Music for Hi-Fi Bugs


Music for Hi-Fi Bugs is an album by composer, arranger and conductor Pete Rugolo featuring performances recorded in 1956 and originally released on the EmArcy label as a 12-inch LP. Tracks from this album were later released in stereo on Music from Out of Space and Rugolo Meets Rhythm.

Reception

In its December 1, 1956, issue, Billboard magazine complimented the album, noting that Rugolo brought together:
... a big band composed of leading West Coast "modern" jazzmen and he puts them thru a number of highly original, and sometimes pungently dissonant, exercises. There is a variety of instrumentation and voicing that keeps the ear ever alert to the goings-on.

The AllMusic review by Jason Ankeny noted: "Rugolo's arrangements dazzle, boasting a rich palette of colors and tones that amplify the artistry of the individual performances".

Track listing

All compositions by Pete Rugolo, except where indicated.
  1. "For Hi-Fi Bugs" - 4:05
  2. "Once in a While" - 3:40
  3. "Fawncy Meeting You" - 4:40
  4. "These Foolish Things" - 4:44
  5. "Later Team" - 2:52
  6. "Oscar and Pete's Blues" - 8:12
  7. "Dream of You" - 5:04
  8. "Snowfall" - 3:10

Personnel