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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.
May 22, 2017 · Shorty Rogers. Biography. Articles. News. One of the leading figures of West Coast jazz, Shorty Rogers' decision to stop performing and switch to full-time studio work in 1962 marked the end of its golden era. Rogers played with a number of big bands in the late 1940s, and began to attract attention as an arranger while working with Woody Herman.
Shorty Rogers was deemed by his jazz legend peers to be the Godfather of West Coast Jazz during a long stretch of the coolest era in real jazz.
Nov 7, 1994 · Ultra-smooth trumpet and flugelhorn player whose cool style made him a fixture in the west coast jazz scene of the 1950s. Read Full Biography.
American jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader. Not same as pianist, bandleader, arranger Milton Rogers (born Milton Adelstein) Born April 14, 1924 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Died November 7, 1994 (age of 70) in Van Nuys, California.
Rogers began his career as a professional musician working with Red Norvo and Will Bradley. He worked extensively with Woody Herman from 1947 to 1949. In 1950 and 1951, he also played with Stan Kenton. Rogers was also featured on the 1954 Shelly Manne album The Three and the Two with Jimmy Giuffre.
Dec 28, 2011 · Trumpeter Shorty Rogers was one of the few jazz musicians to embrace the big band sound long after the commercial appeal for the genre was over, and despite the lack of commercial viability, he produced a series of terrific albums in the 1950s.
