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 20 Jun 2006
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The Swingin' Nutcracker
Jazz - Released by RCA - Legacy on 23 Sep 1960
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Voodoo Suite (Plus Six All-Time Greats)
Jazz - Released by RCA - Legacy on 19 Aug 1955
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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The Swinging Mr. Rogers
Jazz - Released by Rhino Atlantic on 16 Feb 2022
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The Fourth Dimension In Sound
Jazz - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 10 Nov 1961
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Backup the Best of Shorty Rogers
Jazz - Released by BackUp Best Sounds on 18 Oct 2013
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Complete Quintet Sessions 1954-1956
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 12 Dec 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Jazz - Released by RCA - Legacy on 20 Jun 2018
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Four Classic Albums (The Big Shorty Rogers Express / Shorty Rogers And His Giants / Wherever The Five Winds Blow / Chances Are It Swings) (Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 2 Oct 2011
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Bossa Nova
Bossa Nova - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 12 Apr 2022
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Jazz Waltz
Jazz - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 20 Jun 2006
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Early Skylark and Tampa Eps
Shorty Rogers, Maynard Ferguson, Charlie Shavers
Jazz - Released by VSOP Records on 25 Aug 2017
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Afro-Cuban Influence
Jazz - Released by RCA - Legacy on 22 Aug 1958
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Chances Are It Swings
Jazz - Released by RCA - Legacy on 5 Jun 1959
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Bud Shank - Shorty Rogers - Bill Perkins
Bud Shank Quintet, Shorty Rogers, Bud Shank, Bill Perkins
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 1 Jan 1955
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Swing Band Classics
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 22 May 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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The Wizard Of Oz & Other Harold Arlen Songs (Remastered)
Contemporary Jazz - Released by RevOla on 30 Jul 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo