The Swinging Mr. Rogers

The Swinging Mr. Rogers is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers, released on the Atlantic label in 1955.[1][2]

The Swinging Mr. Rogers
Studio album by
Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Released1955
RecordedMarch 1 & 3, 1955
Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length45:30
LabelAtlantic
LP 1212
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Shorty Rogers chronology
Collaboration
(1954)
The Swinging Mr. Rogers
(1955)
Martians Stay Home
(1955)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic calls the album "one of trumpeter Shorty Rogers' finest small group sessions of the 1950s".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Shorty Rogers except where noted.

  1. "Isn't It Romantic?" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:44
  2. "Trickley Didlier" - 4:41
  3. "Oh Play That Thing" - 6:31
  4. "Not Really the Blues" (Johnny Mandel) - 4:58
  5. "Martians Go Home" - 7:56
  6. "My Heart Stood Still" (Rodgers, Hart) - 6:12
  7. "Michele's Meditation" - 3:55
  8. "That's What I'm Talkin' 'Bout" - 5:33

Personnel

References

  1. Atlantic Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed September 8, 2015
  2. Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed March 23, 2016
  3. Yanow, Scott. The Swinging Mr. Rogers – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
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