| The Swinging Mr. Rogers | ||||
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| Studio album by Shorty Rogers and His Giants | ||||
| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | March 1 & 3, 1955 Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:30 | |||
| Label | Atlantic LP 1212 | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
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The Swinging Mr. Rogers is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers, released on the Atlantic label in 1955. [1] [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic calls the album "one of trumpeter Shorty Rogers' finest small group sessions of the 1950s". [3]
All compositions by Shorty Rogers except where noted.
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