Shorty Rogers - Just A Few 1951 - 1956

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:55
Size: 185,6 MB
Art: Front

(6:03)  1. Moton Swing
(5:48)  2. Isn't It Romantic
(2:50)  3. Four Mothers
(5:33)  4. Dickie's Dream
(3:02)  5. Over The Rainbow
(6:13)  6. The Lady In Red
(4:16)  7. Just A Few
(6:15)  8. My Heart Stood Still
(5:23)  9. Blues Way Up There
(4:17) 10. Blues Way Down There
(4:23) 11. Easy
(5:02) 12. Not Really The Blues
(5:29) 13. Baklava Bridge
(7:25) 14. Clickin' With Clax
(4:49) 15. Twelfth Street Rag

The music of Shorty Rogers mixes an old-school swing vibe (thanks to a stint with Woody Herman's orchestra) and the subtle, Miles Davis-influenced sound of small-ensemble cool that was popular on the West Coast in the '50s and '60s. With his considerable skills as an arranger and a trumpeter, Rogers was one of the West Coast's true stars.  Just a Few: 1951-1956 collects some of Rogers's early recordings. While he was adept at interpreting standards and blues, Rogers was also a fine composer in his own right, and Just a Few features a handful of his first self-penned tunes, including the title track and "Baklava Bridge." As usual, Rogers's band is top notch, making this set a fine sampler not only of the band leader's early career, but of '50s West Coast jazz in general. https://www.allmusic.com/album/just-a-few-1951-1956-mw0000603209

Just A Few 1951 - 1956

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