Rugolo, Pete

One of the most important American composers of the twentieth century, Rugolo was born in Sicily in 1915 on Christmas day. He came to the United States in 1920 and studied the piano, baritone horn and French horn. He obtained his M.A. in composition at Mills College, where his composition teacher was Darius Milhaud. Upon graduation, he played piano with the Johnny Richards Orchestra. It was during military service that he submitted an arrangement to Stan Kenton, and became chief arranger of the Kenton band after the war. Rugolo wrote arrangements of pop songs as well as challenging compositions, which introduced the sounds of modern concert composers such as his own teacher Milhaud, Igor Stravinsky, Alban Berg and Arnold Schoenberg. Leonard Bernstein was just one of many composers who were huge fans of this music, which Kenton called 'Progressive Jazz,' and these compositions are among the earliest that are considered 'Third Stream.' By the 1950s, Rugolo was an A&R director for Capitol Records; perhaps the most important records he oversaw were those recorded by the Miles Davis Nonet (The Birth of the Cool). By the mid-1950s, he was an arranger/orchestrator for M-G-M studios, and arranged for Billy Eckstine, Nat King Cole, and Mel Torme.

While continuing to arrange for artists such as The Four Freshmen and June Christy, he recorded his own big band for Columbia Records, and even toured with it briefly. In 1956, he became an A&R director for Mercury Records, arranging for Patti Page and recording a series of now-classic albums with all-star ensembles. He was active in motion pictures and television from the late 1950s. He passed away at the age of 95 in 2011.

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ARTISTRY IN PERCUSSION

Recorded by Stan Kenton

Arranged by Pete Rugolo

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COLLABORATION

Recorded by Stan Kenton

Arranged by Pete Rugolo

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CRAZY HE CALLS ME

Recorded by Peggy Lee

Arranged by Pete Rugolo, Prepared for Publication by Rob DuBoff and Jeffrey Sultanof

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Recorded by Peggy Lee

Arranged by Pete Rugolo, Prepared for Publication by Rob DuBoff and Jeffrey Sultanof

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DESIGN FOR BRASS

Recorded by Vic Lewis

Arranged by Pete Rugolo, Prepared by Dylan Canterbury, Rob DuBoff, and Jeffrey Sultanof

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Recorded by Vic Lewis

Arranged by Pete Rugolo, Prepared by Dylan Canterbury, Rob DuBoff, and Jeffrey Sultanof

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DOUBLE DATE

Recorded by the 1950 Metronome All Stars

Arranged by Pete Rugolo, Prepared for Publication by Dylan Canterbury, Rob DuBoff, and Jeffrey Sultanof

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Recorded by the 1950 Metronome All Stars

Arranged by Pete Rugolo, Prepared for Publication by Dylan Canterbury, Rob DuBoff, and Jeffrey Sultanof

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ELEGY FOR ALTO

Recorded by Stan Kenton

Arranged by Pete Rugolo

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IMPRESSIONISM

Recorded by Stan Kenton

Arranged by Pete Rugolo

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INTERLUDE

Recorded by Stan Kenton

Arranged by Pete Rugolo

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LOVE FOR SALE

Recorded by Stan Kenton

Arranged by Pete Rugolo

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MACHITO

Recorded by Stan Kenton

Arranged by Pete Rugolo

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MINOR RIFF

Arranged by Pete Rugolo, Prepared for Publication by Dylan Canterbury, Rob DuBoff, and Jeffrey Sultanof

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Arranged by Pete Rugolo, Prepared for Publication by Dylan Canterbury, Rob DuBoff, and Jeffrey Sultanof

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ORANGE COLORED SKY

Recorded by Nat 'King' Cole with the Stan Kenton Orchestra

Arranged by Pete Rugolo, Prepared for Publication by Dylan Canterbury, Rob DuBoff, and Jeffrey Sultanof

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Recorded by Nat 'King' Cole with the Stan Kenton Orchestra

Arranged by Pete Rugolo, Prepared for Publication by Dylan Canterbury, Rob DuBoff, and Jeffrey Sultanof

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JLP-6029DL

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OVERTIME

Recorded by the 1949 Metronome All-Stars

Arranged by Pete Rugolo, Prepared by Dylan Canterbury, Rob DuBoff, and Jeffrey Sultanof

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Recorded by the 1949 Metronome All-Stars

Arranged by Pete Rugolo, Prepared by Dylan Canterbury, Rob DuBoff, and Jeffrey Sultanof

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PEANUT VENDOR, THE

Recorded by Stan Kenton

Arranged by Stan Kenton and Pete Rugolo

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SMP-692

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SPEAK LOW

Recorded by the Four Freshmen

Arranged by Pete Rugolo, Prepared for Publication by Rob DuBoff and Jeffrey Sultanof

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Recorded by the Four Freshmen

Arranged by Pete Rugolo, Prepared for Publication by Rob DuBoff and Jeffrey Sultanof

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JLP-9978DL

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UNISON RIFF

Recorded by Stan Kenton

Arranged by Pete Rugolo

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SMP-636

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