Shorty Rogers - America the Beautiful [CD]

In 1991 the legendary pace setters of West Coast Jazz, the Lighthouse All Stars reconvened for a series of worldwide tours and to make some new records for Candid. This recording was supervised by Bill Perkins, who, aside from being an ace tenor man, was also a first class recording engineer. One of two CDs, this set features a veritable who's who of Los Angeles jazz under the co-leadership of Shorty Rogers and Bud Shank. Most of the tunes are composed and arranged by the iconic Shorty himself with outstanding solos by the two leaders as well as Conte Candoli (trumpet), Bill Perkins (baritone, tenor and soprano saxophone), Bob Cooper (tenor saxophone) and piano man Pete Jolly. A true collectors item.