Pietro "Pete" Rugolo (December 25, 1915 – October 16, 2011) was an American

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composer, arranger and

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Life and career

Rugolo was born in

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, Sicily. His family emigrated to the United States in 1920 and settled in

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. He began his career in music playing the

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, like his father, but he quickly branched out into other instruments, notably the

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and the piano. He received a bachelor's degree from San Francisco State College and then went on to study composition with

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and earn his master's degree. After he graduated, he was hired as an arranger and composer by guitarist and bandleader Johnny Richards. He spent

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playing with altoist

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in an

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band. After the war, Rugolo worked for

Stan Kenton Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though K ...

. He and songwriter

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collaborated on songs that made Kenton's band one of America's most popular. While Rugolo continued to work occasionally with Kenton in the 1950s, he spent more time creating arrangements for pop and jazz vocalists, most extensively with former Kenton singer

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on such albums as '' Something Cool'', '' The Misty Miss Christy'', '' Fair and Warmer!'', '' Gone for the Day'', and '' The Song Is June!'' During this period, he worked on film musicals at

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, and in the late 1950s he served as an A&R director for

Mercury Records Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it ...

. Among his albums were ''

Adventures in Rhythm ''Adventures in Rhythm'' is an album by bandleader, composer, arranger and conductor Pete Rugolo featuring performances recorded in 1954 and originally released on the Columbia label as a 12-inch LP.Minn, MMaynard Ferguson Discographyaccessed Oct ...

'', '' Introducing Pete Rugolo'', '' Rugolomania'', '' An Adventure in Sound: Reeds in Hi-Fi'', and '' Music for Hi-Fi Bugs''. Rugolo's arrangements for the album ''The Four Freshmen and Five Trombones'' propelled the group to recognition in jazz circles. It was their bestselling album.

Television and film scoring

In the 1960s and 1970s, Rugolo did a great deal of work in television, contributing music to a number of series including '' Leave It to Beaver'', ''

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'', '' The Investigators'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Fugitive'', '' Run for Your Life'', ''

Felony Squad ''The Felony Squad'' is a half-hour television crime drama originally broadcast on the ABC network from September 12, 1966, to January 31, 1969, a span encompassing seventy-three episodes. Overview The program starred Howard Duff (as Sergeant ...

'', '' The Bold Ones: The Lawyers'', ''

Alias Smith and Jones ''Alias Smith and Jones'' is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from January 1971 to January 1973. The show initially starred Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Jedediah "Kid" Curry, outlaw cousins who are tryin ...

'' and ''

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''. He provided scores for a number of TV movies and a few theatrical films, such as ''

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'' (1959), '' The Sweet Ride'' (1968), ''

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'' (1981) and ''

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'' (1981). In 1962, he released an album of themes from popular television series, '' TV's Top Themes,'' which included his composition for the 1961 CBS sitcom '' Ichabod and Me''. Rugolo's small combo jazz music featured in a couple of numbers in the film ''

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'' (1960) under the guise of

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's "Dialectic Jazz Band".

Death

Rugolo died at the age of 95 on October 16, 2011 in

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Discography

* '' Introducing Pete Rugolo'' (Columbia, 1954) * ''

'' (Columbia, 1955) * '' Rugolomania'' (Columbia, 1955) * '' Music for Hi-Fi Bugs'' (EmArcy, 1956) * '' Out on a Limb'' (EmArcy, 1956) * ''

New Sounds by Pete Rugolo ''New Sounds by Pete Rugolo'' is an album by composer, arranger and conductor Pete Rugolo, featuring performances recorded in 1954 and 1955 for Columbia Records and first released on the budget Harmony label in 1957.Minn, MMaynard Ferguson Disco ...

