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The Swingin' Nutcracker

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The Swingin' Nutcracker
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedMay 3, 17 & 26, 1960
StudioRCA Victor's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz, Christmas
Length52:56
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerLee Schapiro
Shorty Rogers chronology
Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan
(1960)
The Swingin' Nutcracker
(1960)
An Invisible Orchard
(1961)

The Swingin' Nutcracker is a 1960 RCA Victor album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers performing compositions adapted from The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.[1][2][3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[4]

Track listing

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All compositions adapted from The Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky and arranged by Shorty Rogers.

  1. "Like Nutty Overture (Finale)" - 5:23
  2. "A Nutty Marche (Marche)" - 3:28
  3. " Blue Reeds (Reed Flute Blues)" - 5:27
  4. "The Swingin' Plum Fairy (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)" - 2:58
  5. "Snowball (Waltz of the Snowflakes)" - 3:03
  6. "Six Pak (Trépak)" - 2:44
  7. "Flowers of the Cats (Waltz of the Flowers)" - 3:28
  8. "Dance Expresso (Coffee)" - 2:55
  9. "Pass the Duke (Pas de Deux)" - 2:51
  10. "China Where? (Tea Dance)" - 2:09
  11. "Overture for Shorty (Overture in Miniature)" - 4:01

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Discogs album entry accessed October 2, 2016
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed October 2, 2016
  3. ^ Art Pepper catalog accessed October 2, 2016
  4. ^ a b The Swingin' Nutcracker – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2016.