Jazz Waltz is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers, released on the Reprise label in 1963.[1]

Jazz Waltz
Studio album by Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Released	1963
Recorded	December 1962
Studio	United Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:53
Label	Reprise R 6060
Producer	Chuck Sagle
Shorty Rogers chronology
Bossa Nova (1962) Jazz Waltz (1963) Mavis Meets Shorty (1963)

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".[3] 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".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Shorty Rogers except where noted.

1. "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'" (Duke Ellington, Peggy Lee) - 4:31
2. "Greensleeves" (Traditional) - 5:26
3. "Walk on the Wild Side" (Elmer Bernstein) - 4:15
4. "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) - 2:55
5. "Be as Children" - 3:33
6. "Jazz Waltz" - 4:05
7. "Echoes of Harlem" (Ellington) - 4:39
8. "A Taste of Honey" (Ric Marlowe, Bobby Scott) - 2:51
9. "Terrence's Farewell" - 3:32
10. "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

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