Mercury Records Collection: EmArcy MG-36162: Music From Richard Diamond

MG-36162: Music From Richard Diamond / Pete Rugolo

Label Type :	blue EmArcy type B
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG 36162A MS1 B1 I
	SIDE-B	MG 36162B MS1 A1 I

Comments

Equivalent release: EmArcy SR-80045 (stereo).

Later reissued as Mercury MG-20537 (mono), Mercury SR-60214 (stereo).

Interestingly, this copy comes with “EmArcy drummer logo” label, although the last drummer label appeared on MG-36141 (later titles came with Mercury Oval logo label except this title).

Inside The Groove

EmArcy's last album, featuring theme compositions for TV drama “Richard Diamond”

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

This is the last title among entire EmArcy label's catalogue. Pete Rugolo and his Orchestra, which consists of many talented West-Coast studio musicians (most of whom had relationship with Stan Kenton school, including Rugolo himself of course), always plays superb-sounding big band music.

This album is a collection of the music for the TV drama “Richard Diamond”. All compositions by Pete Rugolo. Rugolo had done many TV works, and this is one of them.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

8 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	18323 (PB1667)	Richard Diamond Theme (Pete Rugolo)	1:43
A-2	18363 (PB1815)	Diamond On The Move (Pete Rugolo)	2:35
A-3	18326 (PB1668)	Fancy Meeting Karen (Love Theme From Richard Diamond) (Pete Rugolo)	3:26
A-4	18360 (PB1812)	I'm Always Chasing Butterflies (Pete Rugolo)	2:16
A-5	18359 (PB1811)	Who's Sam? (Pete Rugolo)	2:25
A-6	18356 (PB1808)	All Star (Pete Rugolo)	2:36
SIDE-B
B-1	18362 (PB1814)	The Teaser (Pete Rugolo)	1:30
B-2	18357 (PB1809)	Ye Olde Curiosity Shape (Pete Rugolo)	3:29
B-3	18327 (PB1776)	Teen Age Rock (Pete Rugolo)	2:07
B-4	18358 (PB1810)	The Sleeve Job (Pete Rugolo)	2:10
B-5	18361 (PB1813)	Does Mama Know You're Out? (Pete Rugolo)	2:10
B-6	18324 (PB1754)	Richard Diamond's Blues (Pete Rugolo)	2:47

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

A-1, A-3, B-3, B-6:
Pete Rugolo (arr, cond) with:
Pete Candoli (tp), Don Fagerquist (tp), Stu Williamson (tp), unknown (tp), unknown (tp),
Milt Bernhart (tb), Frank Rosolino (tb), unknown (tb), unknown (tb),
unknown (frh), unknown (tuba),
Paul Horn (as, fl), Bud Shank (as, fl), Buddy Collette (as, ts, fl), Bob Cooper (ts, oboe),
Jimmy Rowles (p), Al Vida (g), Red Mitchell (b), Shelly Manne (ds),
Larry Banker (vib, perc, bongo, tympani).
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, March 12, 1959.

A-5, A-6, B-2, B-4:
same personnel as A-1, add unknown (cello), unknown (b).
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, March 19, 1959.

A-2, A-4, B-1, B-5:
same personnel as A-5.
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, March 20, 1959.

The Artist Also Appears on...

Pete Rugolo (arr, cond, prod, etc.) :

EmArcy MG-36082 : Music For Hi-Fi Bugs
EmArcy MG-36115 : Out On A Limb
EmArcy MG-36122 / SR-80003 : Percussion At Work
EmArcy MG-36143 / SR-80014 : Rugolo Plays Kenton
EmArcy MG-36162 / SR-80045 : The Music From Richard Diamond
Mercury MG-20260 / SR-60039 : Adventure In Sound - Reeds In Hi-Fi
Mercury MG-20261 / SR-60044 : Adventure In Sound - Brass In Hi-Fi
Mercury MG-20367 / SR-60042 : Gigi / Robert Clary and Pete Rugolo
Mercury MG-20517 / SR-60194 : Percussion At Work (reissue of MG-36122 / SR-80003)
Mercury MG-20528 / SR-60205 : Rugolo Plays Kenton (reissue of MG-36143 / SR-80014)
Mercury MG-20537 / SR-60214 : Music From Richard Diamond (reissue of MG-36162 / SR-80045)
Mercury MG-20550 / SR-60118 : Music From Out Of Space
Mercury MG-20551 / SR-60119 : Rhythm Meets Rugolo
Mercury MG-20706 / SR-60706 : TV's Top Themes
Mercury PPS-2001 / PPS-6001 : 10 Trombones Like 2 Pianos
Mercury PPS-2016 / PPS-6016 : 10 Trumpets And 2 Guitars
Mercury PPS-2023 / PPS-6023 : 10 Saxophones And 2 Basses

EmArcy MG-36074 / SR-80000 : Patti Page In The Land Of Hi-Fi (Patti Page With The Pete Rugolo All Stars)
EmArcy MG-36088 : The Greatest Stars Of Jazz Under One Roof / Various Artists
Mercury MG-20368 / SR-60076 : The Diamonds Meet Pete Rugolo
Mercury MG-20380 / SR-60023 : Time Remembered / Vernon Duke with Pete Rugolo
Mercury MG-20440 / SR-60112 : Launching A New Sound In Music / Terry Gibbs and his Orchestra
Mercury MG-20447 / SR-60132 : At The Cinema! / Buddy Collette and his Swinging Shepherds
Mercury MG-20516 / SR-60192 : Patti Page With The Pete Rugolo All Stars (reissue of MG-36074 / SR-80000)
Mercury SRD-1 : Stereo Sampler Vol.1 / Various Artists
Mercury SRD-2 : Music / Sound Spectacular / Various Artists
Mercury MGD-15 / SRD-15 : A Demonstration Of 35MM Magnetic Film / Various Artists
Mercury PPMD-3-12 / PPSD-3-12 : Galaxy - Music From Eleven Great Orchestras / Various Artists