Shorty Sherock

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

Birth and Death Data: Born Minneapolis (city in and seat of Hennepin County, and largest city in State of Minnesota, United States), Died February 19, 1980 (Northridge (neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1959

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 168 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	63201	10-in.	1/25/1938	Doctor Rhythm	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63202	10-in.	1/25/1938	On the sentimental side	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63203	10-in.	1/25/1938	How'dja like to love me?	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63204	10-in.	1/25/1938	I fall in love with you every day	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63205	10-in.	1/25/1938	Love is here to stay	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63206	10-in.	1/28/1938	Smoke from a chimney	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63207	10-in.	1/28/1938	It's the dreamer in me	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63208	10-in.	1/28/1938	I was doing all right	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63209	10-in.	1/28/1938	My first impression of you	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63429	10-in.	3/15/1938	Two bouquets	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63430	10-in.	3/15/1938	I can't face the music (without singing the blues)	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63431	10-in.	3/16/1938	Joseph! Joseph!	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63432	10-in.	3/16/1938	At a perfume counter	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63433	10-in.	3/16/1938	It's the dreamer in me	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63434	10-in.	3/16/1938	Don't be that way	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63435	10-in.	3/16/1938	Love walked in	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63436	10-in.	3/16/1938	The weekend of a private secretary	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63496	10-in.	3/29/1938	Lost and found	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63497	10-in.	3/29/1938	Stop! And reconsider	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63498	12-in.	3/29/1938	I cried for you	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63655	10-in.	4/22/1938	Popcorn man	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra ; Ralph Muzzillo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63656	10-in.	4/22/1938	I love you in technicolor	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra ; Ralph Muzzillo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63657	10-in.	4/22/1938	At your beck and call	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra ; Ralph Muzzillo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63658	10-in.	4/22/1938	Cowboy from Brooklyn	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra ; Ralph Muzzillo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	63659	10-in.	4/22/1938	Who do you think I saw last night?	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra ; Ralph Muzzillo	instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 1-25 of 168 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sherock, Shorty," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/343499.

Sherock, Shorty. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/343499.

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