Music for Hi-Fi Bugs

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Music for Hi-Fi Bugs
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Studio album by
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra
Released1956
RecordedJuly 9, 10 & 11, 1956
Studio Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre Jazz
Label EmArcy
CL 604/MG36082
Pete Rugolo chronology
New Sounds by Pete Rugolo
(1955)		Music for Hi-Fi Bugs
(1956)		 Out on a Limb
(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.

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Reception

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In its December 1, 1956, issue, Billboard magazine complimented the album, noting that Rugolo brought together: [6]

. . . 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". [5]

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

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Minn, M. Maynard Ferguson Discography accessed October 6, 2016
  2. ↑ Mercury Records Catalog: EmArcy 36000 series accessed October 6, 2016
  3. ↑ Mercury Records Collection accessed October 6, 2016
  4. ↑ The Mercury Sessions of Pete Rugolo: 1956 accessed October 6, 2016
  5. 1 2 Ankeny, Jason. Music for Hi-Fi Bugs – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums". Billboard. New York NY. December 1, 1956. p. 22.
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