Martians Come Back!

Martians Come Back! is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers, released on the Atlantic label in August 1956.

Martians Come Back!
Studio album by Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Released	August 1956
Recorded	October 26, November 3 and December 6, 9 & 16, 1955 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:07
Label	Atlantic LP 1232
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
Shorty Rogers chronology
Martians Stay Home (1955) Martians Come Back! (1956) Way Up There (1956)

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Allmusic

Jim Todd, writing for Allmusic, described the album as "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. "Martians Come Back" - 6:13
2. "Astral Alley" - 4:35
3. "Lotus Bud" - 4:56
4. "Dickie's Dream" (Count Basie, Lester Young) - 5:33
5. "Papouche" - 4:16
6. "Serenade in Sweets" - 6:35
7. "Planetarium" - 3:37
8. "Chant of the Cosmos" - 6:15

• Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on October 26 (tracks 1 & 7), November 3 (tracks 3 & 5), December 6 (tracks 2 & 6), December 9 (track 8) and December 16 (track 4), 1955

Personnel

• Shorty Rogers - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Harry Edison, Don Fagerquist - trumpet (tracks 2 & 6)
• Bob Enevoldsen - valve trombone (track 8)
• John Graas - French horn (track 8)
• Paul Sarmento - tuba (track 8)
• Jimmy Giuffre - clarinet (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 & 8)
• Bud Shank - alto saxophone (tracks 4 & 8)
• Barney Kessel - guitar (track 4)
• Pete Jolly (track 4), Lou Levy (tracks 1-3 & 5-8) - piano
• Ralph Peña (tracks 1-3 & 5-8), Leroy Vinnegar (track 4) - bass
• Shelly Manne - drums