Released 1959 Release date 1959 | Length 41:01 Label RCA Records | |
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Recorded February 3, 5 & 10, 1959Los Angeles, CA Jazz albums Chances Are It Swings, Way Up There, Portrait of Shorty, Martians Come Back!, Shorty Rogers Courts th |
The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs is an album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers performing songs composed by Harold Arlen including several from The Wizard of Oz which was released on the RCA Victor label in 1959.
Contents
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "Wonderful music".
Track listing
All compositions by Harold Arlen and E. Y. "Yip" Harburg except where noted.
- "We're Off to See the Wizard" - 1:20
- "Over the Rainbow" - 3:01
- "The Jitterbug" - 3:17
- "The Merry Old Land of Oz" - 5:35
- "If I Only Had a Brain" - 3:28
- "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" - 3:31
- "My Shining Hour" - 3:36
- "Get Happy" (Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:44
- "Blues in the Night" (Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 5:47
- "Let's Fall in Love" (Arlen, Koehler) - 3:17
- "That Old Black Magic" (Arlen, Mercer) - 5:25
Personnel
Songs
1We're Off to See the Wizard / Over the RainbowShorty Rogers and His Giants4:24
2The JitterbugShorty Rogers and His Giants3:18
3The Merry Old Land of OzShorty Rogers and His Giants5:37
References
The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA