Shorty Rogers & His Giants Jazz Waltz

High Quality 180g Vinyl LP!
Re-mastered by Ray Staff at Air Mastering!
One of the principal creators of West Coast Jazz, Milton "Shorty" Rogers played trumpet and flugelhorn. For this album, Rogers and a host of musicians perform jazz tunes played in waltz settings.
"Shorty Rogers' Jazz Waltz is exactly that, an exploration of ten compositions played in waltz settings. Only these big-band charts are hardly the waltzes heard on Lawrence Welk's long-running television series. Rogers kicks off with a swinging number ("I'm Gonna Go Fishin'") written by Duke Ellington for the soundtrack to the film Anatomy of a Murder and featuring the leader's rich flügelhorn. The lyrical take of the centuries-old folk melody "Greensleeves" alternates between the tense rhythm section and Bud Shank's gorgeous flute solo. Rogers' delightful "Be as Children" almost sounds as if it was adapted from a gospel song. The brisk treatment of Ellington's "Echoes of Harlem," featuring Paul Horn on flute, is refreshing..." - Ken Dryden/AMG

Features:

• High quality
• 180g Vinyl LP
• Re-mastered by Ray Staff at Air Mastering
• Made in the UK

Musicians:

• Shorty Rogers, flugelhorn
• Bud Shank, alto saxophone
• Joe Maini, alto saxophone (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B1)
• Paul Horn, alto saxophone, flute (tracks: A2, A4, B2 to B5)
• Bill Hood, baritone saxophone (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B1)
• Joe Mondragon, bass
• George Roberts, bass trombone (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B1)
• Kenny Shroyer, bass trombone
• Mel Lewis, drums
• Lou Levy, piano
• Bill Perkins, tenor saxophone (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B1)
• Bob Cooper, tenor saxophone (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B1)
• Harry Betts, trombone (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B1)
• Milt Bernhardt, trombone (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B1)
• Al Porcino, trumpet (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B1)
• Ray Triscari, trumpet (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B1)
• Joe Burnett, trumpet, flugelhorn
• Ollie Mitchell, trumpet, flugelhorn
• Emil Richards, vibraphone (tracks: A2, A4, B2 to B5)
• Larry Bunker, vibraphone (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B1)

Selections:

Side A
1. I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
2. Greensleeves
3. Walk On The Wild Side
4. Witchcraft
5. Be As Children
Side B
1. Jazz Waltz
2. Echoes Of Harlem
3. A Taste Of Honey
4. Terrence's Farewell
5. The Streets Of Laredo