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
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)