Introducing / Adventures in Rhythm

Pete Rugolo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 10, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00000094J
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #312,998 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. That Old Black Magic

2. Early Stan

3. Bazaar

4. California Melodies

5. You Stepped Out of a Dream

6. 360 Special

7. Laura

8. Come Back Little Rocket

9. In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree

10. Sidewalks of New York Mambo

11. Theme from the Lombarod Ending

12. Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)

13. Here's Pete

14. My Funny Valentine

15. Mixin' the Blues

16. Poinciana

17. Rugolo Meets Shearing

18. Sambamba

19. King Porter Stomp

20. You Are Too Beautiful

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Big Band Sounds with a Sense of Humour, April 28, 1999

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uncle freddy ([e-mail]) (Cleveland, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introducing / Adventures in Rhythm (Audio CD)

Pete helped give the early Kenton band a unique sound, and this double-lp reissue features great sidemen in a swingin' explosion of big band tonal colors. Mainly uptempo with some Latin touches here or there, the joy of seeing these classic mid 50's recordings on CD is only slightly diminished by one or two tracks suffering from age related wear or poor storage. Very worth the wait-I hope the boys at CBS/Sony-Legacy will get off their duffs and explore the Vaults for more of the 50's 60s's big-band masters they own!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kitsch and Class Collide: Film at 11:00, November 17, 2001

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Rick Price (Mt. Holly, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introducing / Adventures in Rhythm (Audio CD)

Buy it for Jingle Bells Mambo and King Porter Stomp, if for nothing else. Maynard is unbeatable on these tracks. Parts can come off like Esquivel on steroids but who said that was a bad thing? Not me. GREAT soloists all around. Virtuosity uber alles.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Imagination, elegance and superb craftmanship, July 17, 2000

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Jean-Philippe Epitaux (CH 1018 Lausanne Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introducing / Adventures in Rhythm (Audio CD)

The role Pete Rugolo played in creating new concepts of jazz orchestrations is to me as important as that of a Gil Evans even though it has never been recognized as such. Pete's music is imaginative, elegant, powerful yet romantic. Moreover it highlights the talents of the wonderful soloists that made the West Coast scene in the fifties. The present reissue is thus mostly welcome !