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Trumpeters · 1924–1994

Shorty Rogers

American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)

Born
14 April 1924
Great Barrington
Died
7 November 1994
Van Nuys
Country
United States
Record labels
Atlantic Records, RCA Records,
Discography
15 albums

Biography

Shorty Rogers was a jazz musician who played trumpet and flugelhorn. Shorty Rogers was born on 14 April 1924 in Great Barrington and died on 7 November 1994 in Van Nuys. The music is usually filed under jazz and cool jazz. Record labels: Atlantic Records and RCA Records. The discography here lists 15 albums, from “Cool and Crazy” (1953) to “By Myself” (2016).

Milton "Shorty" Rogers (born Milton Rajonsky; April 14, 1924 – November 7, 1994) was an American jazz musician, one of the principal creators of West Coast jazz. He played trumpet and flugelhorn and was in demand for his skills as an arranger.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Cool and Crazy 1953 · RCA Victor Courts the Count 1954 · RCA Victor Collaboration 1955 · RCA Victor Chances Are It Swings 1959 · RCA Victor Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan 1959 · MGM Records The Swingin' Nutcracker 1960 · RCA Victor Back Again 1984 · Choice
America the Beautiful 1991
Popo 1994
Shorty Rogers 2005
Clickin' with Clax 2013
Mavis Meets Shorty 2014
The Fourth Dimension in Sound 2014
By Myself 2016
Shorty Rogers and the Lighthouse All Stars

Also plays on

Albums where Shorty Rogers is credited as a sideman

1952 Deep People — Shelly Manne, Jimmy Giuffre, Shorty Rogers & Bill Russo trumpet
1954 Something Cool — June Christy trumpet
1955 East Coast - West Coast Scene — Al Cohn And His "Charlie's Tavern" Ensembleand Shorty Rogers And His Augmented "Giants" trumpet
1955 Bud Shank Quintets — Bud Shank flugelhorn
1956 The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet — Jimmy Giuffre trumpet
1956 Collaboration West — Teddy Charles, Shorty Rogers trumpet
1957 New Sounds — Pete Rugolo trumpet
1962 “Comin’ Home Baby!” — Mel Tormé arranger, conductor, flugelhorn
1966 In a Broadway Bag — Bobby Darin arranger, conductor
1966 The Shadow of Your Smile — Bobby Darin arranger
1968 The Sound of Silence — Carmen McRae arranger, conductor
1968 Portrait of Carmen — Carmen McRae arranger, conductor
1969 Alma-Ville — Vince Guaraldi producer
1981 Hollywood Palladium 1948 — Woody Herman trumpet
1987 Just a Mood — Red Norvo trumpet
1992 The Public Eye — Mark Isham arranger, producer
1992 The Artistry of Pepper — Art Pepper arranger, conductor
1999 Swingin' the Standards — Bobby Darin arranger, conductor
1999 The Third Herd — Woody Herman trumpet
1999 Big Band Specials — June Christy arranger
2001 Sound of Silence / Portrait of Carmen — Carmen McRae arranger, conductor
2002 Golden Greats — Woody Herman trumpet
2004 Steps to the Desert - Modern Jazz Versions of Favorite Jewish and Israeli Songs — Shelly Manne arranger, flugelhorn, trumpet
2005 Band Ain't Draggin' — Maynard Ferguson trumpet, arranger
2005 Rugolovations — Pete Rugolo trumpet
2013 Big Band Jazz From the Summit and Small Band Unreleased Studio Session — Louis Bellson arranger

Historic 78 rpm records

  • Diga, Diga, Do Benny Carter and his All Star Orchestra · Dickie Wells · Joe Newman… archive.org ↗
  • Some of These Days Benny Carter and His All Star Orchestra · Trummy Young · Benny… archive.org ↗
  • C'est laVie (That's Life) PAUL SMITH QUARTET · SHORTY ROGERS · ROBT. SCHERMAN archive.org ↗
  • FANTASTIC IMPROMPTU SAL FRANZELLA AND HIS QUINTET · Shorty Rogers · Sal Franzella archive.org ↗
  • LOOKING FOR A BOY BENNY CARTER AND HIS ALL STAR ORCHESTRA · MAXINE SULLIVAN · Don Byas… · 1946 archive.org ↗
  • Woodchopper's Holiday Bill Harris Big Eight · Sonny Berman · Flip Phillips · Serge Chaloff… · 1946 archive.org ↗
  • CURBSTONE SCUFFLE SONNY BERMAN'S BIG EIGHT · Sonny Berman · Bill Harris · Flip… · 1946 archive.org ↗
  • WOODCHOPPER'S HOLIDAY BILL HARRIS BIG EIGHT · SONNY BERMAN · Flip Phillips · Serge Chaloff… · 1946 archive.org ↗

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Shorty Rogers play?

Shorty Rogers is known for playing trumpet and flugelhorn.

When and where was Shorty Rogers born?

Shorty Rogers was born 14 April 1924 in Great Barrington.

What are Shorty Rogers's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Cool and Crazy (1953), Courts the Count (1954), Collaboration (1955), Chances Are It Swings (1959) and Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan (1959).

External links

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