Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers is an album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers performing songs composed by Richard Rodgers, issued by RCA Victor in 1957.[1][2][3][4]

Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers
Studio album by Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Released	1957
Recorded	January 30, February 1 & 4 and April 3, 1957 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:39
Label	RCA Victor LPM 1428
Shorty Rogers chronology
Wherever the Five Winds Blow (1956) Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers (1957) Portrait of Shorty (1957)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.

1. "I've Got Five Dollars" - 3:44
2. "Ten Cents a Dance" - 5:17
3. "Mountain Greenery" - 6:13
4. "A Ship Without a Sail" - 3:28
5. "Mimi" - 3:11
6. "It's Got to Be Love" - 3:58
7. "I Could Write a Book" - 4:17
8. "The Girl Friend" - 3:49
9. "On a Desert Island with Thee" - 5:23
10. "Thou Swell" - 3:19

• Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on January 30, 1957 (tracks 3 & 9), February 1, 1957 (tracks 1 & 7), February 4, 1957 (tracks 4, 8 & 10) and April 3, 1957 (tracks 2, 5 & 6)

Personnel

• Shorty Rogers - trumpet, arranger
• Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Harry Edison (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Maynard Ferguson (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Al Porcino (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9) - trumpet
• Milt Bernhardt (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Bob Burgess (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), John Halliburton (tracks 3 & 9), George Roberts (tracks 1 & 7), Frank Rosolino (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9) - trombone
• Sam Rice - tuba (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9)
• Herb Geller - alto saxophone
• Bill Holman, Jack Montrose (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Bill Perkins (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9) - tenor saxophone
• Pepper Adams (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7-10), Jimmy Giuffre (tracks 2, 5 & 6) - baritone saxophone
• Pete Jolly - piano
• Red Mitchell - bass
• Stan Levey - drums

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