Chances Are It Swings

Chances Are It Swings is an album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers performing compositions by Robert Allen which was released on the RCA Victor label in 1959.^[1][2]

Chances Are It Swings
Studio album by Shorty Rogers and His Orchestra Featuring the Giants
Released	1959
Recorded	December 9, 12 & 20, 1958 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:47
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Dick Peirce
Shorty Rogers chronology
Afro-Cuban Influence (1958) Chances Are It Swings (1959) The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs (1959)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Robert Allen and Al Stillman except where noted.

1. "Chances Are" - 3:19
2. "No Such Luck" - 2:19
3. "It's Not For Me To Say" - 4:38
4. "Lilac Chiffon" (Robert Allen, Peter Lind Hayes) - 4:01
5. "I Just Don't Know" (Robert Allen, Joe Stone) - 4:27
6. "Who Needs You?" - 2:58
7. "Everybody Loves a Lover" (Robert Allen, Richard Adler) - 3:50
8. "Come to Me" (Allen, Hayes) - 2:48
9. "My Very Good Friend in the Looking Glass" - 3:33
10. "You Know How It Is" - 3:22
11. "A Very Special Love" (Allen) - 2:00
12. "Teacher, Teacher" - 2:37

Personnel

• Shorty Rogers - trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger
• Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Ollie Mitchell, Al Porcino, Ray Triscari - trumpet
• Harry Betts, Dick Nash, Ken Shroyer - trombone
• Bob Enevoldsen - valve trombone
• Paul Horn, Bud Shank - clarinet, flute, alto saxophone
• Bill Holman, Richie Kamuca - tenor saxophone
• Chuck Gentry - baritone saxophone
• Gene Estes - vibraphone
• Barney Kessel, Howard Roberts - guitar
• Pete Jolly - piano
• Joe Mondragon - bass
• Mel Lewis - drums