Shorty Rogers Musical artist

Milton “Shorty” Rogers (April 14, 1924 – November 7, 1994) was one of the principal creators of West Coast jazz. He played both the trumpet and flugelhorn, and was in demand for his skills as an arranger.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 14, 1924
Birth place
Great Barrington Massachusetts
Date of deathNovember 07, 1994
Place of death
Van Nuys Los Angeles

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Musical artist

associated musical artist
Stan Kenton
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Cool jazz
instrument
Flugelhorn
Trumpet
record label
RCA Records

Shorty Rogers on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.jazzprofessional.com/interviews/Shorty%20Rogers_1.htm
  2. http://www.spaceagepop.com/rogers.htm
  3. https://archive.org/details/alphabet_conspiracy