'' (Harmony, 1957) * '' An Adventure in Sound: Reeds in Hi-Fi'' (Mercury, 1958) * '' An Adventure in Sound: Brass in Hi-Fi'' (Mercury, 1958) * '' Percussion at Work'' (Mercury, 1958) * '' Rugolo Plays Kenton'' (EmArcy, 1958) * ''

The Music from Richard Diamond ''The Music from Richard Diamond'' is an album by composer, arranger and conductor Pete Rugolo featuring compositions written for ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective'' recorded in 1959 and first released on the EmArcy label.Behind Brigitte Bardot'' (Warner Bros., 1960) * '' 10 Trombones Like 2 Pianos'' (Mercury, 1960) * '' The Original Music of Thriller'' (Time, 1961) * '' Ten Trumpets and 2 Guitars'' (Mercury, 1961) * ''

10 Saxophones and 2 Basses ''10 Saxophones and 2 Basses'' is an album by composer, arranger and conductor Pete Rugolo featuring performances recorded in 1961 and first released on the Mercury label as part of its audiophile Perfect Presence Sound Series.TV's Top Themes'' (Mercury, 1962)

As conductor/arranger

With

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*" Lush Life" (Capitol, 1949) * '' The Nat King Cole Trio Vol. 4'' (Capitol, 1949) * "

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" (Capitol, 1950) * '' 10th Anniversary Album'' (Capitol, 1948–1953 955 * ''

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'' (Capitol, 1961) With

*'' Something Cool'' (Capitol, 1955) *'' The Misty Miss Christy'' (Capitol, 1956) *'' Fair and Warmer!'' (Capitol, 1957) *'' Gone for the Day'' (Capitol, 1957) *''This Is June Christy!'' (Capitol, 1958) *'' The Song Is June!'' (Capitol, 1958) *'' Recalls Those Kenton Days'' (Capitol, 1959) *'' Off-Beat'' (Capitol, 1960) *'' This Time of Year'' (Capitol, 1961) With

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*''Gigi'' (Mercury, 1958) With

Buddy Collette William Marcel "Buddy" Collette (August 6, 1921 – September 19, 2010) was an American jazz flutist, saxophonist, and clarinetist. He was a founding member of the Chico Hamilton Quintet. Early life William Marcel Collette was born in L ...

*''

Buddy Collette's Swinging Shepherds ''Buddy Collette's Swinging Shepherds'' is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Buddy Collette recorded at sessions in 1958 and released on the EmArcy label.

'' (EmArcy, 1958) *''

At the Cinema! ''At the Cinema!'' is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Buddy Collette's Swinging Shepherds, a jazz group featuring four flautists, recorded in early 1959 and released on the Mercury label.

'' (Mercury, 1959) With

The Diamonds The Diamonds are a Canadian vocal quartet that rose to prominence in the 1950s and early 1960s with 16 ''Billboard'' hit records. The original members were Dave Somerville (lead), Ted Kowalski (tenor), Phil Levitt (baritone), and Bill Reed (ba ...

*''The Diamonds Meet Pete Rugolo'' (Mercury, 1958) With

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*''Time Remembered'' (Mercury, 1957) With

Billy Eckstein William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. In 2019, Eckstine was posthumously ...

*''

Billy Eckstine's Imagination ''Imagination'' is a 1958 album recorded by Billy Eckstine. It was released under the EmArcy label. Track listing # "It Was So Beautiful" ( Arthur Freed, Harry Barris) # "I Got a Right to Sing the Blues" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) # " Lov ...

'' (EmArcy, 1958) With

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*''

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'' (Capitol, 1955) *''

Four Freshmen and Five Saxes ''4 Freshmen and 5 Saxes'' is an album by an American male vocal band quartet The Four Freshmen, released in 1957. It reached number 25 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Albums chart. Track listing # “ Liza” (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Ka ...

'' (Capitol, 1957) *''Voices in Latin'' (Capitol, 1957) *''Voices and Brass'' (Capitol, 1960) *'' More 4 Freshmen and 5 Trombones'' (Capitol, 1964) With Paul Horn *''

House of Horn ''House of Horn'' is the debut album by saxophonist Paul Horn which was released on the Dot label in 1957.Edwards, D. and Callahan, MDot Album Discography Part 2: LPs 3000-3250/25000-25250accessed August 14, 2015 Stan Kenton Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though K ...

*'' Stan Kenton's Milestones'' (Capitol, 1943-47 950 *'' Stan Kenton Classics'' (Capitol, 1944-47 952 *'' Artistry in Rhythm'' (Capitol, 1946) *'' Encores'' (Capitol, 1947) *'' A Presentation of Progressive Jazz'' (Capitol, 1947) *''

Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton ''Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton'' is a compilation album by pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton featuring performances recorded between 1951 and 1953 and originally released as a 10-inch LP and 45 rpm EP on Capitol before being reissued as a 12 ...

