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Shorty Rogers

American jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader. [b]Not same as pianist, bandleader, arranger [a893883] (born Milton Adelstein)[/b] Born April 14, 1924 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Died November 7, 1994 (age of 70) in Van Nuys, California. Worked with [a=Will Bradley], [a=Red Norvo], [a=Teddy Charles], [a=Woody Herman], [a=Charlie Barnet] and [a=Stan Kenton], among others. In addition to leading his own jazz groups, he was a producer and writer, and teamed with [a=Kelly Gordon] for a number of productions, especially in the late 1960s. He is also known for having arranged and conducted several records for [a=The Monkees] and [a=Michael Nesmith].