Atlantic session · in the studio

December 6, 1955

Shorty Rogers And His Giants +

Los Angeles, CA

This day's music is on 2 records: Martians Come Back!, Way Up There

In the room

Shorty Rogers – trumpet, flugelhorn
Conte Candoli – trumpet
Pete Candoli – trumpet
Harry Edison – trumpet
Don Fagerquist – trumpet
Lou Levy – piano
Ralph Pena – 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
1771	Serenade In Sweets	LP 1232
1772	Astral Alley	LP 1232
1773	Pixieland	LP 1270

3 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 – Martians Come Back! (Atlantic LP 1232)

LP 1232 · 1956Martians Come Back!Shorty 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 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	C3544	Coop!	The Music Of Bob Cooper	1958	Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Lou Levy

3 of them 13 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 604	Adventures In Rhythm	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1954	Shorty Rogers, Pete Candoli, Shelly Manne
C2511	Shelly Manne Vol. 2	Shelly Manne & His Men	1954	Shorty Rogers, Don Fagerquist, Shelly Manne
CL 635	Introducing Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1955	Shorty Rogers, Pete Candoli, Shelly Manne
CL 689	Rugolomania	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra With The Rugolettes	1955	Shorty Rogers, Pete Candoli, Shelly Manne
MGN-1032	West Coast Jazz With Stan Getz, Shelly Manne, Leroy Vinnegar, Conte Candoli, Lou Levy	West Coast Jazz With Stan Getz	1955	Conte Candoli, Lou Levy, Shelly Manne
LP 1226	Nobody Else But Me	Betty Bennett Sings	1955	Shorty Rogers, Ralph Pena, Shelly Manne
PJ-1208	Jack Montrose Sextet	Jack Montrose Sextet	1956	Conte Candoli, Ralph Pena, Shelly Manne
LP 1238	The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet	The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet	1956	Shorty Rogers, Harry Edison, Ralph Pena
MG-36115	Out On A Limb	Pete Rugolo	1957	Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Shelly Manne
PJ-1257	The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!	Various Artists	1959	Shorty Rogers, Don Fagerquist, Shelly Manne
MG-36162	The Music From Richard Diamond	Pete Rugolo	1959	Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Shelly Manne
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Shorty Rogers, Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli
PJ-60	The Artistry Of Pepper	Art Pepper	1962	Shorty Rogers, Don Fagerquist, Shelly Manne

