Description
Shorty Rogers And His Orchestra Featuring The Giants - The Wizard Of Oz And Other Harold Arlen Songs / Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead; Over The Rainbow; The Jitterbug; We're Off To See The Wizard / RCA Victor LP 2013 Stereo / LSP-1997
UPC 4260019714121
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.
Milton "Shorty" Rogers (born Milton Rajonsky; April 14, 1924 – November 7, 1994) was an American jazz musician, one of the principal creators of West Coast jazz. He played trumpet and flugelhorn and was in demand for his skills as an arranger.
| Label: | RCA Victor – LSP-1997 |
|---|---|
| Series: | Living Stereo |
| Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Album, 180 g
|
| Country: | Germany |
| Released: |
2013 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Style: | Big Band, Cool Jazz |
Tracklist:
| A1 | We're Off To See The Wizard | 1:19 | |
| A2 | Over The Rainbow | 2:55 | |
| A3 | The Jitterbug | 3:09 | |
| A4 | The Merry Land Of Oz | 5:23 | |
| A5 | If I Only Had A Brain | 3:20 | |
| A6 | Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead |
3:22 | |
| B1 | My Shining Hour | 3:30 | |
| B2 | Get Happy | 2:44 | |
| B3 | Blues In The Night | 5:37 | |
| B4 | Let's Fall In Love | 3:10 | |
| B5 | That Old Black Magic | 5:13 |
- Arranged By, Conductor – Shorty Rogers
- Bass – Joe Mondragon
- Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Jimmy Giuffre
- Drums – Mel "The Tailor" Lewis
- Guitar – Barney Kessel
- Liner Notes – John Tynan
- Piano – Pete Jolly
- Producer – Dick Peirce
- Tenor Saxophone – Herb Geller
- Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Bob Shank
- Trombone, Soloist – Frank Rosolino
- Trumpet – Don Fagerquist
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Shorty Rogers
- Valve Trombone – Bob Enevoldsen
- Vibraphone – Larry Bunker
