Cool and Crazy
# Cool and Crazy

Cool and Crazy is an album by American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger Shorty Rogers originally released by RCA Victor in 1953 as a 10-inch LP.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |

Allmusic noted "Rogers shows a deft hand throughout, managing to make his complex and varied material sound seamless and eminently swinging. ...A classic from the '50s big-band era".

## Track listing

All compositions by Shorty Rogers.

* "Coop de Graas" - 2:58
* "Infinity Promenade" - 3:36
* "Short Stop" - 3:18
* "Boar-Jibu" - 3:37
* "Contours" - 3:21
* "Tale of an African Lobster" - 3:26
* "Chiquito Loco" - 3:28
* "The Sweetheart of Sigmund Freud" - 2:41
* Recorded at RCA Studios in Hollywood, CA on March 26, 1953 (tracks 1–4) and April 2, 1953 (tracks 5–8)

## Personnel

* Shorty Rogers - trumpet, arranger
* Pete Candoli, Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, John Howell - trumpet
* Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts, John Halliburton - trombone
* John Graas - French horn
* Gene Englund - tuba
* Art Pepper - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
* Bud Shank - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
* Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
* Marty Paich - piano
* Curtis Counce - bass
* Shelly Manne - drums