2 of them 59 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 9017	New Trends Of Jazz Volume 4	Kai Winding	1952	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
PRLP 164	New Directions 3	Teddy Charles Quartet	1953	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
C2501	Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse Vol. 2	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1953	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
C2506	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars (Vol. 3)	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1953	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
C3501	Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse Vol. 1	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1953	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
MG 9023	The Birth Of Bop Volume 2	Various Artists	1953	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
PRLP 169	New Directions 4	Teddy Charles Quintet	1954	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
C2517	The Octet	Lennie Niehaus Volume 2	1954	Lou Levy, Shelly Manne
BCP-30	Conte Candoli	Conte Candoli Quintet	1955	Conte Candoli, Lou Levy
MGN-1037	Hamp And Getz	Lionel Hampton - Stan Getz Quintet	1955	Lou Levy, Shelly Manne
BCP-1040	Wigville	Russ Garcia	1955	Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli
LP 1212	The Swinging Mr. Rogers	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1955	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
C2516	"The Three"	Shelly Manne Vol. 3	1955	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
BLP 5059	Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 1	Leonard Feather	1955	Conte Candoli, Harry Edison
BLP 5060	Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 2	Leonard Feather	1955	Conte Candoli, Harry Edison
MG 15049	Kai Winding Sextet	J.J. Johnson	1955	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
MG-36021	Maynard Ferguson And His Octet	Maynard Ferguson And His Octet	1955	Conte Candoli, Shelly Manne
BCP-37	This Time The Drum's On Me	Stan Levey	1956	Conte Candoli, Lou Levy
BCP-52	Mel Torme With The Marty Paich Dek-Tette	Mel Torme With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1956	Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist
MGN-1086	This One's For Basie	Buddy Rich And His Orchestra	1956	Pete Candoli, Harry Edison
C3507	The West Coast Sound	Shelly Manne & His Men Volume 1	1956	Ralph Pena, Shelly Manne
C3508	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume Three	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1956	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
C3513	To Swing Or Not To Swing	Barney Kessel Vol. 3	1956	Harry Edison, Shelly Manne
C3514	Duane Tatro's Jazz For Moderns (Vol. 1)	Duane Tatro's Jazz For Moderns	1956	Ralph Pena, Shelly Manne
BCP-6011	Something Else By Johnny Richards	Johnny Richards Big Band	1956	Shorty Rogers, Pete Candoli
PRLP 7028	Collaboration: West	Teddy Charles, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre	1956	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
MG 12045	Jazz Composers Workshop	Bill Russo, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre	1956	Shorty Rogers, Conte Candoli
MG 12074	Loaded	Various Artists	1956	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
MG-36082	Music For Hi-Fi Bugs	Pete Rugolo	1956	Pete Candoli, Shelly Manne
MG-36087	Today Is Bargain Day - A Collection Of All Star High Fidelity Recordings	Various Artists	1956	Conte Candoli, Shelly Manne
MG-36088	The Greatest Stars Of Jazz Under One Roof	Various Artists	1956	Pete Candoli, Shelly Manne
PJ-1223	Hoagy Sings Carmichael	Hoagy Carmichael	1957	Harry Edison, Ralph Pena
LP 1268	West Coast Wailers	Conte Candoli & Lou Levy	1957	Conte Candoli, Lou Levy
BCP-6013	Mel Torme Sings Fred Astaire	Mel Torme	1957	Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist
PRLP 7078	Evolution	Teddy Charles, Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Charlie Mingus, Shelly Manne	1957	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
BCP-83	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Two	Various Artists	1958	Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli
C3540	Zounds!	The Lennie Niehaus Octet! (Vol. 2)	1958	Lou Levy, Shelly Manne
LP 1487	Jazz Gunn	Shelly Manne & His Men	1967	Conte Candoli, Shelly Manne
MGV-8200	Stan Getz And The Cool Sounds	Stan Getz Quintet	1956+	Lou Levy, Shelly Manne
V-8795	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette · not on the site yet	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1958	Don Fagerquist, Lou Levy
MG-36122	Percussion At Work	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1958	Don Fagerquist, Shelly Manne
MG-36125	Olay!	Ruth Olay	1958	Don Fagerquist, Shelly Manne
MG-36129	Imagination	Billy Eckstine	1958	Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist
MG-36136	The West Side	Patti Page	1958	Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist
PJ-1276	Gypsy	Annie Ross	1959	Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli
C3560	Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn	Shelly Manne & His Men	1959	Conte Candoli, Shelly Manne
MGV-4021	Ella Swings Lightly	Ella Fitzgerald With The Marty Paich's Dek-tette	1959	Don Fagerquist, Lou Levy
C3584	Shelly Manne's "The Three" & "The Two"	Shelly Manne's "The Three"	1960	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Conte Candoli, Lou Levy
BCP-6039	Jazz Music For The Birds And The Hep Cats	Russ Garcia And Marty Paich	1960	Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli
C3590	Ruth Price With Shelly Manne & His Men At The Manne Hole	Ruth Price With Shelly Manne & His Men	1961	Conte Candoli, Shelly Manne
C3599	Shelly Manne & His Men Play Checkmate	Shelly Manne & His Men	1962	Conte Candoli, Shelly Manne
C3609	My Son The Jazz Drummer!	Shelly Manne	1963	Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne
V-8505	The Essential Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1963	Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli
PJ-10096	Manteca!	Clare Fischer	1965	Conte Candoli, Ralph Pena
LP 1469	Boss Sounds!	Shelly Manne & His Men At Shelly Manne-Hole	1966	Conte Candoli, Shelly Manne
V-4071	Whisper Not	Ella Fitzgerald With Marty Paich And His Orchestra	1966	Harry Edison, Shelly Manne
A-9129	Sound Pieces	Oliver Nelson	1966	Conte Candoli, Shelly Manne
V-8712	Big Band Shout	Buddy Rich	1967	Pete Candoli, Harry Edison