| Cool and Crazy | ||||
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| Studio album by Shorty Rogers and His Orchestra featuring the Giants | ||||
| Released | 1953 | |||
| Recorded | March 26 and April 2, 1953 | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 26:25 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor LPM 3138 | |||
| Producer | Jack Lewis | |||
| Shorty Rogers chronology | ||||
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Cool and Crazy is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers originally released by RCA Victor in 1953 as a 10-inch LP.[1][2]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Allmusic noted "Rogers shows a deft hand throughout, managing to make his complex and varied material sound seamless and eminently swinging. ...A classic from the '50s big-band era".[3]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Shorty Rogers.
- "Coop de Graas" - 2:58
- "Infinity Promenade" - 3:36
- "Short Stop" - 3:18
- "Boar-Jibu" - 3:37
- "Contours" - 3:21
- "Tale of an African Lobster" - 3:26
- "Chiquito Loco" - 3:28
- "The Sweetheart of Sigmund Freud" - 2:41
- Recorded at RCA Studios in Hollywood, CA on March 26, 1953 (tracks 1–4) and April 2, 1953 (tracks 5–8)
Personnel[edit]
- Shorty Rogers - trumpet, arranger
- Pete Candoli, Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, John Howell - trumpet
- Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts, John Halliburton - trombone
- John Graas - French horn
- Gene Englund - tuba
- Art Pepper - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Bud Shank - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Marty Paich - piano
- Curtis Counce - bass
- Shelly Manne - drums
References[edit]
- ^ Minn, M. Maynard Ferguson discography accessed March 22, 2016
- ^ Discogs album entry accessed March 22, 2016
- ^ a b Cook, Stephen. Cool and Crazy – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2016.