Shorty & Doc is an album by trumpeters Shorty Baker and Doc Cheatham recorded in 1961 and originally released on the Swingville label.Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Swingville Label Discography, accessed May 8, 2019Prestige Records Catalog: Swingville 2000, 4000 series, accessed May 8, 2019Enciclopedia del Jazz: Harold "Shorty" Baker, accessed May 8, 2019
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and the review by Scott Yanow stated "The results of this meeting are generally quite friendly rather than combative with Cheatham's Dixielandish phrasing sounding slightly old-fashioned next to Baker. They perform appealing swing-oriented material and sound fine in their many tradeoffs".
Track listing "Chitlin's" (Esmond Edwards) – 10:55 "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:13 "Baker's Dozen" (Shorty Baker) – 4:53 "Good Queen Bess" (Johnny Hodges) – 7:38 "Night Train" (Jimmy Forrest) – 6:39 "Lullabye in Rhythm" (Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Clarence Profit, Walter Hirsch) – 7:35
Personnel Shorty Baker, Doc Cheatham – trumpet Walter Bishop Jr. – piano Wendell Marshall – bass J. C. Heard – drums
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