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Pete Rugolo

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Biography

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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. ~ Richard S. Ginell, Rovi

Title: Long Way To Go

Artist: Pete Rugolo

Genre: Jazz

Title: In Hollywood '57-'61

Artist: Pete Rugolo

Genre: Jazz

Title: Brass In Hi-Fi

Artist: Pete Rugolo

Genre: Jazz

Title: Start Here

Artist: Pete Rugolo

Genre: Jazz

Title: Adventures in Sound

Artist: Pete Rugolo

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Masters

Artist: Pete Rugolo

Genre: Jazz

Title: Adventures in Jazz

Artist: Pete Rugolo

Genre: Jazz

Title: Behind Brigitte Bardot

Artist: Pete Rugolo

Genre: Pop

Title: We Love Pete Rugolo

Artist: Pete Rugolo

Genre: Jazz

Title: Rugolo Plays Kenton

Artist: Pete Rugolo

Genre: Jazz

Title: Exploring New Sounds

Artist: Pete Rugolo

Genre: Jazz

Title: Rooftop Storys

Artist: Pete Rugolo

Genre: Jazz

Title: Simply The Best

Artist: Pete Rugolo

Genre: Jazz

Collections

Title: Soft Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: All Star Sessions

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Story 3

Genre: Jazz

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