Introducing Pete Rugolo

Introducing Pete Rugolo
Introducing Pete Rugolo
Studio album by Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra
Released	1954
Recorded	February 8 & 22, April 28 & 29 and July 8, 1954
Studio	Goldwyn Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Columbia; CL 6289 / CL 635
Producer	Paul Weston
Pete Rugolo chronology
12 Inch LP Cover

Introducing Pete Rugolo is an album by bandleader, composer, arranger and conductor Pete Rugolo featuring performances recorded in 1954 and released on the Columbia label, initially as a 10-inch LP, then with an additional four tracks as a 12-inch LP in 1955.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow commented: "This particular album finds him utilizing a big band filled with top studio and West Coast jazz players".^[5]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Pete Rugolo, except where indicated.

"That Old Black Magic" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 2:53
"Early Stan" - 2:44
"Bazaar" (Aram Khachaturian) - 2:49
"California Melodies" (David Rose) - 2:44
"You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) - 2:16
"360 Special" - 3:02
"Laura" (David Raksin, Mercer) - 2:44
"Come Back Little Rocket" - 2:30
"In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree" (Egbert Van Alstyne, Harry Williams) - 2:24 Bonus track on 12 inch LP
"Sidewalks of New York Mambo" (Charles B. Lawlor, James W. Blake) - 3:01 Bonus track on 12 inch LP
"Theme from the Lombardo Ending" - 2:42 Bonus track on 12 inch LP
"Mañana" (Dave Barbour, Peggy Lee) - 2:26 Bonus track on 12 inch LP

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on February 8, 1954 (tracks 1, 2, 7 & 8), February 24, 1954 (tracks 3-6), April 28, 1954 (tracks 11 & 12), April 29, 1954 (track 9) and July 8, 1954 (track 10).

Personnel[edit]

Pete Rugolo - arranger, conductor
Pete Candoli, Buddy Childers (track 9), Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo (tracks 1-8, 11 & 12), Mickey Mangano (track 10), Shorty Rogers - trumpet
Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts, Bob Fitzpatrick (tracks 11 & 12), John Haliburton (tracks 1-8), Herbie Harper - trombone
Vincent DeRosa (track 9), Joe Eager (tracks 3-6), Fred Fox (tracks 1-8, 11 & 12), John Graas (tracks 1, 2, 7, 8 & 10), Bill Hinshaw (track 11 & 12), Sinclair Lott (track 9 & 10) - French horn
Paul Sarmento - tuba
Harry Klee (tracks 1-8, 11 & 12), Ethmer Roten (tracks 9 & 10), Bud Shank - flute, alto saxophone
Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone, oboe
Jimmy Giuffre - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Bob Gordon - baritone saxophone
Claude Williamson - piano
Howard Roberts - guitar
Harry Babasin - bass
Shelly Manne - drums
Bernie Mattison - timpani, percussion (tracks 1-9, 11 & 12)

References[edit]

^ Minn, M. Maynard Ferguson Discography accessed October 6, 2016
^ Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Columbia Main Series, Part 2: CL 600-699 (1954-1955) accessed October 6, 2016
^ Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Columbia 10-inch Album Discography, Part 3: Main Series (CL 6200 to CL 6299) 1952-1953 accessed October 6, 2016
^ The Columbia Sessions of Pete Rugolo: 1954 accessed October 6, 2016
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Introducing Pete Rugolo – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2016.

[Ferguson_discography-1] Minn, M. Maynard Ferguson Discography accessed October 6, 2016

[2] Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Columbia Main Series, Part 2: CL 600-699 (1954-1955) accessed October 6, 2016

[3] Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Columbia 10-inch Album Discography, Part 3: Main Series (CL 6200 to CL 6299) 1952-1953 accessed October 6, 2016

[4] The Columbia Sessions of Pete Rugolo: 1954 accessed October 6, 2016

[AllMusic-5] Yanow, Scott. Introducing Pete Rugolo – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2016.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
As leader or co-leader	Modern Sounds (1951) Popo (1951) Shorty Rogers and His Giants (1953–54) Cool and Crazy (1953) Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins (1954–55) Collaboration (1954) Shorty Rogers Courts the Count (1954) Martians Come Back! (1955) Martians Stay Home (1955) The Swinging Mr. Rogers (1955) Way Up There (1955) Portrait of Shorty (1957) Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers (1957) Wherever the Five Winds Blow (1957) Afro-Cuban Influence (1958) Chances Are It Swings (1958) Gigi in Jazz (1958) The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs (1959) The Swingin' Nutcracker (1960) An Invisible Orchard (1961) The Fourth Dimension in Sound (1961) Bossa Nova (1962) Jazz Waltz (1962) Mavis Meets Shorty (with Mavis Rivers, 1962) Gospel Mission (1963) Yesterday, Today and Forever (and Bud Shank, 1963) California Concert (with Bud Shank, 1985)
With Stan Kenton	Innovations in Modern Music (1950) Stan Kenton Presents (1950) Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (1950–53) The Kenton Era (1950–51) The Innovations Orchestra (1950–51)
With Pete Rugolo	Introducing Pete Rugolo (1954) Adventures in Rhythm (1954) Rugolomania (1954–55) New Sounds by Pete Rugolo (1954–55)
Sideman with others	Collaboration West (Teddy Charles, 1952–53) Evolution (Teddy Charles,1953–55) Jimmy Giuffre (Jimmy Giuffre, 1954–55) The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet (Jimmy Giuffre, 1956)
Soundtracks	The Man with the Golden Arm (with Elmer Bernstein, 1955) Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan (from Tarzan, the Ape Man, 1959) Baby the Rain Must Fall (film released 1965) Stagecoach (collaboration with Jerry Goldsmith, film released 1966) Heart Beat (1979)
Arranger	Christmas Album (Herb Alpert, released 1968) Chet Baker & Strings (1953–54) You're the Reason I'm Living (for Bobby Darin, 1962–63) Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile (for Bobby Darin, released 1966) Ode to Billie Joe (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1967) Local Gentry (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1968) The Delta Sweete (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1968) Reza (for Terry Gibbs, 1966) Lena Like Latin (for Lena Horne, 1963) In Love Again! (for Peggy Lee, 1963) Pass Me By (for Peggy Lee, 1965) The West Coast Sound (for Shelly Manne, 1953–55) My Son the Jazz Drummer! (for Shelly Manne, 1962) Portrait of Carmen (for Carmen McRae, 1967) The Sound of Silence (for Carmen McRae, 1967–68) The Wichita Train Whistle Sings (for Michael Nesmith, 1968) Big Swing Face, 1967) Buddy & Soul (for Buddy Rich, 1969) A Spoonful of Jazz (for Bud Shank, 1967) Comin' Home Baby! (for Mel Tormé, 1962)
Arranger for The Monkees	The Monkees Present (1966–69) "Daydream Believer"/"Goin' Down" (released 1967) "D. W. Washburn" (released 1968) The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (1967–68)