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Released
  
August 1956

Martians Come Back! (1956)
  
Way Up There (1956)

Release date
  
1956

Label
  
Rhino Atlantic

Length
  
46:07

Artist
  
Shorty Rogers

Producer
  
Nesuhi Ertegun

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
October 26, November 3 and December 6, 9 & 16, 1955 Los Angeles, CA

Similar
  
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Martians Come Back! is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers, released on the Atlantic label in August 1956.

Contents

Reception

Jim Todd on Allmusic calls the album "a good overview of Rogers' work in the company of a who's who of West Coast jazz, playing arrangements for trumpet section and rhythm, quintet, and brass and winds with rhythm."

Track listing

All compositions by Shorty Rogers except where noted.

  1. "Martians Come Back" - 6:13
  2. "Astral Alley" - 4:35
  3. "Lotus Bud" - 4:56
  4. "Dickie's Dream" (Count Basie, Lester Young) - 5:33
  5. "Papouche" - 4:16
  6. "Serenade in Sweets" - 6:35
  7. "Planetarium" - 3:37
  8. "Chant of the Cosmos" - 6:15
  • Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on October 26 (tracks 1 & 7), November 3 (tracks 3 & 5), December 6 (tracks 2 & 6), December 9 (track 8) and December 16 (track 4), 1955

    • Personnel

  • Shorty Rogers - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Harry Edison, Don Fagerquist - trumpet (tracks 2 & 6)
  • Bob Enevoldsen - valve trombone (track 8)
  • John Graas - French horn (track 8)
  • Paul Sarmento - tuba (track 8)
  • Jimmy Giuffre - clarinet (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 & 8)
  • Bud Shank - alto saxophone (tracks 4 & 8)
  • Barney Kessel - guitar (track 4)
  • Pete Jolly (track 4), Lou Levy (tracks 1-3 & 5-8) - piano
  • Ralph Pena (tracks 1-3 & 5-8), Leroy Vinnegar (track 4) - bass
  • Shelly Manne - drums

    • Songs

    1Martians Come Back4:39
    2Astral Alley6:38
    3Lotus Bud6:18

    References

    Martians Come Back! Wikipedia
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