With his jazzy score and arrangements for The Wild One, Shorty Rogers played an instrumental role in bringing jazz music to film and television scores. A native of Great Barrington, MA, Rogers launched his career at age 16 as a trumpet player for Will Bradley's band and then that of vibraphone player Red Norvo in the early '40s. Rogers was among the first jazz artists to use the flügelhorn. In the '50s, Rogers, like fellow artists Dave Brubeck, moved to Los Angeles to perfect the new West Coast sound. In addition to playing music, Rogers proved to be a talented composer and arranger whose music was played by such jazz greats as Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, and Charlie Barnett. Following his success with the classic Brando film, Rogers spent most of his time writing scores.
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Jazz Shots from the West Coast, Vol. 2
Archival Appearance |
2005 | |||
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The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
Composer (Music Score) |
1981 | |||
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Zoot Suit
Composer (Music Score), Musical Arrangement |
1981 | |||
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The Return of the Mod Squad
Composer (Music Score) |
1979 | |||
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Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond: Take Five
Performance |
1975 | |||
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Dr. Minx
Composer (Music Score) |
1975 | |||
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The Specialist
Composer (Music Score) |
1975 | |||
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The Teacher
Composer (Music Score) |
1974 | |||
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Breakout
Composer (Music Score) |
1970 | |||
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Fools
Composer (Music Score) |
1970 | |||
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Gidget Grows Up
Composer (Music Score) |
1969 | |||
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The Tiger Makes Out
Composer (Music Score) |
1967 | |||
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Taffy and the Jungle Hunter
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1965 | |||
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Young Dillinger
Composer (Music Score) |
1965 | |||
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Tarzan, the Ape Man
Composer (Music Score) |
1959 | |||
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