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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

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". www.jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed March 23, 2016
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Swinging Mr. Rogers – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1231. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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