When Shorty Rogers signed with RCA in the early 1950s, he had two jobs: to record albums for the label and to function as an A&R executive who would attract West Coast talent, come up with a smart angle and record them. One of those ideas in 1956 was to record pianist Lou Levy with a quartet that had a fresh sound.
During the weeks Rogers and Levy were i…
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