Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars. == Track listing ==

All compositions by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. • "I've Got Five Dollars" - 3:44 • "Ten Cents a Dance" - 5:17 • "Mountain Greenery" - 6:13 • "A Ship Without a Sail" - 3:28 • "Mimi" - 3:11 • "It's Got to Be Love" - 3:58 • "I Could Write a Book" - 4:17 • "The Girl Friend" - 3:49 • "On a Desert Island with Thee" - 5:23 • "Thou Swell" - 3:19 • Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on January 30, 1957 (tracks 3 & 9), February 1, 1957 (tracks 1 & 7), February 4, 1957 (tracks 4, 8 & 10) and April 3, 1957 (tracks 2, 5 & 6) == Personnel ==

• Shorty Rogers - trumpet, arranger • Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Harry Edison (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Maynard Ferguson (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Al Porcino (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9) - trumpet • Milt Bernhardt (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Bob Burgess (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), John Halliburton (tracks 3 & 9), George Roberts (tracks 1 & 7), Frank Rosolino (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9) - trombone • Sam Rice - tuba (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9) • Herb Geller - alto saxophone • Bill Holman, Jack Montrose (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9), Bill Perkins (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 9) - tenor saxophone • Pepper Adams (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–10), Jimmy Giuffre (tracks 2, 5 & 6) - baritone saxophone • Pete Jolly - piano • Red Mitchell - bass • Stan Levey - drums == References ==