Shorty Rogers

ANALOGUE 180 GRAM VINYL

AUDIOPHILE RE-MASTERED

4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

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 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.

PERSONNEL:

• BUD SHANK, alto sax
• PAUL HORN, alto sax & flute
• BILL PERKINS, BOB COOPER, tenor sax
• SHORTY ROGERS, flugelhorn
• BILL HOOD, baritone sax
• HARRY BETTS, MILT BERNHARDT, trombone
• AL PORCINO, RAY TRISCARI, trumpet
• EMIL RICHARDS, vibes
• JOE MONDRAGON, bass
• GEORGE ROBERS, bass trombone
• LOU LEVY, piano
• MEL LEWIS, drums

SIDE A:

• 01. I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
• 02. Greensleeves
• 03. Walk On The Wild Side
• 04. Witchcraft
• 05. Be As Children

SIDE B:

• 01. Jazz Waltz
• 02. Echoes Of Harlem
• 03. A Taste Of Honey
• 04. Terence's Farewell
• 05. The Streets Of Laredo