Adventures in Rhythm

Adventures in Rhythm
Adventures in Rhythm
Studio album by Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra
Released	1954
Recorded	April 28 & 29, May 10, June 21 and July 8, 1954
Studio	Goldwyn Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Columbia; CL 604
Producer	Paul Weston
Pete Rugolo chronology

Adventures in Rhythm is an album by bandleader, composer, arranger and conductor Pete Rugolo featuring performances recorded in 1954 and originally released on the Columbia label as a 12-inch LP.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted: "Pete Rugolo's arrangements are full of surprises while leaving space for his sidemen's short solos. Well worth searching for".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Pete Rugolo except where noted.

"Here's Pete" - 2:25
"My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:51
"Mixin' the Blues" - 3:13
"Poinciana (Song of the Tree)" (Nat Simon, Buddy Bernier) - 3:20
"Rugolo Meets Shearing" (Herman Saunders, Lloyd Lunham, Rugolo) - 2:49
"Sambamba" (Les Baxter) - 2:24
"King Porter Stomp" (Jelly Roll Morton) - 2:49
"You Are Too Beautiful" (Rodgers, Hart) - 2:53
"Jingle Bells Mambo" - 2:52
"There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 2:22
"Conversation" (José Ferrer) - 3:52
"Good Evening Friends Boogie" - 3:22

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on April 28, 1954 (tracks 7 & 12), April 29, 1954 (tracks 2, 4 & 9), May 10, 1954 (tracks 3 & 5), June 21, 1954 (tracks 1, 8, 10 & 11) and July 8, 1954 (track 6).

Personnel

Pete Rugolo - arranger, conductor
Pete Candoli, Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, Shorty Rogers - trumpet
Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts, John Haliburton, Herbie Harper - trombone
Fred Fox, John Graas - French horn
Paul Sarmento - tuba
Harry Klee, Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone, oboe
Jimmy Giuffre - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Bob Gordon - baritone saxophone
Claude Williamson - piano
Howard Roberts - guitar
Harry Babasin - bass
Shelly Manne - drums
Bernie Mattison - percussion

References

^ Minn, M. Maynard Ferguson Discography accessed October 6, 2016
^ Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Columbia Main Series, Part 2: CL 600-699 (1954-1955) accessed October 6, 2016
^ The Columbia Sessions of Pete Rugolo: 1954 accessed October 6, 2016
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Adventures in Rhythm – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2016.

[Ferguson_discography-1] Minn, M. Maynard Ferguson Discography accessed October 6, 2016

[2] Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Columbia Main Series, Part 2: CL 600-699 (1954-1955) accessed October 6, 2016

[3] The Columbia Sessions of Pete Rugolo: 1954 accessed October 6, 2016

[Allmusic-4] Yanow, Scott. Adventures in Rhythm – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2016.

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v t e Shorty Rogers
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
As leader or co-leader	Modern Sounds (1951) Popo (1951) Shorty Rogers and His Giants (1953–54) Cool and Crazy (1953) Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins (1954–55) Collaboration (1954) Shorty Rogers Courts the Count (1954) Martians Come Back! (1955) Martians Stay Home (1955) The Swinging Mr. Rogers (1955) Way Up There (1955) Portrait of Shorty (1957) Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers (1957) Wherever the Five Winds Blow (1957) Afro-Cuban Influence (1958) Chances Are It Swings (1958) Gigi in Jazz (1958) The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs (1959) The Swingin' Nutcracker (1960) An Invisible Orchard (1961) The Fourth Dimension in Sound (1961) Bossa Nova (1962) Jazz Waltz (1962) Mavis Meets Shorty (with Mavis Rivers, 1962) Gospel Mission (1963) Yesterday, Today and Forever (and Bud Shank, 1963) California Concert (with Bud Shank, 1985)
With Stan Kenton	Innovations in Modern Music (1950) Stan Kenton Presents (1950) Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (1950–53) The Kenton Era (1950–51) The Innovations Orchestra (1950–51)
With Pete Rugolo	Introducing Pete Rugolo (1954) Adventures in Rhythm (1954) Rugolomania (1954–55) New Sounds by Pete Rugolo (1954–55)
Sideman with others	Collaboration West (Teddy Charles, 1952–53) Evolution (Teddy Charles,1953–55) Jimmy Giuffre (Jimmy Giuffre, 1954–55) The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet (Jimmy Giuffre, 1956)
Soundtracks	The Man with the Golden Arm (with Elmer Bernstein, 1955) Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan (from Tarzan, the Ape Man, 1959) Baby the Rain Must Fall (film released 1965) Stagecoach (collaboration with Jerry Goldsmith, film released 1966) Heart Beat (1979)
Arranger	Christmas Album (Herb Alpert, released 1968) Chet Baker & Strings (1953–54) You're the Reason I'm Living (for Bobby Darin, 1962–63) Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile (for Bobby Darin, released 1966) Ode to Billie Joe (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1967) Local Gentry (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1968) The Delta Sweete (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1968) Reza (for Terry Gibbs, 1966) Lena Like Latin (for Lena Horne, 1963) In Love Again! (for Peggy Lee, 1963) Pass Me By (for Peggy Lee, 1965) The West Coast Sound (for Shelly Manne, 1953–55) My Son the Jazz Drummer! (for Shelly Manne, 1962) Portrait of Carmen (for Carmen McRae, 1967) The Sound of Silence (for Carmen McRae, 1967–68) The Wichita Train Whistle Sings (for Michael Nesmith, 1968) Big Swing Face, 1967) Buddy & Soul (for Buddy Rich, 1969) A Spoonful of Jazz (for Bud Shank, 1967) Comin' Home Baby! (for Mel Tormé, 1962)
Arranger for The Monkees	The Monkees Present (1966–69) "Daydream Believer"/"Goin' Down" (released 1967) "D. W. Washburn" (released 1968) The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (1967–68)