Sunday, April 14, will mark the 100th anniversary of Shorty Rogers' birth. The trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer and arranger who was a founding father of West Coast jazz died in 1994 from melanoma at age 70. [Photo above of Shorty Rogers]
Today, in advanced celebration of Rogers' contribution to jazz, I've assembled 10 of my favorite clips plus three b…
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