Cool and Crazy

Cool and Crazy is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers originally released by RCA Victor in 1953 as a 10-inch LP.

Reception
Allmusic noted "Rogers shows a deft hand throughout, managing to make his complex and varied material sound seamless and eminently swinging. ...A classic from the '50s big-band era".

Track listing
All compositions by Shorty Rogers.


 * 1) "Coop de Graas" - 2:58
 * 2) "Infinity Promenade" - 3:36
 * 3) "Short Stop" - 3:18
 * 4) "Boar-Jibu" - 3:37
 * 5) "Contours" - 3:21
 * 6) "Tale of an African Lobster" - 3:26
 * 7) "Chiquito Loco" - 3:28
 * 8) "The Sweetheart of Sigmund Freud" - 2:41


 * Recorded at RCA Studios in Hollywood, CA on March 26, 1953 (tracks 1–4) and April 2, 1953 (tracks 5–8)

Personnel

 * Shorty Rogers - trumpet, arranger
 * Pete Candoli, Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, John Howell - trumpet
 * Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts, John Halliburton - trombone
 * John Graas - French horn
 * Gene Englund - tuba
 * Art Pepper - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
 * Bud Shank - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
 * Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
 * Marty Paich - piano
 * Curtis Counce - bass
 * Shelly Manne - drums