Shorty Rogers was one of the founders of West Coast jazz. That’s not me saying so but the late Howard Rumsey, Stan Kenton’s first and long-time bassist, when I interviewed him in 2009:
JW: Who was most responsible for West Coast jazz?
HR: It was a combination of Gerry Mulligan and Shorty Rogers. They changed the whole scene. They get the big medals. Mul…
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