Shorty Rogers

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Shorty Rogers

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 14, 1924 (Berkshire County), Died November 7, 1994 (Van Nuys)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 27 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Chess	U7234	10-in.	1/8/1950	Full moon	Gene Ammons Sextet	composer
Decca	86791		9/3/1954	Private hell 36	Leith Stevens Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86792		9/3/1954	Havana interlude	Leith Stevens Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86793		9/3/1954	Easy mood	Leith Stevens Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86794		9/3/1954	Daddy long legs	Leith Stevens Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86795		9/3/1954	Joshua	Leith Stevens Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86796		9/3/1954	Lilli	Leith Stevens Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86797		9/3/1954	Dance of the Lilliputian	Leith Stevens Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86798		9/3/1954	Private blues	Leith Stevens Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	89308		2/21/1956	Man with the golden arm-Main theme	Elmer Bernstein Orchestra	instrumentalist, flugelhorn
Decca	89309		2/21/1956	Clark Street	Elmer Bernstein Orchestra	instrumentalist, flugelhorn
Decca	L 7392		10/2/1953	Hot shoe	Leith Stevens' All-Stars	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 7393		10/2/1953	Lonely way	Leith Stevens' All-Stars	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 7394		10/2/1953	Blues for Brando	Leith Stevens' All-Stars	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 7395		10/2/1953	Windswept	Leith Stevens' All-Stars	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 7396		10/2/1953	Beerle	Leith Stevens' All-Stars	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 7397		10/2/1953	Chino	Leith Stevens' All-Stars	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 7398		10/2/1953	Scramble	Leith Stevens' All-Stars	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 7399		10/2/1953	The wild one	Leith Stevens' All-Stars	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 7930		9/23/1954	Rock and roll hop	Les Brown and his Band of Renown	arranger
Decca	L 8414		5/18/1955	The Turk-3	Jack Millman Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 8415		5/18/1955	Cathy goes South-4	Jack Millman Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 8860		12/15/1955	Frankie machine-2	Elmer Bernstein	instrumentalist, flugelhorn
Decca	L 9113		4/2/1956	Drag for beers	Leith Stevens' All-Stars	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 9114		4/2/1956	Prelude to a rumble	Leith Stevens' All-Stars	instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 1-25 of 27 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rogers, Shorty," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/208740.

Rogers, Shorty. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/208740.

"Rogers, Shorty." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.