Mercury Records Collection: PPS-6023: 10 Saxophones And 2 Basses

PPS-6023: 10 Saxophones And 2 Basses / Pete Rugolo

Label Type :	gold f:35d PPS type B
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	PPS-6023-A 4 FF f
	SIDE-B	PPS-6023-B 4 FF f

Comments

Gatefold cover.

with original Mercury PPS inner sleeve.

Inside The Groove

One of the famous trilogy of “10 fronts and 2 backs” by Pete Rugolo.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

This is the third and the last album of his famous trilogy - the first one is PPS-2001 / PPS-6001 (10 Saxophones And 2 Basses), and the second one is PPS-2016 / PPS-6016 (10 Trumpets And 2 Guitars). As always, Pete Rugolo picked up talented West-Coast studio musicians on the session. Bold saxophone section presents marvellous harmonies, but at the same time this third album falls into so-called “mannerism” - actually it has less thrills and surprises than other two albums. Still, it's an enjoyable album.

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

7 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	FPB6153 (21962)	Skyliner (Barnett)	3:15
A-2	FPB6150 (21959)	Sophisticated Lady (Ellington - Parish - Mills)	4:33
A-3	FPB6149 (21958)	How High The Moon (Hamilton - Lewis)	1:44
A-4	FPB6155 (21964)	Saxophobia (Wiedoeft)	2:02
A-5	FPB6158 (21967)	Holiday For Strings (Rose)	2:43
A-6	FPB6154 (21963)	Reed Rapture (Kenton)	2:52
SIDE-B
B-1	FPB6156 (21965)	Sometimes I'm Happy (Caesar - Youmans)	3:08
B-2	FPB6157 (21966)	Contrasts (Dorsey)	3:03
B-3	FPB6152 (21961)	Four Brothers & Early Autumn (Guiffre)	3:32
B-4	FPB6159 (21968)	Come Back To Sorrento (Ernesto de Curtis, arr. by Rugolo)	3:02
B-5	FPB6151 (21960)	Guy Meets Freddie Meets Billy (Rugolo)	2:06
B-6	FPB6160 (21969)	Funky Basses (Rugolo)	2:03

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-2, A-3, A-4, A-6, B-1, B-3, B-5:
Russ Cheever (ss, C melody sax),
Skeets Herfurt (as), Bud Shank (as), Gus Bivona (as),
Bob Cooper (ts), Plas Johnson (ts), Gene Cipriano (ts),
Bill Perkins (ts, bs), Chuck Gentry (bs, bass sax), Bill Hood (bs, bass sax),
Jimmy Rowles (p), Howard Roberts (g, bjo),
Red Mitchell (b), Joe Mondragon (b), Shelly Manne (ds),
Pete Rugolo (arr, cond).
Recorded at United Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA on November 8, 1961.

A-5, B-2, B-4, B-6:
same personnel as A-1.
Recorded at United Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA on November 9, 1961.

Recording engineer: “Bones” Howe, Jerry Ferree.
Recording director: David Carroll.

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