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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Martians, Come Back!
Jazz - Released by Rhino Atlantic on Jun 20, 2006
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The Swingin' Nutcracker
Jazz - Released by RCA - Legacy on Sep 23, 1960
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Voodoo Suite (Plus Six All-Time Greats)
Jazz - Released by RCA - Legacy on Aug 19, 1955
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The Swinging Mr. Rogers
Jazz - Released by Rhino Atlantic on Feb 16, 2022
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The Fourth Dimension In Sound
Jazz - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on Nov 10, 1961
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Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Jazz - Released by RCA - Legacy on Jun 20, 2018
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Bossa Nova
Bossa Nova - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on Apr 12, 2022
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Jazz Waltz
Jazz - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on Jun 20, 2006
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Early Skylark and Tampa Eps
Shorty Rogers, Maynard Ferguson, Charlie Shavers
Jazz - Released by VSOP Records on Aug 25, 2017
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Afro-Cuban Influence
Jazz - Released by RCA - Legacy on Aug 22, 1958
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Chances Are It Swings
Jazz - Released by RCA - Legacy on Jun 5, 1959
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Courts The Count
Jazz - Released by RCA - Legacy on May 21, 1954
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Un Poco Loco
Jazz - Released by Marylebone Records on Aug 16, 2013
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Shorty Rogers - The Sweetheart of Sigmund Freud
Jazz - Released by Giant Steps on Mar 18, 2022
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Live at the Royal Palms Inn
Jazz - Released by Woofy Productions, Inc. on Jan 3, 1995
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West Coast Jazz, Shorty Rogers
Jazz - Released by SendDigital on Oct 18, 1999
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Plays Richard Rodgers
Jazz - Released by RCA - Legacy on Jul 19, 1957
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