Martians Come Back!
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Martians Come Back! is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers, released on the Atlantic label in 1956.[1][2]
Reception
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Allmusic calls the album "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 as indicated
- "Martians Come Back" - 6:13
- "Astral Alley" - 4:35
- "Lotus Bud" - 4:56
- "Dickie's Dream" (Count Basie, Lester Young) - 5:33
- "Papouche" - 4:16
- "Serenade in Sweets" - 6:35
- "Planetarium" - 3:37
- "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 Pena (tracks 1-3 & 5-8), Leroy Vinnegar (track 4) - bass
- Shelly Manne - drums
References
- ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed September 8, 2015
- ^ Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography accessed March 23, 2016
- ^ a b Todd, Jim. Martians, Come Back!/Way Up There – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2015.