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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 · 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.
Shorty Rogers - Cool and Crazy ( Full Album ) 11,326 views. 182. Shorty Rogers - trumpet, arranger....Pete Candoli, Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, John Howell - trumpet....Milt Bernhardt,...
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.
Shorty Rogers Milton Rajonsky, a Great Barrington, Massachusetts native, was one the main creators of West Coast Jazz. He was a flugelhorn player and an arranger.
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.
