Shorty Rogers
A fine middle-register trumpeter whose style seemed to practically define "cool jazz," Shorty Rogers was actually more significant for his arranging, both in jazz and in the movie studios. After gaining early experience with Will Bradley and Red Norvo and serving in the military, Rogers rose to fame as a member of Woody Herman's First and Second Herds (1945-1946 and 1947-1949), and somehow he managed to bring some swing to the Stan Kenton Innovations Orchestra (1950-1951), clearly enjoying writing for the stratospheric flights of Maynard Ferguson. After that association ran its course, Rogers settled in Los Angeles where he led his Giants (which ranged from a quintet to a nonet and a big band) on a series of rewarding West Coast jazz-styled recordings and wrote for the studios, helping greatly to bring jazz into the movies; his scores for The Wild One and The Man With the Golden Arm are particularly memorable. After 1962, Rogers stuck almost exclusively to writing for television and films, but in 1982 he began a comeback in jazz. Rogers reorganized and headed the Lighthouse All-Stars and, although his own playing was not quite as strong as previously, he remained a welcome presence both in clubs and recordings.
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Jazz Waltz + the Swingin' Mr. Rogers
Jazz - Released by Heart & Soul Records on 25 Apr 2014
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Anthology: The Definitive Collection (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Master Tape Records on 24 Sep 2021
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Bossa Nova (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Released by Treasury Jazz on 15 Jan 2016
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Jazz Figures / Shorty Rogers (1951-1956). Volume 2
Jazz - Released by Collector Records Greece on 2 Jan 2007
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Shorty Rogers on Quardromania, Vol. 3
Jazz - Released by Black Sheep Music on 2 Dec 2013
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Martians Go Home, Vol. 1
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Top Tracks on 30 Oct 2013
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Afro-Cuban Influence
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Supreme Media on 22 Aug 1958
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The Classics, Vol. 1
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Supreme Media on 1 Jan 2013
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Ungawa! Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan! (TV and 3 Little Bops Too!)
Bebop - Released by Poppydisc on 21 Apr 1960
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Voodoo Suite
Jazz - Released by Moon Beams Records on 19 Aug 1955
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Creative West Coast Swing Featuring Art Pepper, Shelly Manne A.M.O. Vol 3
Jazz - Released by Documents on 1 Sep 2005
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Classic Rogers, Vol. 1: The Big Shorty Rogers Express
Jazz - Released by Top Tracks on 30 Oct 2013
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The Classics, Vol. 4
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Supreme Media on 1 Jan 2013
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Shorty Rogers on Quadromania, Vol. 3
Jazz - Released by Black Sheep Music on 31 Oct 2013
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Shorty Rogers on Quardromania, Vol. 2
Jazz - Released by Black Sheep Music on 2 Dec 2013
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The Sweet Sixties
Jazz - Released by The Sweet Sixties on 1 Jul 2022
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Moon Over Cuba
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Top Tracks on 9 Oct 2013
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Jazz Figures / Shorty Rogers (1951-1953), Volume 1
Jazz - Released by Collector Records Greece on 2 Jan 2007
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Tarzan, The Ape Man (Original Soundtrack) [1959]
Film Soundtracks - Released by Classic Soundtrack Collector on 27 Nov 2013
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