The Merry Old Land of Oz

~ Recording by Shorty Rogers and His Orchestra feat. The Giants

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3The Merry Old Land of Oz5:37Shorty Rogers and His Orchestra feat. The GiantsThe Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen SongsShorty Rogers and His Orchestra feat. The GiantsAlbum
RCA VictorLPM-1997
1.3The Merry Old Land of Oz5:37Shorty Rogers and His Orchestra feat. The GiantsThe Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen SongsShorty Rogers and His Orchestra feat. The GiantsAlbum
1.4The Merry Old Land of Oz?:??Shorty Rogers and His Orchestra feat. The GiantsThe Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen SongsShorty Rogers and His Orchestra feat. The GiantsAlbum
DRG RecordsDRG-CD-8482

Relationships

producer:Dick Peirce
bass:Joe Mondragon (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
brass:Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
drums (drum set):Mel "The Tailor" Lewis (American jazz drummer) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
guitar:Barney Kessel (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
piano:Pete Jolly (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
reeds:Jimmy Giuffre (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
saxophone:Bob Shank (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
tenor saxophone:Herb Geller (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trombone:Frank Rosolino (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
trumpet:Don Fagerquist (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
valve trombone:Bob Enevoldsen (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
vibraphone:Larry Bunker (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
conductor:Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
arranger:Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)
recording of:The Merry Old Land of Oz (from 1959-02-03 until 1959-02-10)

The Merry Old Land of Oz

lyricist:Yip Harburg
composer:Harold Arlen
part of:The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)