Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra
Pete Rugolo was one of the most prolific arrangers for Stan Kenton's 1945-1949 orchestras, following through on the leader's swashbuckling example to help shape the band's exciting, blasting style. Brought to the U.S. at age five, Rugolo grew up in Santa Rosa, California, and became a student of Darius Milhaud at Mills College in Oakland. After a stint with the Army, he submitted an arrangement to Kenton and then settled in with the band, turning out a series of "Artistry in..." compositions ("Bass," "Percussion," "Bolero," "Boogie"), as well as some of the earliest, most startling pieces for the Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra. However, Rugolo soon gravitated toward pop, landing a position as music director of Capitol Records in 1949, where he cranked out arrangements -- some of which bordered on easy listening treacle -- for June Christy, Nat King Cole, Harry Belafonte (in his brief pop period), the Four Freshmen, and others. In 1957, he became music director of Mercury Records, making a number of albums for that label, and briefly led a big band in 1954. From the '50s onward, Rugolo moved into Hollywood, scoring TV series like The Fugitive and Run for Your Life, and several films. Consequently, his importance to jazz lessened as the years passed.
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Discography
12 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Adventures in Rhythm (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 16 Oct 2015
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Adventures in Sound
Jazz - Released by Jazz City Series on 3 Apr 2013
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Adventures in Jazz
Jazz - Released by Jazz City Series on 3 Apr 2013
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Ten Trumpets and Two Guitars + Ten Saxophones and Two Basses
Jazz - Released by Moonbeams Records on 1 Dec 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Music for Hi-Fi Bugs (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 16 Oct 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Music for Hi-Fi Bugs + Brass in Hi-Fi
Jazz - Released by Moonbeams Records on 1 Dec 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rugolomania (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by AVID Entertainment on 1 Jan 1955
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rugolomania + New Sounds
Jazz - Released by Moonbeams Records on 1 Dec 2013
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Percussion at Work + Ten Trombones Like Two Pianos
Jazz - Released by Moonbeams Records on 1 Dec 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Behind Brigitte Bardot
Pete Rugolo and his Orchestra & Pete Rugolo
Jazz - Released by President Jazz Records on 11 Sep 2012
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Jack the Ripper (The Original Soundtrack Recording) [Bonus Track Version]
Film Soundtracks - Released by Moonbeams Records on 1 Dec 2013
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Behind Brigitte Bardot (Cool Sounds from Her Hot Scenes)
Jazz - Released by Puzzled Records on 11 Sep 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo