Pete Rugolo
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Pete Rugolo was an Italian-born American jazz composer, arranger, and bandleader known for his innovative work with Stan Kenton and for scoring numerous film and television projects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pete Rugolo canonical | 2 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
arranger
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bandleader ⓘ jazz composer ⓘ person ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
June Christy
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Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Kenton NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Kenton Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ The Four Freshmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Pietro Rugolo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Italy
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| countryOfBirth | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1915-12-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-10-16 ⓘ |
| education |
Mills College
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San Francisco State College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Capitol Records
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Mercury Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Rugolo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
big band
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cool jazz ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Pietro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Italian ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Pete Rugolo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped shape the progressive jazz style of the Stan Kenton Orchestra
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pioneered modern jazz orchestration techniques in the 1940s and 1950s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
10 Trombones Like 2 Pianos
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Adventures in Rhythm NERFINISHED ⓘ Behind Brigitte Bardot NERFINISHED ⓘ Introducing Pete Rugolo NERFINISHED ⓘ Music for Hi-Fi Bugs NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Diamond, Private Detective (television score) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rugolomania NERFINISHED ⓘ Run for Your Life (television score) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fugitive (television score) NERFINISHED ⓘ Thriller (television score) NERFINISHED ⓘ arrangements for the Stan Kenton Orchestra ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ music producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Piero Patti, Sicily, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Sherman Oaks, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Darius Milhaud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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