Atlantic session · in the studio

March 3, 1955

Shorty Rogers And His Giants

Los Angeles, CA

This day's music is on 2 records: The Swinging Mr. Rogers, Way Up There

In the room

Shorty Rogers – trumpet
Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet, tenor, baritone sax
Pete Jolly – piano
Curtis Counce – bass
Shelly Manne – drums

The takes

What the numbers mean

Atlantic numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
1732	Trickleydidlier	LP 1212
1733	Solarization	LP 1270
1734	That's What I'm Talking About	LP 1212
1735	Michele's Meditation	LP 1212

4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Shorty Rogers And His Giants – The Swinging Mr. Rogers (Atlantic LP 1212)

LP 1212 · 1955The Swinging Mr. RogersShorty Rogers And His Giants

Shorty Rogers And His Giants – Way Up There (Atlantic LP 1270)

LP 1270 · 1957Way Up ThereShorty Rogers And His Giants

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

4 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 169	New Directions 4	Teddy Charles Quintet	1954	Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Curtis Counce, Shelly Manne
LP 1232	Martians Come Back!	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1956	Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Pete Jolly, Shelly Manne
PRLP 7028	Collaboration: West	Teddy Charles, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre	1956	Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Curtis Counce, Shelly Manne
PRLP 7078	Evolution	Teddy Charles, Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Charlie Mingus, Shelly Manne	1957	Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Curtis Counce, Shelly Manne

3 of them 15 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 164	New Directions 3	Teddy Charles Quartet	1953	Shorty Rogers, Curtis Counce, Shelly Manne
C2501	Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse Vol. 2	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1953	Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
C2503	Shelly Manne And His Men	Shelly Manne & His Men	1953	Jimmy Giuffre, Curtis Counce, Shelly Manne
C2506	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars (Vol. 3)	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1953	Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
C3501	Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse Vol. 1	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1953	Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
CL 604	Adventures In Rhythm	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1954	Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
CL 635	Introducing Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1955	Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
CL 689	Rugolomania	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra With The Rugolettes	1955	Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
LP 1226	Nobody Else But Me	Betty Bennett Sings	1955	Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
C2516	"The Three"	Shelly Manne Vol. 3	1955	Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
C3503	The Octet #2	Lennie Niehaus Vol. 3	1955	Jimmy Giuffre, Pete Jolly, Shelly Manne
LP 1238	The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet	The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet	1956	Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
C3507	The West Coast Sound	Shelly Manne & His Men Volume 1	1956	Jimmy Giuffre, Curtis Counce, Shelly Manne
C3508	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume Three	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1956	Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
C3584	Shelly Manne's "The Three" & "The Two"	Shelly Manne's "The Three"	1960	Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne

2 of them 18 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 9017	New Trends Of Jazz Volume 4	Kai Winding	1952	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
MG 9023	The Birth Of Bop Volume 2	Various Artists	1953	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
C2511	Shelly Manne Vol. 2	Shelly Manne & His Men	1954	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
MG-26017	Maynard Ferguson's Hollywood Party	Maynard Ferguson And His Orchestra	1954	Curtis Counce, Shelly Manne
C3506	12-Tone Compositions & Arrangements By Lyle Murphy	Lyle Murphy's Music	1955	Curtis Counce, Shelly Manne
BLP 5059	Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 1	Leonard Feather	1955	Jimmy Giuffre, Curtis Counce
BLP 5060	Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 2	Leonard Feather	1955	Jimmy Giuffre, Curtis Counce
MG 15049	Kai Winding Sextet	J.J. Johnson	1955	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
MG-26024	Dimensions	Maynard Ferguson	1955	Curtis Counce, Shelly Manne
MG-36044	Dimensions Featuring Maynard Ferguson	Maynard Ferguson And His Orchestra	1955	Curtis Counce, Shelly Manne
C3514	Duane Tatro's Jazz For Moderns (Vol. 1)	Duane Tatro's Jazz For Moderns	1956	Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
C3524	The Sextet	Lennie Niehaus Volume 5	1956	Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
MG 12074	Loaded	Various Artists	1956	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
MG-36071	Volume VIII-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Drum Role	Various Artists	1956	Curtis Counce, Shelly Manne
MG-36115	Out On A Limb	Pete Rugolo	1957	Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne
PJ-1257	The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!	Various Artists	1959	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
PJ-60	The Artistry Of Pepper	Art Pepper	1962	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
C3609	My Son The Jazz Drummer!	Shelly Manne	1963	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne