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Rugolo, Kenton and Bardot
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
When I posted last on Pete Rugolo (here), I left out two major albums in my survey of the arranger's work in a leadership role. They are Rugolo Plays Kenton (1958) and Behind Brigitte Bardot (1959). Both are exceptional for different reasons. Rugolo, of course, began arranging for Stan Kenton in 1944, starting with Opus a Dollar Three Eighty. As the years rolled on with Kenton, he arranged many of vocalist June Christy's numbers with the band as well as ...
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