Biography

A prime mover in the west coast jazz scene of the 1950s, Shorty Rogers honed his smooth, ultra-cool trumpet style in the bands of Will Bradley, Woody Herman and Stan Kenton. He also recorded with his small groups, including the hugely influential Modern Sounds in 1951. Rogers also strutted his stuff on LPs like the big band COOL AND CRAZY, THE SWINGING MR. ROGERS and MARTIANS, COME BACK!. He made a splash in 1955 on-screen and on the soundtrack of THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM. After a brief hiatus, Rogers returned to performing, teaming up with his old friend, Bud Shank, in the '80s. He switched to flugelhorn and continued to perform until his death in 1995.

Top Tracks

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• Back To The Basie-ics

• Beale Street Blues

• Doggin' Around

• Eight Brothers

• Finale

• Isn't It Romantic

• Jolly Rogers

• Jumping At The Woodside

• Martians Go Home

• Molly

• Over The Rainbow

• Short Stop

• St. Louis Blues

• Steal Away

• The Lady Is A Tramp

• Tickletoe

• Topsy

• Trickley Didlier

• Voodoo Suite (afro Cuban Jazz Suite)

• Yellow Dog Blues

• Yesterday, Today And Forever

Discography

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• Back Again

  Choice

  1984

• Gospel Mission

  Capitol

  1963

• The Shorty Rogers Quintet

  Studio West

  1962

• Bossa Nova

  Reprise

  1962

• The Fourth Dimension in Sound

  Collectables

  1961

• The Swingin' Nutcracker

  Cloud 9 Records / RCA

  1961

• Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan

  MGM

  1959

• The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs

  DRG

  1959

• Way Up There

  Atlantic

  1958

• Manteca Afro-Cuban Influence

  Sony BMG / RCA

  1958

• Gigi in Jazz

  Cloud 9 Records

  1958

• The Velvet Lounge: St. Louis Blues

  Bear Family Records

  1958

• Rogers in Stereo

  Atlantic

  1958

• Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rogers

  Cloud 9 Records

  1957

• The Big Shorty Rogers Express

  BMG International

  1956

• Wherever the Five Winds Blow

  Cloud 9 Records

  1956

• Shorty Rogers & His Giants, Vol. 3

  RCA

  1956

• Martians, Stay Home

  Atlantic

  1955

• Collaboration

  Cloud 9 Records

  1955

• In Collaboration

  Fresh Sound Records

  1955

• The Swinging Mr. Rogers

  Collectables

  1955

• Martians, Come Back!

  Atlantic

  1955

• Shorty Rogers Compositions

  Nocturne Records

  1954

• Shorty Rogers & His Giants, Vol. 2

  RCA

  1954

• Shorty Rogers and His Giants

  Cloud 9 Records

  1953

• Cool and Crazy

  Cloud 9 Records

  1953

• Shorty Rogers Big Band, Vol. 1

  Time Is

  1953

• Popo

  Xanadu Records

  1951