Portrait of Shorty

Portrait of Shorty
Portrait of Shorty
Studio album by Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Released	1958
Recorded	July 15 and August 11, 1957; Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:07
Label	RCA Victor; LPM 1561
Shorty Rogers chronology

Portrait of Shorty is an album by American jazz trumpeter composer and arranger Shorty Rogers which was released on the RCA Victor label in 1958.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[4] On All About Jazz Jack Bowers stated "there’s plenty of cleverly contoured music to appreciate. And it must be said that no other trumpeter ever sounded exactly like Shorty, who had a lively and swinging language all his own. His voicings for the trumpet section were similarly unexampled, and made any Rogers arrangement almost immediately identifiable. ...everything works, thanks to Shorty’s remarkable charts and the uncanny ability of his colleagues to speak volumes in only a few phrases".^[6]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Shorty Rogers.

"Saturnian Sleigh Ride" - 3:48
"Martians Lullaby" - 7:13
"The Line Backer" - 4:11
"Grand Slam" - 4:57
"Play! Boy" - 5:43
"A Geophysical Ear" - 3:46
"Red Dog Play" - 4:49
"Bluezies" - 6:40

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on July 15, 1957, 1957 (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6) and August 11, 1957 (tracks 2, 4, 7 & 8)

Personnel[]

Shorty Rogers - trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger
Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli , Don Fagerquist, Conrad Gozzo, Al Porcino - trumpet
Harry Betts, Frank Rosolino - trombone
Bob Enevoldsen - valve trombone
George Roberts - bass trombone
Herb Geller - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Bill Holman, Richie Kamuca, Jack Montrose - tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
Lou Levy - piano
Monty Budwig - bass
Stan Levey - drums

References[]

^ Cohen, N. Herb Geller discography Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed March 23, 2016
^ Discogs album entry accessed March 23, 2016
^ Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed March 23, 2016
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Portrait of Shorty – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1230. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Bowers, J. All About Jazz Review, December 1, 1999

[1] Cohen, N. Herb Geller discography Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed March 23, 2016

[2] Discogs album entry accessed March 23, 2016

[3] Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed March 23, 2016

[Allmusic-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Portrait of Shorty – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2016.

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1230. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[6] Bowers, J. All About Jazz Review, December 1, 1999

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As leader or co-leader	Modern Sounds (1951) Popo (1951) Shorty Rogers and His Giants (1953–54) Cool and Crazy (1953) Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins (1954–55) Collaboration (1954) Shorty Rogers Courts the Count (1954) Martians Come Back! (1955) Martians Stay Home (1955) The Swinging Mr. Rogers (1955) Way Up There (1955) Portrait of Shorty (1957) Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers (1957) Wherever the Five Winds Blow (1957) Afro-Cuban Influence (1958) Chances Are It Swings (1958) Gigi in Jazz (1958) The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs (1959) The Swingin' Nutcracker (1960) An Invisible Orchard (1961) The Fourth Dimension in Sound (1961) Bossa Nova (1962) Jazz Waltz (1962) Mavis Meets Shorty (with Mavis Rivers, 1962) Gospel Mission (1963) Yesterday, Today and Forever (and Bud Shank, 1963) California Concert (with Bud Shank, 1985)
With Stan Kenton	Innovations in Modern Music (1950) Stan Kenton Presents (1950) Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (1950–53) The Kenton Era (1950–51) The Innovations Orchestra (1950–51)
With Pete Rugolo	Introducing Pete Rugolo (1954) Adventures in Rhythm (1954) Rugolomania (1954–55) New Sounds by Pete Rugolo (1954–55)
Sideman with others	Collaboration West (Teddy Charles, 1952–53) Evolution (Teddy Charles,1953–55) Jimmy Giuffre (Jimmy Giuffre, 1954–55) The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet (Jimmy Giuffre, 1956)
Soundtracks	The Man with the Golden Arm (with Elmer Bernstein, 1955) Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan (from Tarzan, the Ape Man, 1959) Baby the Rain Must Fall (film released 1965) Stagecoach (collaboration with Jerry Goldsmith, film released 1966) Heart Beat (1979)
Arranger	Christmas Album (Herb Alpert, released 1968) Chet Baker & Strings (1953–54) You're the Reason I'm Living (for Bobby Darin, 1962–63) Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile (for Bobby Darin, released 1966) Ode to Billie Joe (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1967) Local Gentry (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1968) The Delta Sweete (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1968) Reza (for Terry Gibbs, 1966) Lena Like Latin (for Lena Horne, 1963) In Love Again! (for Peggy Lee, 1963) Pass Me By (for Peggy Lee, 1965) The West Coast Sound (for Shelly Manne, 1953–55) My Son the Jazz Drummer! (for Shelly Manne, 1962) Portrait of Carmen (for Carmen McRae, 1967) The Sound of Silence (for Carmen McRae, 1967–68) The Wichita Train Whistle Sings (for Michael Nesmith, 1968) Big Swing Face, 1967) Buddy & Soul (for Buddy Rich, 1969) A Spoonful of Jazz (for Bud Shank, 1967) Comin' Home Baby! (for Mel Tormé, 1962)
Arranger for The Monkees	The Monkees Present (1966–69) "Daydream Believer"/"Goin' Down" (released 1967) "D. W. Washburn" (released 1968) The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (1967–68)