'' (Capitol, 1953) *''

Kenton in Hi-Fi ''Kenton in Hi-Fi'' is an album by bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton featuring performances of Kenton's signature compositions from the 1940s recorded in 1956 and released on the Capitol label.Vosbein, PStan Kenton Discographyaccessed April 16, 2 ...

'' (Capitol, 1956) *''

Lush Interlude ''Lush Interlude'' is an album by bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton featuring performances of Kenton's signature compositions from the 1940s in new arrangements featuring a large string section along with the Kenton trombones. The trumpet and sax ...

'' (Capitol, 1958) *''

Artistry in Voices and Brass ''Artistry in Voices and Brass'' is an album by the Stan Kenton Orchestra revisiting their popular compositions with new lyrics composed by Milt Raskin and arranged by Pete Rugolo for an 18-member vocal chorus and trombone section recorded in 1963 ...

'' (Capitol, 1963) With

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*''Olay! The New Sound of Ruth Olay'' (Mercury, 1959) With

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*'' In the Land of Hi-Fi'' (Mercury, 1956) *''The East Side'' (Mercury, 1957) *''The West Side'' (Mercury, 1959)

Film and television scores

*''

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'' (1951) *'' The Stranger'' (1954) *''

'' (1958–59) *''

'' (1959) *'' Richard Diamond, Private Detective'' (1959) *''Private Property'' (1960) *''

'' (1960) *'' The Tab Hunter Show'' (1960–61) *''

'' (1960–61) *''

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'' (1961) *''

General Electric Theater ''General Electric Theater'' was an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations. Radio After an audition show ...

'' (1961) *'' Ichabod and Me'' (1961) *'' The Investigators'' (1961) *''

'' (1961–62) *''

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'' (1962) *'' 87th Precinct'' (1962) *'' Leave It to Beaver'' (1962–63) *'' The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'' (1962–63) *'' Arrest and Trial'' (1963) *'' The Virginian'' (1963) *'' The Richard Boone Show'' (1963) *'' The Fugitive'' (1963–67) *''A French Honeymoon'' (1964) *'' Many Happy Returns'' (1964–65) *'' Kraft Suspense Theatre'' (1964–65) *''Two's Company'' (1965) *'' Run for Your Life'' (1965–68) *''

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'' (1966) *''Horatio Alger Jones'' (1966) *''

'' (1966–69) *''

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'' (1967) *''

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'' (1967) *''

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'' (1968) *'' The Sweet Ride'' (1968) *''The Outsider'' (1968) *''The Sound of Anger'' (1968) *''The Whole World Is Watching'' (1969) *'' The Lonely Profession'' (1969) *'' The Bold Ones: The Lawyers'' (1969–72) *''

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'' (1970) *''The Challengers'' (1970) *''Don Knotts' Nice Clean, Decent, Wholesome Hour'' (1970) *''

'' (1971–72) *''How to Steal an Airplane'' (1971) *''

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'' (1971) *''Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?'' (1971) *''Do You Take This Stranger?'' (1971) *''

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'' (1972) *'' Hawaii Five-O'' (1972) *''

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'' (1972) *'' The Rookies'' (1972 & 1974) *'' Toma'' (1973) *''The Letters'' (1973) *''Set This Town on Fire'' (1973) *'' Letters from Three Lovers'' (1973) *''Drive Hard, Drive Fast'' (1973) *'' Movin' On'' (1974) *'' Police Woman'' (1974) *''The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd'' (1974) *''Death Cruise'' (1974) *''Death Stalk'' (1975) *''Last Hours Before Morning'' (1975) *'' The Blue Knight'' (1975) *''

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'' (1975) *''

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'' (1975) *''

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'' (1976) *''The Far Side of Paradise'' (1976) *''Jigsaw John'' (1976) *''

'' (1976-1979) *'' The San Pedro Bums'' (1977) *'' Kingston: Confidential'' (1977) *'' Carter Country'' (1977) *''The Jordan Chance'' (1978) *''The Last Convertible'' (1979) *''

'' (1981) *''Revenge of the Gray Gang'' (1981) *''

'' (1981) *''For Lovers Only'' (1981) *''O'Malley'' (1983) *''

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'' (1983) *''

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'' (1984) *''

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'' (1997)

References

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