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The Feeling of Jazz – Spotlight-1 on Shorty Rogers Compositions

Shorty Rogers And His Giants Complete Quintet Sessions, 1951-1958, album cover art from Fresh Sound Jazz City Records.
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The Feeling of Jazz, Hour-2, 07-26-2020

The Feeling of Jazz, program # 126 originally aired May 12, 2013 and is presented again July 26, 2020 with co-host Kent Lindquist spotlighting music compositions of Shorty Rogers. Milton "Shorty" Rogers (April 14, 1924 – November 7, 1994) was one of the principal creators of West Coast jazz. He played trumpet and flugelhorn and was in demand for his skills as an arranger. Meanwhile, Bill Satterlee featured music from George Shearing, Scott Hamilton, Shely Manne and more. Engineered by Dave Woodworth.
 

8 p.m. Hour - Music by Title, Artist, Album Composer, Time length
 

1. Isn't It Romantic, Shorty Rogers And His Giants, The Swinging Mr. Rogers, Richard Rodgers-Lorenze Hart, 5:43 min.
2. Martians' Lullaby, Shorty Rogers And His Giants, Portrait of Shorty, Shorty Rogers, 7:14 min.
3. Night Mist Blues, Milt Jackson, Night Mist, Ahmad Jamal, 9:11 min.
4. Love Walked In, George Shearing & The Montgomery Brothers, Jazzland original Jazz Classics Sampler (Orig. LP: George Shearing & The Montgomery Brothers), George and Ira Gershwin, 2:08 min.
5. Morpo, Shorty Rogers, Shorty Rogers And His Giants, Shorty Rogers, 3:28 min.
6. Wabash, Scott Hamilton & Friends, Blues, Bop and Ballads; Nat Adderley, 5:28 min.
7. Bleep, Shelly Manne, Perk Up, Mike Wofford, 6:27 min.
8. Trickly Didlier, Shorty Rogers And His Giants, The Swinging Mr. Rogers, Shorty Rogers, 4:39 min.
 

9 p.m. Hour - Music by Title, Artist, Album Composer, Time length
 

1. Until I Met You (Corner Pocket), Joe Williams & Friends, I Just Want To Sing (June 1985), F. Green, 3:20 min.
2. Swingin' The Blues, Shorty Rogers, Shorty Courts The Count, Count Basie-Eddie Durham, 4:25 min.
3. My Little Suede Shoes, J.J. Johnson and His Big Bands, Say When, Charlie Parker, 4:52 min.
4. Taps Miller, Shorty Rogers, Shorty Courts The Count, Count Basie, 3:19 min.
5. I Thought About You, Ray Brown Trio with Diana Krall, Some of My Best Friends Are... Singers, Mercer-Heusen, 5:18 min.
6. The Wild One (Hot Blood), Shorty Rogers, Shorty Courts The Count, Shorty Rogers, 3:17 min.
7. Mirage, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Midnight Session, M. Waldron, 4:43 min.
8. Martians Come Back, Shorty Rogers, Shorty Rogers and His Giants - Martians Come Back, Shorty Rogers, 6:10 min.
9. Boprn To Be Blue, Wynton Kelly, Blue Piano Vol. 1 (Blue Note), Mel Torme'-R. Wells, 3:26 min.
10. Pirouette, Shorty Rogers And His Giants, Shorty Rogers And His Giants, Shorty Rogers, 3:10 min.
11. Moto, Conte Candoli-Lee Morgan, Double or Nothin', Bob Cooper, 5:43 min.