Cool and Crazy is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers originally released by RCA Victor in 1953 as a 10-inch LP.Minn, M. Maynard Ferguson discography accessed March 22, 2016Discogs album entry accessed March 22, 2016
Reception
Allmusic noted "Rogers shows a deft hand throughout, managing to make his complex and varied material sound seamless and eminently swinging. ...A classic from the '50s big-band era".
Track listing All compositions by Shorty Rogers.
"Coop de Graas" - 2:58 "Infinity Promenade" - 3:36 "Short Stop" - 3:18 "Boar-Jibu" - 3:37 "Contours" - 3:21 "Tale of an African Lobster" - 3:26 "Chiquito Loco" - 3:28 "The Sweetheart of Sigmund Freud" - 2:41
Recorded at RCA Studios in Hollywood, CA on March 26, 1953 (tracks 1–4) and April 2, 1953 (tracks 5–8)
Personnel Shorty Rogers - trumpet, arranger Pete Candoli, Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, John Howell - trumpet Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts, John Halliburton - trombone John Graas - French horn Gene Englund - tuba Art Pepper - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone Bud Shank - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone Marty Paich - piano Curtis Counce - bass Shelly Manne - drums
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