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Shorty Sherock

( 1915 Births )

Career
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As leader
As sideman

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Capitol Ella Sherock Sings

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Clarence Francis Cherock known professionally as Shorty Sherock (November 17, 1915 – February 19, 1980)

(1992). 9780851129396, Guinness Publishing. ISBN 9780851129396

was an American Swing music jazz trumpeter.

Career

He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Sherock attended the Illinois Military Academy. In the 1930s he was a soloist with the Jimmy Dorsey orchestra and with the Gene Krupa orchestra. He led a big band in the 1940s. He was a featured soloist in Los Angeles in 1944 at the first Jazz at the Philharmonic concert. The concert included Nat King Cole, Illinois Jacquet, J. J. Johnson, Jack McVea, and Les Paul.

On January 31, 1946, Sherock recorded Leonard Feather's composition "Snafu". In 1955, he recorded three tracks for Freddie Slack's Boogie Woogie on the 88.

As a member of the Nelson Riddle Orchestra he appeared on Dean Martin's album This Time I'm Swingin'!, 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, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook, and Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook. He worked as a film studio musician in Los Angeles, California.