Shorty Rogers and His Giants

Shorty Rogers and His Giants is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers originally released by RCA Victor in 1953 as a 10-inch LP and reissued in 1956 in the 12 inch format with four additional tracks.Art Pepper discography accessed March 22, 2016Discogs album entry accessed March 22, 2016Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography accessed March 23, 2016

The nonet's pieces are kept in the cool jazz idiom, much like the similar in style but largely more successful Birth of the Cool, which was recorded 3 years earlier but appeared 4 years later. Also, the orchestration is comparable, featuring more unusual voices like the French horn and the tuba.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing All compositions by Shorty Rogers except where noted. "Morpo" – 3:27 "Bunny" – 3:25 "Powder Puff" – 2:49 "Mambo del Crow" – 3:02 "Joycycle" – 2:39 Bonus track on 12 inch LP "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:17 Bonus track on 12 inch LP "The Pesky Serpent" (Jimmy Giuffre) – 2:38 "Diablo's Dance" – 3:17 "Pirouette" – 3:10 "Indian Club" (Giuffre) – 2:35 "The Goof and I" (Al Cohn) – 2:53 Bonus track on 12 inch LP "My Little Suede Shoes" (Charlie Parker) – 2:46 Bonus track on 12 inch LP Recorded at RCA Studios in Hollywood, CA on January 12, 1953 (tracks 2, 3, 7 & 9), January 15, 1953 (tracks 1, 4, 8 & 10) and October 10, 1954 (tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12)

Personnel Shorty Rogers – trumpet, arranger Milt Bernhart – trombone (tracks 1–4 & 7–10) John Graas – French horn (tracks 1–4 & 7–10) Gene Englund – tuba (tracks 1–4 & 7–10) Art Pepper – alto saxophone (tracks 1–4 & 7–10) Jimmy Giuffre – tenor saxophone Hampton Hawes (tracks 1–4 & 7–10), Pete Jolly (tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12) – piano Curtis Counce (tracks 1–4 & 7–10), Joe Mondragon (tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12) – bass Shelly Manne – drums

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