Clarence Francis Cherock known professionally as Shorty Sherock (November 17, 1915 – February 19, 1980) was an American swing jazz trumpeter.

Career

He was born in

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, United States. Sherock attended the Illinois Military Academy. In the 1930s he was a soloist with the

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orchestra and with the

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orchestra. He led a big band in the 1940s. He was a featured soloist in Los Angeles in 1944 at the first

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concert. The concert included

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, J. J. Johnson,

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, and Les Paul. On January 31, 1946, Sherock recorded

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's composition "Snafu". In 1955, he recorded three tracks for

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's ''Boogie Woogie on the 88''. As a member of the Nelson Riddle Orchestra he appeared on Dean Martin's album ''

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'', on Frank Sinatra's album '' Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners'', and on Ella Fitzgrerald's albums '' Get Happy!'', '' Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson'', '' Ella Swings Gently with Nelson'', ''

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'', '' Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook'', and ''

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''. He worked as a film studio musician in

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Discography

As leader

* ''Great Swinging Sounds'' with the Gramercy Six (Edison, 1959) * ''Pre-bop'' (Bob Thiele 1975)

As sideman

With

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* ''Casa Loma in Hi-Fi'' (Capitol, 1956) * ''Please Mr. Gray'' (Capitol, 1961) * ''Solo Spotlight'' (Capitol, 1960) * ''Themes of the Great Bands'' (Capitol, 1963) * ''Today's Best'' (Capitol, 1963) * ''Jonah Jones Quartet/Glen Gray Casa Loma Orchestra'' (Capitol, 1961) With others *

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, ''The Home of Happy Feet'' (Capitol, 1959) *

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, '' Aspects'' (United Artists, 1959) * Benny Carter, '' BBB & Co.'' (Prestige, 1962) * Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong, ''Bing & Satchmo'' (MGM, 1960) *

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, ''From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie'' (Capitol, 1964) *

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, ''Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook'' (Verve, 1963) * Ella Fitzgerald, ''Dream Dancine'' (Pablo, 1979) *

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, ''The Blues'' (Coral, 1959) *

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, ''The Mad Music World of Mel Henke'' (Warner Bros., 1962) *

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, ''Salute to the Smooth Bands'' (Capitol, 1959) *

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, ''The Dixieland Story Vol. 2'' (Warner Bros., 1959) * Nelson Riddle, ''Contemporary Sound of Nelson Riddle'' (United Artists, 1968) *

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, ''Swing Along with Mavis'' (Reprise, 1961)

References

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