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1963 studio album by Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Jazz Waltz
Released 1963 Recorded December 1962 Studio United Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Genre
Jazz Length 39 :53
Label
Reprise R 6060
Producer Chuck Sagle
Jazz Waltz is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger
Shorty Rogers , released on the
Reprise label in 1963.
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Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
Allmusic
[2]
On
All About Jazz Dave Rickert said "the novelty of ¾ time in music is still fresh even today and Joe Mondragon and Mel Lewis create a seemingly infinite variety of ways to swing in waltz time. Rogers contributes a few catchy melodies (in particular the title track) and creates lovely charts".
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Allmusic noted "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".
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Track listing
All compositions by Shorty Rogers except where noted.
"I'm Gonna Go Fishin'" (
Duke Ellington ,
Peggy Lee ) - 4:31
"
Greensleeves " (Traditional) - 5:26
"
Walk on the Wild Side " (
Elmer Bernstein ) - 4:15
"
Witchcraft " (
Cy Coleman ,
Carolyn Leigh ) - 2:55
"Be as Children" - 3:33
"Jazz Waltz" - 4:05
"
Echoes of Harlem " (Ellington) - 4:39
"
A Taste of Honey " (
Ric Marlowe ,
Bobby Scott ) - 2:51
"Terrence's Farewell" - 3:32
"The Streets of Laredo" - 4:06
Personnel
Shorty Rogers -
flugelhorn ,
arranger ,
conductor
Joe Burnett,
Ollie Mitchell -
trumpet , flugelhorn
Al Porcino , Ray Triscari - trumpet (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6)
Milt Bernhardt,
Harry Betts -
trombone (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6)
George Roberts (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6), Kenneth Shroyer -
bass trombone
Paul Horn ,
Bud Shank -
alto saxophone ,
flute
Joe Manis - alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6)
Bill Perkins -
tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6)
Bill Hood -
baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6)
Pete Jolly -
piano
Joe Mondragon -
bass
Larry Bunker (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6),
Emil Richards (tracks 2, 4 & 7-10) -
vibraphone
Mel Lewis -
drums
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
As leader or co-leader With
Stan Kenton With
Pete Rugolo Sideman with others Soundtracks Arranger
Christmas Album (Herb Alpert, released 1968)
Chet Baker & Strings (1953–54)
You're the Reason I'm Living (for
Bobby Darin , 1962–63)
Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile (for Bobby Darin, released 1966)
Ode to Billie Joe (for
Bobbie Gentry , released 1967)
Local Gentry (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1968)
The Delta Sweete (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1968)
Reza (for
Terry Gibbs , 1966)
Lena Like Latin (for
Lena Horne , 1963)
In Love Again! (for
Peggy Lee , 1963)
Pass Me By (for Peggy Lee, 1965)
The West Coast Sound (for
Shelly Manne , 1953–55)
My Son the Jazz Drummer! (for Shelly Manne, 1962)
Portrait of Carmen (for
Carmen McRae , 1967)
The Sound of Silence (for Carmen McRae, 1967–68)
The Wichita Train Whistle Sings (for
Michael Nesmith , 1968)
Big Swing Face , 1967)
Buddy & Soul (for Buddy Rich, 1969)
A Spoonful of Jazz (for Bud Shank, 1967)
Comin' Home Baby! (for
Mel Tormé , 1962)
Arranger for
The Monkees