Martians Come Back! is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers, released on the Atlantic label in August 1956.[1][2]

Martians Come Back!
Studio album by Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Released	August 1956
Recorded	October 26, November 3 and December 6, 9 & 16, 1955 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:07
Label	Atlantic LP 1232
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
Shorty Rogers chronology
Martians Stay Home (1955) Martians Come Back! (1956) Way Up There (1956)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Jim Todd, writing for Allmusic, described the album as "a good overview of Rogers' work in the company of a who's who of West Coast jazz, playing arrangements for trumpet section and rhythm, quintet, and brass and winds with rhythm."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Shorty Rogers except where noted.

1. "Martians Come Back" - 6:13
2. "Astral Alley" - 4:35
3. "Lotus Bud" - 4:56
4. "Dickie's Dream" (Count Basie, Lester Young) - 5:33
5. "Papouche" - 4:16
6. "Serenade in Sweets" - 6:35
7. "Planetarium" - 3:37
8. "Chant of the Cosmos" - 6:15

• Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on October 26 (tracks 1 & 7), November 3 (tracks 3 & 5), December 6 (tracks 2 & 6), December 9 (track 8) and December 16 (track 4), 1955

Personnel

• Shorty Rogers - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Harry Edison, Don Fagerquist - trumpet (tracks 2 & 6)
• Bob Enevoldsen - valve trombone (track 8)
• John Graas - French horn (track 8)
• Paul Sarmento - tuba (track 8)
• Jimmy Giuffre - clarinet (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 & 8)
• Bud Shank - alto saxophone (tracks 4 & 8)
• Barney Kessel - guitar (track 4)
• Pete Jolly (track 4), Lou Levy (tracks 1-3 & 5-8) - piano
• Ralph Peña (tracks 1-3 & 5-8), Leroy Vinnegar (track 4) - bass
• Shelly Manne - drums

References