1956 Shorty Rogers – The Big Shorty Rogers Express
The Big Shorty Rogers Express (1956) is an album by Shorty Rogers. It is a re-issue from his earlier album Cool And Crazy (1953) with four new tracks.
Tracks
1 Blue Express (Shorty Rogers) 04:19
2 Pink Squirrel (Shorty Rogers) 03:35
3 Coop De Graas (Shorty Rogers) 03:00
4 Infinity Promenade (Shorty Rogers) 03:37
5 Short Stop (Shorty Rogers) 03:19
6 Boar-Jibu (Shorty Rogers) 03:38
7 Pay The Piper (Shorty Rogers) 03:55
8 At Home With Sweets (Shorty Rogers) 05:01
9 Tale Of An African Lobster (Shorty Rogers) 03:27
10 Contours (Shorty Rogers) 03:24
11 Chiquito Loco (Shorty Rogers) 03:30
12 The Sweetheart Of Sigmund Freud (Shorty Rogers) 02:42
Biography
Musicians
1 Blue Express
| Bass | Ralph Pena |
| Drums | Stan Levey |
| Piano | Lou Levy |
| French Horn | John Graas |
| Sax | Art Pepper |
| Sax | Charlie Mariano |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Sax | Bill Holman |
| Sax | Jack Montrose |
| Trombone | Bob Enevoldsen |
| Trombone | Frank Rosolino |
| Trombone | George Roberts |
| Trombone | Milt Bernart |
| Trumpet | Shorty Rogers |
| Trumpet | Conte Candoli |
| Trumpet | Harry Edison |
| Trumpet | Maynard Ferguson |
| Trumpet | Pete Candoli |
| Tuba | Paul Sarmento |
2 Pink Squirrel
| Bass | Ralph Pena |
| Drums | Stan Levey |
| Piano | Lou Levy |
| French Horn | John Graas |
| Sax | Art Pepper |
| Sax | Charlie Mariano |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Sax | Bill Holman |
| Sax | Jack Montrose |
| Trombone | Bob Enevoldsen |
| Trombone | Frank Rosolino |
| Trombone | George Roberts |
| Trombone | Milt Bernart |
| Trumpet | Shorty Rogers |
| Trumpet | Conte Candoli |
| Trumpet | Harry Edison |
| Trumpet | Maynard Ferguson |
| Trumpet | Pete Candoli |
| Tuba | Paul Sarmento |
3 Coop De Graas
| Bass | Curtis Counce |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Marty Paich |
| French Horn | John Graas |
| Sax | Bud Shank |
| Sax | Bob Cooper |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Sax | Art Pepper |
| Trombone | Harry Betts |
| Trombone | John Halliburton |
| Trombone | Milt Bernart |
| Trumpet | Shorty Rogers |
| Trumpet | Conrad Gozzo |
| Trumpet | John Howell |
| Trumpet | Maynard Ferguson |
| Trumpet | Pete Candoli |
| Tuba | Gene Englund |
4 Infinity Promenade
| Bass | Curtis Counce |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Marty Paich |
| French Horn | John Graas |
| Sax | Bud Shank |
| Sax | Bob Cooper |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Sax | Art Pepper |
| Trombone | Harry Betts |
| Trombone | John Halliburton |
| Trombone | Milt Bernart |
| Trumpet | Shorty Rogers |
| Trumpet | Conrad Gozzo |
| Trumpet | John Howell |
| Trumpet | Maynard Ferguson |
| Trumpet | Pete Candoli |
| Tuba | Gene Englund |
5 Short Stop
| Bass | Curtis Counce |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Marty Paich |
| French Horn | John Graas |
| Sax | Bud Shank |
| Sax | Bob Cooper |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Sax | Art Pepper |
| Trombone | Harry Betts |
| Trombone | John Halliburton |
| Trombone | Milt Bernart |
| Trumpet | Shorty Rogers |
| Trumpet | Conrad Gozzo |
| Trumpet | John Howell |
| Trumpet | Maynard Ferguson |
| Trumpet | Pete Candoli |
| Tuba | Gene Englund |
6 Boar-Jibu
| Bass | Curtis Counce |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Marty Paich |
| French Horn | John Graas |
| Sax | Bud Shank |
