Mercury Records Collection: EmArcy MG-36082: Music For Hi-Fi Bugs

MG-36082: Music For Hi-Fi Bugs / Pete Rugolo

Label Type :	blue EmArcy type B
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG 36082A MS1 MSI A1 I
	SIDE-B	MG 36082B MS1 MSI B1 I

Comments

There is another variation of MG-36082, which has the same jacket artwork as Mercury MG-20550 (mono, unreleased) and SR-60118 (stereo).

Inside The Groove

A companion album of MG-36115: Pete Rugolo's energic and experimental big-band sound, backed up with many famous ex-Kenton pals.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

This LP, famous as its marvelous front cover design, is also famous as its music itself. Pete Rugolo, former Kenton-band chief arranger, here tries to arrange and conduct very experimental big-band sound, as we can also hear in his Columbia years.

Assorted musicians include very famous and talented west-coast guys including Maynard Ferguson, Frank Rosolino, Russ Freeman, Shelly Manne and many many more. A great sound.

The rest of the recordings from the same session will be appeared on MG-36115 “Out On A Limb”. And Stereo version can be heard on SR-60118 “Music From Out Of Space” and SR-60119 “Rhythm Meets Rugolo”.

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

9 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	13633 (JB9/PS17)	For Hi-Fi Bugs (Pete Rugolo)	4:05
A-2	13628 (JB10/PS15)	Once In A While (B. Green & M. Edwards)	3:40
A-3	13629 (JB11/JS16)	Fawncy Meeting You (Neal Hefti)	4:40
A-4	13635 (JB12/JS18)	These Foolish Things (Holt - Marvell - Link - Stackey)	4:44
SIDE-B
B-1	13626 (JB13/JS13)	Later Team (Pete Rugolo & Lloyd Lunham)	2:52
B-2	13639 (JB86/JS19)	Oscar And Pete's Blues (Oscar Peterson & Pete Rugolo)	8:12
B-3	13627 (JB14/JS14)	Dream Of You (Sy Oliver)	5:04
B-4	13645 (JB15/JS20)	Snowfall (Claude Thornhill)	3:10

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-2, A-3, B-1, B-3:
Pete Candoli (tp), Buddy Childers (tp), Maynard Ferguson (tp), Don Paladino (tp),
Milt Bernhart (tb), Herbie Harper (tb), Frank Rosolino (tb), George Roberts (b-tb),
John Cave (frh), Vince DeRosa (frh), Clarence Karella (tuba),
Harry Klee (as, afl, piccolo), Ronnie Lang (as, fl), Gene Cipriano (ts), Dave Pell (ts), Chuck Gentry (bs),
Larry Bunker (vib, xyl, perc, tympani), Russ Freeman (p), Howard Roberts (g), Joe Mondragon (b), Shelly Manne (ds),
Pete Rugolo (arr, cond).
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on July 9, 1956.

A-1, A-4:
same personnel as A-2, except Ray Linn (tp) replaces Buddy Childers.
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on July 10, 1956.

B-2, B-4:
same personnel as A-1, except Don Fagerquist (tp) replaces Don Paladino.
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on July 11, 1956.

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