Milton “Shorty” Rogers was a champion of West Coast jazz born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, arranging songs and playing both the trumpet and flugelhorn. Rogers worked first as a professional musician with Will Bradley and Red Norvo. From 1947 to 1949, he worked extensively with Woody Herman and in 1950 and 1951 he played with Stan Kenton. Shorty Rogers was more well known for his arrangement skills than as a trumpeter, having composed the music for UPA's Mr. Wikipedia
...Shorty Rogers Infinity Promenade Infinity Promenade The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach Bud and Shorty Back into playing Talking to Les Tomkins in 1983... www.jazzprofessional.com/interviews/Shorty%20Rogers_1.htm
O ne 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. www.spaceagepop.com/rogers.htm
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