Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins

Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins
Studio album by Bud Shank with Shorty Rogers/Bill Perkins
Released	1955
Recorded	March 25, 1954 and May 2, 1955 United Western Recorders and Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Pacific Jazz PJ 1205
Producer	Richard Bock
Bud Shank chronology
Strings & Trombones (1954-55) Bud Shank - Shorty Rogers - Bill Perkins (1954-55) Jazz at Cal-Tech (1956)

Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins is an album by the Bud Shank Quintet featuring Shorty Rogers or Bill Perkins recorded in 1954 and 1955 for the Pacific Jazz label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic rated the album with three stars.^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Shorty Rogers except as indicated

1. "Shank's Pranks" - 3:12
2. "Casa de Luz" - 5:33
3. "Lotus Bud" - 3:21
4. "Left Bank" - 3:20
5. "Jasmine" - 4:08
6. "Just a Few" - 4:11
7. "Paradise" (Clifford Brown) - 3:03
8. "Fluted Columns" (Bud Shank) - 4:16
9. "I Hear Music" (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) - 3:30
10. "Royal Garden Blues" (Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams) - 3:54
11. "A Sinner Kisses an Angel" (Mack David, Richard M. Jones, Ray Joseph) – 3:16
12. "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) - 3:13

Personnel

• Bud Shank - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, alto flute, flute
• Shorty Rogers - flugelhorn (tracks 1-6)
• Bill Perkins - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 7-12)
• Hampton Hawes (tracks 7-12), Jimmy Rowles (tracks 1-6) - piano
• Harry Babasin (tracks 1-6), Red Mitchell (tracks 7-12) - bass
• Roy Harte (tracks 1-6), Mel Lewis (tracks 7-12) - drums

References