Martians Stay Home
Studio album by
Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Released1980
RecordedMarch 1, October 21 and November 3, 1955
StudioCapitol Studios in Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
Length46:07
LabelAtlantic
K 50714
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Shorty Rogers chronology
The Swinging Mr. Rogers
(1955)
Martians Stay Home
(1980)
Martians Come Back!
(1955)

Martians Stay Home is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers, featuring previously unreleased recordings from the 1955 sessions which produced The Swinging Mr. Rogers and Martians Come Back!, and first released on the Atlantic label in 1980.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Michael G. Nastos on Allmusic wrote: "These are nice groups with Rogers's sensitive trumpet leading in a non-threatening, mainstream groove."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Shorty Rogers except where noted.

  1. "Loaded" (Bernie Miller) - 6:40
  2. "Martians Stay Home" - 6:33
  3. "The Lady in Red" (Allie Wrubel, Mort Dixon) - 6:01
  4. "Amber Leaves" - 4:13
  5. "Bill" - 3:04
  6. "Barbaro" - 4:35
  7. "Peals" - 5:09
  8. "12th Street Rag" (Euday L. Bowman, Andy Razaf) - 4:46
  9. "Easy" - 4:24
  • Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, CA on March 1, 1955 (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 8), October 21, 1955 (track 6) and November 3, 1955 (tracks 2, 4, 7 & 9)

Personnel

References

  1. Atlantic Records Discography: 1955 accessed October 5, 2016
  2. 1 2 Nastos, Michael G.. Martians Stay Home – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
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