Shorty Rogers And His Giants - Martians Come Back (1955) [2013 Japan 24-bit Remaster]

Features 24 bit remastering and comes with a mini-description. One of Shorty Rogers' greatest records – and a very nice set of tight west coast arrangements that really shows off the Rogers sense of sparkle and swing – a vibe that definitely comes through in the famous cover image too! Shorty wrote nearly all of the tracks, and the writing's a great example of the good side of the west coast style – when the tightness of arranging is used to bring out the best elements in the players, and bend them around in some nice twists and turns, with good solos, and lots of nice little surprising bits. And in this case, the players are all great – with Jimmy Giuffre and Bud Shank on reeds, Pete Candoli and Don Fagerquist on trumpets, and Lou Levy on piano. Titles include "Lotus Bud", "Martians Come Back", "Chant Of The Cosmos", and "Astral Alley".

Tracks:

01 - Martians Come Back
02 - Astral Alley
03 - Lotus Bud
04 - Dickie's Dream
05 - Papouche
06 - Serenade In Sweets
07 - Planetarium
08 - Chant Of The Cosmos

Personnel:

Shorty Rogers - trumpet, fluegel horn
Harry Edison - trumpet
Conte Candoli - trumpet
Pete Candoli - trumpet
Don Fagerquist - trumpet
Bob Enevoldsen - trombone
Johnny Graas - French horn
Paul Sarmento - tuba
Jimmy Giuffre - clarinet, tenor sax, baritone sax
Bud Shank - alto sax
Barney Kessel - guitar
Lou Levy - piano
Earl Grey - piano
Pete Cera - piano
Ralph Pena - bass
Leroy Vinnegar - bass
Shelly Manne - drums