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Jazz Waltz
| Recorded | Dec 1962 |
|---|---|
| Label | Reprise Records |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 20 credited players |
| Discogs | master 758401 |
The record
Every chart in this Reprise session swings in waltz time, Rogers leading a reed-thick band stacked with Kenton and Lighthouse veterans through the gimmick with real wit. Shank, Perkins and Cooper trade solos over Lewis's brushwork, keeping the concept from ever feeling gimmicky.
Session personnel
- Bud Shank — alto saxophone
- Joe Maini — alto saxophone
- Paul Horn — alto saxophone, flute
- Shorty Rogers — arranged by, conductor, flugelhorn
- Bill Hood — baritone saxophone
- Joe Mondragon — bass
- George Roberts — bass trombone
- Kenny Shroyer — bass trombone
- Mel Lewis — drums
- Lou Levy — piano
- Bill Perkins — tenor saxophone
- Bob Cooper — tenor saxophone
- Harry Betts — trombone
- Milt Bernhart — trombone
- Al Porcino — trumpet
- Ray Triscari — trumpet
- Joe Burnett — trumpet, flugelhorn
- Ollie Mitchell — trumpet, flugelhorn
- Emil Richards — vibraphone
- Larry Bunker — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1962 | Reprise Records · R-6060 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1962 | Reprise Records — STEREO |
| 1962 | Reprise Records · R-6060 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 2013 | Reprise Records · WPCR-27458 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2014 | Reprise Records · 8122-79601-0 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Reprise Records · R9-6060 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| — | Reprise Records · RV 6018 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
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