Jazz Waltz

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Musicians : Shorty Rogers (flugelhorn), Bud Shank, Joe Mani (alto saxophone), Paul Horn (alto saxophone, flute), Bill Hood (baritone saxophone), Joe Mondragon (bass), George Roberts Kenny Shroyer (bass trombone), Lou Levy (piano), ... [Show more]

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Musicians :
Shorty Rogers (flugelhorn), Bud Shank, Joe Mani (alto saxophone), Paul Horn (alto saxophone, flute), Bill Hood (baritone saxophone), Joe Mondragon (bass), George Roberts Kenny Shroyer (bass trombone), Lou Levy (piano), Bill Perkins, Bob Cooper (tenor saxophone), Harry Betts, Milt Bernhardt (trombone), Al Porcino, Ray Triscari (trumpet), Joe Burnett, Ollie Mitchell (trumpet, flugelhorn), Emil Richards, Larry Bunker (vibraphone), Mel Lewis (drums).

One of the principal creators of West Coast Jazz, Milton "Shorty" Rogers played trumpet and flugelhorn. For this album, Rogers and a host of musicians perform jazz tunes played in waltz settings.

"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. Rogers kicks off with a swinging number ("I'm Gonna Go Fishin'") written by Duke Ellington for the soundtrack to the film Anatomy of a Murder and featuring the leader's rich flügelhorn. The lyrical take of the centuries-old folk melody "Greensleeves" alternates between the tense rhythm section and Bud Shank's gorgeous flute solo. Rogers' delightful "Be as Children" almost sounds as if it was adapted from a gospel song. The brisk treatment of Ellington's "Echoes of Harlem", featuring Paul Horn on flute, is refreshing..." - Ken Dryden / AMG
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