Music for Hi-Fi Bugs explained

Music for Hi-Fi Bugs
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra
Cover:	Music for Hi-Fi Bugs.jpg
Released:	1956
Recorded:	July 9, 10 & 11, 1956
Studio:	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	EmArcy CL 604/MG36082
Chronology:	Pete Rugolo
Prev Title:	New Sounds by Pete Rugolo
Prev Year:	1955
Next Title:	Out on a Limb
Next Year:	1956

Music for Hi-Fi Bugs (also released as Music from Out of Space) is an album by composer, arranger and conductor Pete Rugolo featuring performances recorded in 1956 and originally released on the EmArcy label as a 12-inch LP.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Tracks from this album were later released in stereo on Music from Out of Space and Rugolo Meets Rhythm.

Reception

In its December 1, 1956, issue, Billboard magazine complimented the album, noting that Rugolo brought together:^[5]

. . . a big band composed of leading West Coast "modern" jazzmen and he puts them thru a number of highly original, and sometimes pungently dissonant, exercises. There is a variety of instrumentation and voicing that keeps the ear ever alert to the goings-on.

The AllMusic review by Jason Ankeny noted: "Rugolo's arrangements dazzle, boasting a rich palette of colors and tones that amplify the artistry of the individual performances".

Track listing

All compositions by Pete Rugolo, except where indicated.

1. "For Hi-Fi Bugs" - 4:05
2. "Once in a While" (Michael Edwards, Bud Green) - 3:40
3. "Fawncy Meeting You" (Neal Hefti) - 4:40
4. "These Foolish Things" (Jack Strachey, Holt Marvell, Harry Link) - 4:44
5. "Later Team" - 2:52
6. "Oscar and Pete's Blues" (Oscar Peterson, Rugolo) - 8:12
7. "Dream of You" (Sy Oliver) - 5:04
8. "Snowfall" (Claude Thornhill) - 3:10

• Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on July 9, 1956 (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 7), July 10, 1956 (tracks 1 & 4) and July 11, 1956 (tracks 6 & 8).

Personnel

• Pete Rugolo - arranger, conductor
  • Pete Candoli, Buddy Childers (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 7), Don Fagerquist (tracks 6 & 8), Maynard Ferguson, Ray Linn (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8), Don Paladino (tracks 1-5 & 7) - trumpet Milt Bernhart, Herbie Harper, Frank Rosolino - trombone
• George Roberts - bass trombone
• John Cave, Vincent DeRosa - French horn
• Clarence Karella - tuba
• Harry Klee - alto saxophone, alto flute, piccolo
• Ronny Lang - alto saxophone, flute
• Gene Cipriano, Dave Pell - tenor saxophone
• Chuck Gentry - baritone saxophone
• Russ Freeman - piano
  • Howard Roberts - guitar Joe Mondragon - bass
• Shelly Manne - drums
• Larry Bunker - vibraphone, xylophone, percussion, timpani

Notes and References

1. Minn, M. Maynard Ferguson Discography accessed October 6, 2016
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/mercury-records/catalog-emarcy-36000-series/#mg-36082 Mercury Records Catalog: EmArcy 36000 series
3. http://microgroove.jp/mercury/MG36082.shtml Mercury Records Collection
4. http://jazzdiscogcorner.pagesperso-orange.fr/discographies_%20labels/m/mercury/instrumentals/r/rugolo_pete/discography/mercury_peterugolo_1956.htm The Mercury Sessions of Pete Rugolo: 1956
5. . Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums . Billboard . New York NY . December 1, 1956. 22.