The Swingin' Nutcracker


The Swingin' Nutcracker is a 1960 RCA Victor album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers performing compositions adapted from The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions adapted from The Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky and arranged by Shorty Rogers.
  1. "Like Nutty Overture " - 5:23
  2. "A Nutty Marche " - 3:28
  3. " Blue Reeds " - 5:27
  4. "The Swingin' Plum Fairy " - 2:58
  5. "Snowball " - 3:03
  6. "Six Pak " - 2:44
  7. "Flowers of the Cats " - 3:28
  8. "Dance Expresso " - 2:55
  9. "Pass the Duke " - 2:51
  10. "China Where? " - 2:09
  11. "Overture for Shorty " - 4:01

Personnel