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Released
  
1959

Producer
  
Dick Peirce

Release date
  
1959

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
36:47

Artist
  
Shorty Rogers

Label
  
BMG

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Recorded
  
December 9, 12 & 20, 1958Los Angeles, CA

Chances Are It Swings(1958)
  
The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs(1959)

Similar
  
Shorty Rogers albums, Jazz albums

Chances Are It Swings is an album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers performing compositions by Robert Allen which was released on the RCA Victor label in 1959.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Robert Allen and Al Stillman except where noted.

  1. "Chances Are" - 3:19
  2. "No Such Luck" - 2:19
  3. "It's Not For Me To Say" - 4:38
  4. "Lilac Chiffon" (Allen, Peter Lind Hayes) - 4:01
  5. "I Just Don't Know" (Allen, Joe Stone) - 4:27
  6. "Who Needs You?" - 2:58
  7. "Everybody Loves a Lover" (Allen, Richard Adler) - 3:50
  8. "Come to Me" (Allen, Hayes) - 2:48
  9. "My Very Good Friend in the Looking Glass" - 3:33
  10. "You Know How It Is" - 3:22
  11. "A Very Special Love" (Allen) - 2:00
  12. "Teacher, Teacher" - 2:37

Personnel

  • Shorty Rogers - trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger
  • Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Ollie Mitchell, Al Porcino, Ray Triscari - trumpet
  • Harry Betts, Dick Nash, Ken Shroyer - trombone
  • Bob Enevoldsen - valve trombone
  • Paul Horn, Bud Shank - clarinet, flute, alto saxophone
  • Bill Holman, Richie Kamuca - tenor saxophone
  • Chuck Gentry - baritone saxophone
  • Gene Estes - vibraphone
  • Barney Kessel, Howard Roberts - guitar
  • Pete Jolly - piano
  • Joe Mondragon - bass
  • Mel Lewis - drums

    • Songs

    1Chances Are3:21
    2No Such Luck2:20
    3It's Not for Me to Say4:40

    References

    Chances Are It Swings Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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