Shorty Rogers and His Giants

Shorty Rogers and His Giants is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers originally released by RCA Victor in 1953 as a 10-inch LP and reissued in 1956 in the 12 inch format with four additional tracks.

Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing
All compositions by Shorty Rogers except where noted.
 * 1) "Morpo" – 3:27
 * 2) "Bunny" – 3:25
 * 3) "Powder Puff" – 2:49
 * 4) "Mambo del Crow" – 3:02
 * 5) "Joycycle" – 2:39 Bonus track on 12 inch LP
 * 6) "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers,  Lorenz Hart) – 2:17 Bonus track on 12 inch LP
 * 7) "The Pesky Serpent" (Jimmy Giuffre) – 2:38
 * 8) "Diablo's Dance" – 3:17
 * 9) "Pirouette" – 3:10
 * 10) "Indian Club" (Giuffre) – 2:35
 * 11) "The Goof and I" (Al Cohn) – 2:53 Bonus track on 12 inch LP
 * 12) "My Little Suede Shoes" (Charlie Parker) – 2:46 Bonus track on 12 inch LP
 * Recorded at RCA Studios in Hollywood, CA on January 12, 1953 (tracks 2, 3, 7 & 9), January 15, 1953 (tracks 1, 4, 8 & 10) and October 10, 1954 (tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12)

Personnel

 * Shorty Rogers – trumpet, arranger
 * Milt Bernhart – trombone (tracks 1–4 & 7–10)
 * John Graas – French horn (tracks 1–4 & 7–10)
 * Gene Englund – tuba (tracks 1–4 & 7–10)
 * Art Pepper – alto saxophone (tracks 1–4 & 7–10)
 * Jimmy Giuffre – tenor saxophone
 * Hampton Hawes (tracks 1–4 & 7–10), Pete Jolly (tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12) – piano
 * Curtis Counce (tracks 1–4 & 7–10), Joe Mondragon (tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12) – bass
 * Shelly Manne – drums