Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins

Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins is a Quintet album led by Bud Shank featuring Shorty Rogers or Bill Perkins which was recorded in 1954 and 1955 for the Pacific Jazz label.^[1][2]

Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins
Studio album by Bud Shank with Shorty Rogers/Bill Perkins
Released	1955
Recorded	March 25, 1954 and May 2, 1955
Studio	United Western, Hollywood Capitol Melrose Ave, Hollywood
Genre	Jazz
Label	Pacific Jazz PJ 1205
Producer	Richard Bock
Bud Shank chronology
Strings & Trombones (1955) Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins (1955) Jazz at Cal-Tech (1956)
Shorty Rogers chronology
Shorty Rogers Courts the Count (1954) Bud Shank - Shorty Rogers - Bill Perkins (1955) Collaboration (1954)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic rated the album with three stars.^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Shorty Rogers, except as indicated

1. "Shank's Pranks" - 3:12
2. "Casa de Luz" - 5:33
3. "Lotus Bud" - 3:21
4. "Left Bank" - 3:20
5. "Jasmine" - 4:08
6. "Just a Few" - 4:11
7. "Paradise" (Clifford Brown) - 3:03
8. "Fluted Columns" (Bud Shank) - 4:16
9. "I Hear Music" (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) - 3:30
10. "Royal Garden Blues" (Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams) - 3:54
11. "A Sinner Kisses an Angel" (Mack David, Richard M. Jones, Ray Joseph) – 3:16
12. "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) - 3:13

Personnel

• Bud Shank - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, alto flute, flute
• Shorty Rogers - flugelhorn (tracks 1-6)
• Bill Perkins - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 7-12)
• Jimmy Rowles (tracks 1-6), Hampton Hawes (tracks 7-12) - piano
• Harry Babasin (tracks 1-6), Red Mitchell (tracks 7-12) - bass
• Roy Harte (tracks 1-6), Mel Lewis (tracks 7-12) - drums