Out on a Limb (album)

This article is about the Pete Rugolo album. For the Clark Terry album, see Out on a Limb with Clark Terry. For other albums, see Out on a Limb § Music.
Out on a Limb
Studio album by
Pete Rugolo and His All-Stars
Released1957
RecordedJuly 9, 10 & 11 and October 29, 1956
StudioCapitol (Hollywood)
GenreJazz
LabelEmArcy
MG 36115
Pete Rugolo chronology
Music for Hi-Fi Bugs
(1956) 		Out on a Limb
(1957) 		An Adventure in Sound: Reeds in Hi-Fi
(1956)

Out on a Limb 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.[1][2][3][4] Tracks from this album were later released in stereo on Music from Out of Space and Rugolo Meets Rhythm.

Track listing

All compositions by Pete Rugolo, except where indicated.

  1. "Don't Play the Melody" - 2:35
  2. "In a Modal Tone" - 2:53
  3. "Early Duke" - 4:12
  4. "Nancy" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Phil Silvers) - 2:30
  5. "Sunday, Monday or Always" (Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 3:30
  6. "The Boy Next Door" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) - 4:15
  7. "Cha-Lito Linda" - 2:30
  8. "Ballade for Drums" - 3:25
  9. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 4:07
  10. "Repetitious Riff" - 2:38
  • Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on July 9, 1956 (track 9), July 10, 1956 (tracks 1 & 6), July 11, 1956 (tracks 2, 3 & 7) and October 29, 1956 (tracks 4, 5, 8 & 10).

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Minn, M. Maynard Ferguson Discography accessed October 6, 2016
  2. ^ Mercury Records Catalog: EmArcy 36000 series accessed October 6, 2016
  3. ^ Mercury Records Collection accessed October 6, 2016
  4. ^ The Mercury Sessions of Pete Rugolo: 1956 accessed October 6, 2016