Results for "Shorty Rogers"

News: Obituary

Vic Lewis (1919-2009)

February 12, 2009

Vic Lewis, a British bandleader whose intensive admiration for Stan Kenton and other West Coast jazz artists led him to form one of Britain's most admired American-sounding jazz orchestras of the late 1940s and 1950s, died on Monday in the U.K. He was 89. Most American jazz fans are unfamiliar with Lewis, primarily because the bandleader ...

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Shorty Goes To Hollywood

By Shorty Rogers

Label: Giant Step Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: CD1: Joycycle; The Lady Is A Tramp; The Goof And I; My Little Suede Shoes; Isn't It Romantic?; Not Really The Blues; Martians Go Home; My Heart Stood Still; Trickley Didlier; Solarization; Oh Play That Thing; That's What I'm Talkin' 'Bout; Michele's Meditation. CD2: Papouche; Lotus Bud; Clark Street; Zosh; Frankie Machine; The Fix; Molly; Breakup; Sunday Morning; Desperation; Audition; The Cure; Finale; The Voodoo Suite.

Article: Album Review

Shorty Rogers: Shorty Goes To Hollywood

by Nic Jones
June 22, 2007

This is volume three in an ongoing series devoted to the music of trumpeter Shorty Rogers, released by Giant Steps. The temptation to say that what's on this set is unlikely to win any new converts to his music is great, but while it might be apposite the case is a little more complicated than that. ...

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Infinity Promenade

Featuring the music of Shorty Rogers
Duration: 4:47
April 14, 2007

A group of West Coast all-stars perfoming at the 1983 Aurex Jazz Festival in Japan. SHORTY ROGERS (Flugelhorn) BUD SHANK (Alto Sax) JIMMY GIUFFRE (Tenor Sax) BOB COOPER (Tenor Sax) BILL PERKINS (Baritone Sax) PETE JOLLY (Piano) MONTY BUDWIG (Bass) SHELLY MANNE (Drums)

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Creative West Coast Swing

By Shorty Rogers

Label: RCA Records
Released: 2005

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Modern Jazz Archive

By Shorty Rogers

Label: RCA Records
Released: 2004

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Bossa Nova/Jazz Waltz

By Shorty Rogers

Label: Collectables
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Samba Do Lorinho (Lorinho's Samba) 2. Chega De Saudade (No More Sadness) 3. Samba Triste (Melancholy Samba) 4. Samba De Uma Nota So (One Note Samba) 5. Pao De Assucar (Sugar Loaf) 6. Samba Do Empashgi (Empashgi's Samba) 7. O Amore E A Rosa (Love Is A Rose) 8. So Voce (Only You) 9. Chora Tua Tristeza (Cry Your Sadness) 10. So Um Amor (Only One Love) 11. O Menino Desce O Morro (Little Brown Boy) 12. I'm Gonna Go Fishin' 13. Greensleeves 14. Walk On The Wild Side 15. Witchcraft 16. Be As Children 17. Jazz Waltz 18. Echoes Of Harlem 19. A Taste Of Honey 20. Terrence's Farewell 21. The Streets Of Laredo.

Article: Album Review

Shorty Rogers: Bossa Nova/Jazz Waltz

by David Rickert
May 12, 2003

Like Stan Kenton, Shorty Rogers led a big band that featured some of the greatest names in West Coast jazz. No less than Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre, and Bob Shank appeared on early classics like The Big Shorty Rogers Express and Portrait of Shorty. However, Rogers’ band always seemed like a lot more fun to be ...

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Contours

By Shorty Rogers

Label: RCA Records
Released: 2002

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Portrait of Shorty

By Shorty Rogers

Label: RCA Records
Released: 1999