Shorty Rogers - The Complete Atlantic And EMI Jazz Recordings Of Shorty Rogers [1989] (4 x CDs)

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SHORTY ROGERS

Shorty Rogers - The Complete Atlantic And EMI Jazz Recordings Of Shorty Rogers [1989] (4 x CDs)

Milton "Shorty" Rogers, born Milton Rajonsky on April 14, 1924, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, was a pioneering American jazz musician and arranger. A key figure in the development of West Coast jazz, Rogers played trumpet and flugelhorn. He began his career with Will Bradley and Red Norvo, later working with Woody Herman and Stan Kenton. Rogers was known for his innovative compositions and arrangements, contributing to both jazz and film scores. He recorded numerous albums, including "Shorty Courts the Count" and "The Swinging Mr. Rogers". Rogers also composed music for the Friz Freleng cartoon "Three Little Bops" and the MGM film "Tarzan, the Ape Man". His work extended to scoring films like "Fools" and "The Teacher". Rogers passed away on November 7, 1994, in Van Nuys, California, leaving behind a legacy that continues to influence jazz musicians and enthusiasts.

This four-CD limited-edition box set from Mosaic (which was also made available as six LPs) features all of the recordings that trumpeter-arranger Shorty Rogers made for the Atlantic and EMI labels. Six titles from 1951 find Rogers leading an octet based on Miles Davis' Birth of the Cool nonet and featuring solos from altoist Art Pepper, the tenor of Jimmy Giuffre, and pianist Hampton Hawes. Rogers also heads a quintet with altoist Bud Shank in 1954, a quintet with Giuffre (tripling on clarinet, tenor, and baritone) in 1955, and some slightly larger groups (with such sidemen as the Candoli Brothers, trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison, altoists Herb Geller and Shank, pianists Lou Levy and Pete Jolly, and drummer Shelly Manne, among others). Although West Coast jazz has received a bad rap by East Coast writers through the years, Rogers shows that his recordings actually contained plenty of fire and swing, looking back toward the swing era and ahead simultaneously. Among the many highlights of this essential set are "Popo," "Lotus Bud," "Not Really the Blues," "Trickleydidlier," "Martians Go Home," "Martians Come Back," "March of the Martians," and "Martians Stay Home." (AllMusic review by Scott Yanow)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Shorty Rogers - Popo 3:03

02 Shorty Rogers - Didi 2:28

03 Shorty Rogers - Four Mothers 2:50

04 Shorty Rogers - Over The Rainbow 3:02

05 Shorty Rogers - Apropos 2:39

06 Shorty Rogers - Sam and The Lady 3:08

07 Shorty Rogers - Shank's Pranks 3:17

08 Shorty Rogers - Casa De Luz 5:39

09 Shorty Rogers - Lotus Bud 3:23

10 Shorty Rogers - Left Bank 3:26

11 Shorty Rogers - Jasmine 4:14

12 Shorty Rogers - Just A Few 4:16

13 Shorty Rogers - Isn't it Romantic 5:48

14 Shorty Rogers - Not Really the Blues 5:02

15 Shorty Rogers - Martians Go Home 7:56

CD2

01 Shorty Rogers - My Heart Stood Still 6:13

02 Shorty Rogers - Loaded 6:44

03 Shorty Rogers - Oh, Play That Thing 6:35

04 Shorty Rogers - Bill 3:06

05 Shorty Rogers - Twelfth Street Rag 4:52

06 Shorty Rogers - The Lady in Red 6:14

07 Shorty Rogers - Trickleydidlier 4:42

08 Shorty Rogers - Solarization 4:28

09 Shorty Rogers - That's What I'm Talkin' 'Bout 5:37

10 Shorty Rogers - Michele's Miditation 3:57

11 Shorty Rogers - Barbaro 4:41

12 Shorty Rogers - Planetarium 3:41

13 Shorty Rogers - Martians Come Back 6:16

14 Shorty Rogers - March of the Martians 4:35

CD3

01 Shorty Rogers - Papouche (Alternate Version) 4:35

02 Shorty Rogers - Papouche 4:19

03 Shorty Rogers - Martians Stay Home 6:34

04 Shorty Rogers - Peals 5:12

05 Shorty Rogers - Lotus Bud 4:57

06 Shorty Rogers - Easy 4:24

07 Shorty Rogers - Amber Leaves 4:18

08 Shorty Rogers - Serenade in Sweets 6:38

09 Shorty Rogers - Astral Alley 4:38

10 Shorty Rogers - Pixieland 4:29

11 Shorty Rogers - Wail of Two Cities 5:49

12 Shorty Rogers - Baklava Bridge 5:29

13 Shorty Rogers - Chant of The Cosmos 6:14

CD4

01 Shorty Rogers - Diskie's Dream 5:34

02 Shorty Rogers - Moten Swing 6:04

03 Shorty Rogers - Blues Way Up There 5:24

04 Shorty Rogers - Blues Way Down There 4:18

05 Shorty Rogers - Toyland 4:08

06 Shorty Rogers - I Dig Ed 3:12

07 Shorty Rogers - Adam in New York 3:16

08 Shorty Rogers - Lickin' With Clax 7:27

09 Shorty Rogers - Put The Goodies 6:19

10 Shorty Rogers - Our Song 5:26

11 Shorty Rogers - Pete's Meat 4:54

12 Shorty Rogers - Mike's Peak 5:22

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