed January 13, 2016Pacific Jazz/Pacifica Album Discography, accessed January 13, 2016
Reception
AllMusic rated the album with three stars.
Track listing All compositions by Shorty Rogers, except as indicated "Shank's Pranks" - 3:12 "Casa de Luz" - 5:33 "Lotus Bud" - 3:21 "Left Bank" - 3:20 "Jasmine" - 4:08 "Just a Few" - 4:11 "Paradise" (Clifford Brown) - 3:03 "Fluted Columns" (Bud Shank) - 4:16 "I Hear Music" (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) - 3:30 "Royal Garden Blues" (Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams) - 3:54 "A Sinner Kisses an Angel" (Mack David, Richard M. Jones, Ray Joseph) – 3:16 "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) - 3:13
Personnel Bud Shank - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, alto flute, flute Shorty Rogers - flugelhorn (tracks 1–6) Bill Perkins - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 7–12) Jimmy Rowles (tracks 1–6), Hampton Hawes (tracks 7–12) - piano Harry Babasin (tracks 1–6), Red Mitchell (tracks 7–12) - bass Roy Harte (tracks 1–6), Mel Lewis (tracks 7–12) - drums
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