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The Swingin' Nutcracker

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Released
  
1960

Length
  
52:56

Artist
  
Shorty Rogers

Label
  
RCA Records

Recorded
  
May 3, 17 & 26, 1960

Producer
  
Lee Schapiro

Release date
  
1960

Genre
  
Jazz

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Studio
  
RCA Victor's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, CA

The Swingin' Nutcracker (1960)
  
An Invisible Orchard (1961)

Similar
  
Shorty Rogers albums, Jazz albums

The Swingin' Nutcracker is an album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers performing compositions adapted from The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky which was released on the RCA Victor label in 1960.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions adapted from The Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky and arranged by Shorty Rogers.

  1. "Like Nutty Overture (Finale)" - 5:23
  2. "A Nutty Marche (Marche)" - 3:28
  3. " Blue Reeds (Reed Flute Blues)" - 5:27
  4. "The Swingin' Plum Fairy (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)" - 2:58
  5. "Snowball (Waltz of the Snowflakes)" - 3:03
  6. "Six Pak (Trépak)" - 2:44
  7. "Flowers of the Cats (Waltz of the Flowers)" - 3:28
  8. "Dance Expresso (Coffee)" - 2:55
  9. "Pass the Duke (Pas de Deux)" - 2:51
  10. "China Where? (Tea Dance)" - 2:09
  11. "Overture for Shorty (Overture in Miniature)" - 4:01

Personnel

  • Shorty Rogers - conductor, arranger
  • Johnny Audino, Conte Candoli, Ray Triscari, Jimmy Zito - trumpet
  • Harry Betts, Frank Rosolino, Kenneth Shroyer - trombone
  • George Roberts - bass trombone
  • Bud Shank - flute, alto saxophone
  • Art Pepper - alto saxophone
  • Jimmy Guiffre - clarinet
  • Bill Holman, Richie Kamuca, Bill Perkins - tenor saxophone
  • Chuck Gentry - baritone saxophone
  • Pete Jolly, Lou Levy - piano
  • Joe Mondragon - bass
  • Mel Lewis - drums

    • References

    The Swingin' Nutcracker Wikipedia
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