Pete Rugolo & His Orchestra With The Rugolettes • Rugolomania

 

Biography
by Richard S. Ginell
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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Pietro «Pete» Rugolo (1915-2011), nacido en San Piero Patti (Sicilia), el 25 de diciembre de 1915, fue un compositor, arreglista y productor de discos de jazz estadounidense, y uno de los más populares directores de orquestas en la era de las grandes bandas de jazz norteamericanas.

Su familia emigró a California siendo el un niño y allí, en los años treinta del pasado siglo, ingresó en el “San Francisco College” para estudiar composición con Darius Milhaud. Después de cumplir el servicio militar, Rugolo se afianzó definitivamente en el mundo de la música, cuando se unió a la, por entonces, formidable orquesta de Stan Kenton, en la que dejó escritos algunos de sus mejores arreglos y de sus mejores composiciones.

Rugolo ejerció una influencia crítica en la imagen progresiva de la banda, que sonaba como ninguna otra en los EE.UU. Algunos críticos asemejan la relación entre Rugolo y Kenton, como la que hubo, décadas atrás entre Duke Ellington y su arreglista, Billy Strayhorn. En 1949, se convirtió en director musical de Capitol Records, donde realizó sesiones de grabación con grandes estrellas del jazz como Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Nat King Cole y Peggy Lee.

Continuó colaborando a tiempo parcial con Kenton y también hizo arreglos para la cantante estrella de la orquesta de Kenton, la maravillosa, June Christy. La década de 1950 fue un período de mucho trabajo para Rugolo, pues dispuso brevemente de su propia banda en 1954, con Patti Page como su vocalista. También mantuvo afiliaciones contractuales con Columbia Records y Mercury Records, escribiendo, entre otros, para Sarah Vaughan.

Para entonces, se había diversificado en géneros musicales distintos del jazz. Con la productora Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Rugolo trabajó como compositor y arreglista en varias comedias musicales como “Kiss Me Kate”, o “Easy to Love”, ambas en 1953. También trabajó de forma prolífica en la televisión, escribiendo la música de series tan populares como “The Fugitive”, (1963-1967) y “The Outsider”, (1968-1969). Rugolo se retiró en 1985, recibiendo el premio The Golden Score de la Sociedad Americana de arreglistas y compositores.

Uno de los álbumes más vendidos y celebrados de Pete Rugolo, fue el álbum «The Four Freshmen and Five Trombones», un disco que impulsó al famoso grupo al reconocimiento definitivo en los círculos del jazz. Rugolo murió a la edad de 95 años el 16 de octubre de 2011 en Sherman Oaks, California.
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Tracklist:
1. Gone With The Wind
2. In A Sentimental Mood
3. Bobbin' With Bob
4. 4:20 A. M.
5. Little White Lies
6. Me Next!
7. Bongo Dance
8. Intermezzo (A Love Story)
9. Montevideo
10. I've Had My Moments
11. Everything I Have Is Yours
12. Hornorama


Credits:
    Alto Saxophone – Chasey Dean* (tracks: A1, B5, B6), Dave Schildkraut* (tracks: A1, B5, B6)
    Alto Saxophone, Flute – Bud Shank (tracks: A2 to A6, B1 to B4), Harry Klee (tracks: A3 to A5, B1, B2)
    Baritone Saxophone – Marty Flax (tracks: A1, B5, B6)
    Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Bob Gordon (2) (tracks: A3 to A5, B1, B2)
    Bass Trombone – George Roberts (tracks: A4)
    Double Bass – Harry Babasin (tracks: A2 to A6, B1 to B4), Whitey Mitchell (tracks: A1, B5, B6)
    Guitar – Howard Roberts (tracks: A2 to A6, B1 to B4), Perry Lopez (tracks: A1, B5, B6)
    Horn – John Cave (tracks: A4), John Graas (tracks: A2, A3, A5, A6, B1 to B4), Julius Watkins (tracks: A1, B5, B6), Sinclair Lott (2) (tracks: A4), Stan Pelley* (tracks: A1, B5, B6), Vincent DeRosa (tracks: A3, A5, B1, B2)
    Leader, Arranged By – Pete Rugolo
    Liner Notes – Gene Becker
    Percussion – Bernie Mattinson (tracks: A3 to A5, B1, B2), Jack Costanzo (tracks: A3, A5, B1, B2), Jerry Segal (tracks: A1, B5, B6)
    Percussion, Drums – Shelly Manne (tracks: A2 to A6, B1 to B4)
    Piano – Claude Williamson (tracks: A4), Gordon Brownell (tracks: A1, B5, B6), Russ Freeman (tracks: A3, A5, B1, B2), Teddy Sommer (tracks: A1, B5, B6)
    Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Joe Megro (tracks: A1, B5, B6)
    Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Jimmy Giuffre (tracks: A3 to A5, B1, B2)
    Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Herbie Mann (tracks: A1, B5, B6)
    Tenor Saxophone, Oboe – Bob Cooper (tracks: A2 to A6, B1 to B4)
    Trombone – Bob Fitzpatrick (tracks: A3, A5, B1, B2), Doug Mettome (tracks: A1, B5, B6), Eddie Bert (tracks: A1, B5, B6), Frank Rehak (tracks: A1, B5, B6), Harry Betts (tracks: A3, A5, B1, B2), Herbie Harper* (tracks: A3 to A5, B1, B2), John Halliburton (tracks: A4), Kai Winding (tracks: A1, B5, B6), Milt Bernhart (tracks: A, B1 to B4), Milt Gold (tracks: A1, B5, B6)
    Trumpet – Buddy Childers (tracks: A3, A5, B1, B2), Conrad Gozzo (tracks: A4), John Wilson (40) (tracks: A1, B5, B6), Maynard Ferguson (tracks: A3, A4, A5, B1, B2), Pete Candoli (tracks: A4), Shorty Rogers (tracks: A3, A4, A5, B1, B2), Uan Rasey (tracks: A3, A5, B1, B2)
    Trumpet [Uncredited] – Larry Fain (tracks: A1, B5, B6), Leon Meriam* (tracks: A1, B5, B6)
    Tuba – John Barber (tracks: A1, B5, B6), Paul Sarmento (tracks: A2 to A6, B1 to B4)
    Vibraphone – Teddy Charles (tracks: A1, B5, B6)

Notes:
Track A4 title spelled "Four-Twenty, A.M." on center label.
The liner notes explain that The Rugolettes is an eight-man combo consisting of trombone [Milt Bernhart], tuba [Paul Sarmento], french horn [John Graas], string bass [Harry Babasin], guitar [Howard Roberts], oboe [Bob Cooper], flute [Bud Shank] and drums [Shelly Manne].
A4 Recorded May 10, 1954, Los Angeles. [Uncredited]
A1, B5, B6 Recorded October 11, 1954, New York City. [Uncredited]
A3, A5, B1, B2 Recorded February 22, 1955, Los Angeles. [Uncredited]
A2, A6, B3, B4 Recorded February 23, 1955, Los Angeles. [Uncredited]

Label:    Columbia – CL 689
Released:    1955
Genre:    Jazz, Stage & Screen
Style:    Big Band, Cool Jazz
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