Pete Rugolo started his musical career playing the baritone, like his father, but he quickly branched out into other instruments, notably the French horn and the piano.
Pete Rugolo's early recordings as a leader after leaving Stan Kenton's Orchestra are quite rewarding and innovative in their own way, yet have been long underrated and out of print. This LP finds Rugolo leading all-star groups filled with such top West Coast jazz stars as trumpeters Pete Candoli, Shorty Rogers, and Maynard Ferguson; trombonists Milt Bernhart and Herbie Harper; Bob Cooper on tenor and oboe; altoist Bud Shank; baritonists Jimmy Giuffre and Bob Gordon; pianist
Claude Williamson; guitarist Laurindo Almeida; and drummer Shelly Manne. On such numbers as "Mixin' the Blues," "Rugolo Meets Shearing," "Jingle Bells Mambo," and "King Porter Stomp," Pete Rugolo's arrangements are full of surprises while leaving space for his sidemen's short solos. Well worth searching for. (by Scott Yanow)
Personnel:
Harry Babasin (bass)
Milt Bernhart (trombone)
Harry Betts (trombone)
Pete Candoli (trumpet)
John Cave (french horn)
Buddy Childers (trumpet)
Bob Cooper (saxophone)
Vince DeRosa (french horn)
Maynard Ferguson (trumpet)
Bob Fitzpatrick (trombone)
Fred Fox (french horn)
Jimmy Giuffre (saxophone)
Bob Gordon (saxophone)
Conrad Gozzo (trumpet)
John Haliburton (trombone)
Herbie Harper (trombones)
Bill Hinshaw (french horn)
Harry Klee (saxophone, flute)
Sinclair Lott (french horn)
Shelly Mann (drums)
Bernie Mattison (percussion)
George Roberts (trombone)
Howard Roberts (guitar)
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
Ethmer Roten (saxophone)
Paul Sarmento (tuba)
Bud Shank (saxophone, flute)
Claude Williamson (piano)
Tracklist:
01. Here's Pete (Rugolo) 2.25
02. My Funny Valentine (Hart/Rodgers) 2.48
03. Mixin' The Blues (Rugolo) 3.12
04. Poinciana (Song Of The Tree) (Bernie/Simon) 2.16
05. Rugolo Meets Shearing (Lunham/Saunders/Rugolo) 2.48
06. Sambamba (Baxter) 2.26
07. King Porter Stomp (Morton) 2.49
08. You Are Too Beautiful (Hart/Rodgers) 2.50
09. Jingle Bells Mambo (Rugolo) 2.53
10. There Will Never Be Another You (Gordon/Warren) 2.16
11. Conversation (The Shrike) Ferrer) 3.43
12. Good Evening Friends Boogie (Rugolo) 3.19
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