Way Up There


Way Up There is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers, released on the Atlantic label in 1957.

Reception

Jim Todd on Allmusic calls the album "a good overview of Rogers' work in the company of a who's who of West Coast jazz, playing arrangements for trumpet section and rhythm, quintet, and brass and winds with rhythm."

Track listing

All compositions by Shorty Rogers except where noted.
  1. "Blues Way Up There" - 5:21
  2. "Moten Swing" - 5:59
  3. "Blues Way Down There" - 4:15
  4. "Solarization" - 4:26
  5. "Pixieland" - 4:26
  6. "Wail of Two Cities" - 5:46
  7. "Baklava Bridge" - 5:27
  8. "March of the Martians" - 4:33

Personnel