America the Beautiful

by Shorty Rogers, Bud Shank

Overview

The 1991 version of the Lighthouse All-Stars gave trumpeter Shorty Rogers and altoist Bud Shank top billing. For this Candid CD, Rogers supplied eight of the selections (including "Less Is More," "Lotus Bud," "Fun" and "Here's That Old Martian Again") and the band also stretched out on Bud Powell's "Un Poco Loco" and a Rogers' arrangement of "America The Beautiful." This was one of the final records for both Shorty and the great tenor Bob Cooper and overall it is a typically swinging, witty and beautiful effort. Also in fine form are trumpeter Conte Candoli, Bill Perkins (on baritone, tenor and soprano), pianist Pete Jolly, bassist Monty Budwig and drummer Larence Marable. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	03/20/2007
Label:	Candid
UPC:	0708857981021
Rank:	238232

Tracks

1. America the Beautiful
2. Less Is More
3. New Dreams
4. Casa de Luz
5. Lotus Bud
6. Un Poco Loco
7. The Good News
8. Here's That Old Martian Again
9. Truly Truly
10. Fun

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Shorty Rogers   Primary Artist,Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Bud Shank   Primary Artist,Sax (Alto)
Conte Candoli   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Larance Marable   Guest Artist,Drums
Monty Budwig   Guest Artist,Bass
Pete Jolly   Piano
Bob Cooper   Sax (Tenor)
Bill Perkins   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano),Sax (Baritone)

Technical Credits

Shorty Rogers   Composer,Arranger,Producer,Performer
Samuel A. Ward   Composer
James Mooney   Engineer,Recording
Alan Bates   Executive Producer
Bud Shank   Producer,Performer
Bud Powell   Composer
David Keller   Producer
William Claxton   Cover Photo,Photography
Malcolm Walker   Design,Photography
Nieves Pascua-Bates   Design
Katharine Lee Bates   Composer
Scott Gould   Assistant Engineer
Victor Hall   Photography
Traditional   Composer
Bill Perkins   Recording Supervision