Martians Stay Home

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.

Reception

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

Track listing

All compositions by Shorty Rogers except where noted.

"Loaded" - 6:40
"Martians Stay Home" - 6:33
"The Lady in Red" - 6:01
"Amber Leaves" - 4:13
"Bill" - 3:04
"Barbaro" - 4:35
"Peals" - 5:09
"12th Street Rag" - 4:46
"Easy" - 4:24

Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, CA on March 1, 1955, October 21, 1955 and November 3, 1955

Personnel

Shorty Rogers - trumpet, flugelhorn
Jimmy Giuffre - clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Pete Jolly, Lou Levy - piano
Curtis Counce, Ralph Pena - bass
Shelly Manne - drums