Shorty Rogers - Four Classic Albums (2011)

Tracks:

CD1
LP THE BIG SHORTY ROGERS EXPRESS
1. Blues Express 4'15
2. Pink Squirrel 3'31
3. Coop De Graas 2'56
4. Infinity Promenade 3'34
5. Short Stop 3'15
6. Boar-Jibu 3'34
7. Pay The Piper 3'52
8. Home With Sweets 4'57
9. Tale Of An African Lobster 3'23
10. Contours 3'20
11. Chiquito Loco 3'26
12. The Sweetheart Of Sigmund Freud 2'38

LP SHORTY ROGERS AND HIS GIANTS
13. Morpo 3'28
14. Bunny 3'26
15. Powder Puff 2'51
16. Mambo Del Crow 3'04
17. Joy cycle 2'41
18. The Lady Is A Tramp 2'18
19. The Pesky Serpent 2'39
20. Diablo's Dance 3'17
21. Pirouette 3'10.
22. Indian Club 2'38.
23. The Goof And I 2'55.
24. My Little Suede Shoes 2'49.

CD2
LP WHEREVER THE FIVE WINDS BLOW
1. Hurricane Carol 5'57
2. Breezin' Along In The Trades 9'10
3. Marooned In A Monsoon 4'50
4. The Chinook That Melted My Heart 10'17
5. Prevailing On The Westerlies 8'36

LP CHANCES ARE IT SWINGS
6. Chances Are 3.21
7. No Such Luck 2'20
8. It's Not For Me To Say 4'40
9. Lilac Chiffon 4'04
10. * I Just Don't Know 4'30
11. Who Needs You 2'59
12. Everybody Loves A Lover 3'53
13. * Come To Me 2'49
14. My Very Good Friend In The Looking Glass 3'34
15. You Know How It Is 3'25
16. * A Very Special Love 2'00
17. * Teacher, Teacher 2'40

Personnel:

LP THE BIG SHORTY ROGERS EXPRESS
3,4,5,6:
Shorty Rogers, Conrad Gozzo, Maynard Ferguson, Tom Reeves, John Howell — tpt; Milt Bernhart, John Halliburton, Harry Betts — tbn; John Graas — french horn; Gene Englund — tuba; Art Pepper, Bud Shank and Jmmy Giuffre — ten,clt; Bob Cooper — bar; Marty Paich — pno; Curtis Counce — bs; Shelly Manne — dms
Los Angeles, 26 March 1953

9,10,11,12:
same as above
Los Angeles, 2 April 1953

1,2,7,8:
Shorty Rogers, Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Harry Edison, Maynard Ferguson — tpt; Bob Enevoldsen, Milt Bernhart, Frank Rosolino, George Roberts — tbn; John Graas — french horn; Paul Sarmento — tuba; Charlie Mariano, Art Pepper — alt; Bill Holman, Jack Montrose — ten; Jimmy Giuffre — bar; Lou Levy — pno; Ralph Pena — bs; Stan Levey — dms
Los Angeles, 5 July 1956

LP SHORTY ROGERS AND HIS GIANTS
13,14,15,16,19,20,21,22:
Shorty Rogers — tpt; Milt Bernhart — tbn; Art Pepper — alto; Jimmy Giuffre — ten; Gene Englund — tuba; John Graas — french horn; Hampton Hawes — pno; Joe Mondragon — bs; Shelly Manne — dms
Los Angeles, 12&15 January 1953

17,18,23,24:
Shorty Rogers — tpt; Jimmy Giuffre — clt.ten.bar; Pete Jolly — pno; Curtis Counce — bs; Shelly Manne — dms
Los Angeles, 10 September 1954

LP WHEREVER THE FIVE WINDS BLOW
Shorty Rogers, Trumpet; Jimmy Giuffre, Sax and Clarinet; Lou Levy, Piano; Ralph Pena, Bass; Larry Bunker, Drums

LP CHANCES ARE IT SWINGS
Los Angeles, 9,12 & 20 December 1958
Shorty Rogers — fihrn; Don Fagerquist, Pete Candoli, Conte Candoli, Ollie Mitchell, Al Porcino, Ray Triscari — tpt; Bob Enevoldsen, Harry Betts, Dick Nash, Ken Shroyer — tbn; Paul Horn, Bud Shank — dt,fit,alt; Bill Holman, Richie Kamuca — ten; Chuck Gentry — bar.bs clt; Gene Estes — vib; Pete Jolly — pno; Howard Roberts, Barney Kessel — gtr; Joe Mondragon — bs; Mel Lewis — dms
*Red Norvo — vib; Monty Budwig — bs replace Estes & Mondragon