| Chances Are It Swings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Shorty Rogers and His Orchestra Featuring the Giants | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | December 9, 12 & 20, 1958 Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:47 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Dick Peirce | |||
| Shorty Rogers chronology | ||||
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Chances Are It Swings is an album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers performing compositions by Robert Allen which was released on the RCA Victor label in 1959.[1][2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Track listing
All compositions by Robert Allen and Al Stillman except where noted.
- "Chances Are" - 3:19
- "No Such Luck" - 2:19
- "It's Not For Me To Say" - 4:38
- "Lilac Chiffon" (Robert Allen, Peter Lind Hayes) - 4:01
- "I Just Don't Know" (Robert Allen, Joe Stone) - 4:27
- "Who Needs You?" - 2:58
- "Everybody Loves a Lover" (Robert Allen, Richard Adler) - 3:50
- "Come to Me" (Allen, Hayes) - 2:48
- "My Very Good Friend in the Looking Glass" - 3:33
- "You Know How It Is" - 3:22
- "A Very Special Love" (Allen) - 2:00
- "Teacher, Teacher" - 2:37
Personnel
- Shorty Rogers - trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger
- Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Ollie Mitchell, Al Porcino, Ray Triscari - trumpet
- Harry Betts, Dick Nash, Ken Shroyer - trombone
- Bob Enevoldsen - valve trombone
- Paul Horn, Bud Shank - clarinet, flute, alto saxophone
- Bill Holman, Richie Kamuca - tenor saxophone
- Chuck Gentry - baritone saxophone
- Gene Estes - vibraphone
- Barney Kessel, Howard Roberts - guitar
- Pete Jolly - piano
- Joe Mondragon - bass
- Mel Lewis - drums
References
- ↑ Discogs album entry accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed March 23, 2016
- 1 2 Chances Are It Swings – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1230. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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