| Sax | Bob Cooper |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Sax | Art Pepper |
| Trombone | Harry Betts |
| Trombone | John Halliburton |
| Trombone | Milt Bernart |
| Trumpet | Shorty Rogers |
| Trumpet | Conrad Gozzo |
| Trumpet | John Howell |
| Trumpet | Maynard Ferguson |
| Trumpet | Pete Candoli |
| Tuba | Gene Englund |
7 Pay The Piper
| Bass | Ralph Pena |
| Drums | Stan Levey |
| Piano | Lou Levy |
| French Horn | John Graas |
| Sax | Art Pepper |
| Sax | Charlie Mariano |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Sax | Bill Holman |
| Sax | Jack Montrose |
| Trombone | Bob Enevoldsen |
| Trombone | Frank Rosolino |
| Trombone | George Roberts |
| Trombone | Milt Bernart |
| Trumpet | Shorty Rogers |
| Trumpet | Conte Candoli |
| Trumpet | Harry Edison |
| Trumpet | Maynard Ferguson |
| Trumpet | Pete Candoli |
| Tuba | Paul Sarmento |
8 At Home With Sweets
| Bass | Ralph Pena |
| Drums | Stan Levey |
| Piano | Lou Levy |
| French Horn | John Graas |
| Sax | Art Pepper |
| Sax | Charlie Mariano |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Sax | Bill Holman |
| Sax | Jack Montrose |
| Trombone | Bob Enevoldsen |
| Trombone | Frank Rosolino |
| Trombone | George Roberts |
| Trombone | Milt Bernart |
| Trumpet | Shorty Rogers |
| Trumpet | Conte Candoli |
| Trumpet | Harry Edison |
| Trumpet | Maynard Ferguson |
| Trumpet | Pete Candoli |
| Tuba | Paul Sarmento |
9 Tale Of An African Lobster
| Bass | Curtis Counce |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Marty Paich |
| French Horn | John Graas |
| Sax | Bud Shank |
| Sax | Bob Cooper |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Sax | Art Pepper |
| Trombone | Harry Betts |
| Trombone | John Halliburton |
| Trombone | Milt Bernart |
| Trumpet | Shorty Rogers |
| Trumpet | Conrad Gozzo |
| Trumpet | John Howell |
| Trumpet | Maynard Ferguson |
| Trumpet | Pete Candoli |
| Tuba | Gene Englund |
10 Contours
| Bass | Curtis Counce |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Marty Paich |
| French Horn | John Graas |
| Sax | Bud Shank |
| Sax | Bob Cooper |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Sax | Art Pepper |
| Trombone | Harry Betts |
| Trombone | John Halliburton |
| Trombone | Milt Bernart |
| Trumpet | Shorty Rogers |
| Trumpet | Conrad Gozzo |
| Trumpet | John Howell |
| Trumpet | Maynard Ferguson |
| Trumpet | Pete Candoli |
| Tuba | Gene Englund |
11 Chiquito Loco
| Bass | Curtis Counce |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Marty Paich |
| French Horn | John Graas |
| Sax | Bud Shank |
| Sax | Bob Cooper |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Sax | Art Pepper |
| Trombone | Harry Betts |
| Trombone | John Halliburton |
| Trombone | Milt Bernart |
| Trumpet | Shorty Rogers |
| Trumpet | Conrad Gozzo |
| Trumpet | John Howell |
| Trumpet | Maynard Ferguson |
| Trumpet | Pete Candoli |
| Tuba | Gene Englund |
12 The Sweetheart Of Sigmund Freud
| Bass | Curtis Counce |
| Drums | Shelly Manne |
| Piano | Marty Paich |
| French Horn | John Graas |
| Sax | Bud Shank |
| Sax | Bob Cooper |
| Sax | Jimmy Giuffre |
| Sax | Art Pepper |
| Trombone | Harry Betts |
| Trombone | John Halliburton |
| Trombone | Milt Bernart |
| Trumpet | Shorty Rogers |
| Trumpet | Conrad Gozzo |
| Trumpet | John Howell |
| Trumpet | Maynard Ferguson |
| Trumpet | Pete Candoli |
| Tuba | Gene Englund |
Liner Notes
Arranged By – Shorty Rogers
Phonographic Copyright RCA Victor