tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6853772569125614798.post1564509244927018074..comments2024-03-28T16:42:36.533-07:00Comments on JazzProfiles: Pete Rugolo: Gentility and GreatnessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6853772569125614798.post-13546247798300736612018-01-13T07:59:38.221-08:002018-01-13T07:59:38.221-08:00I met Pete at an IAJE conference in Long Beach, an...I met Pete at an IAJE conference in Long Beach, and told him what an important influence he was in my music writing. I also told him that it was terrible that his Mercury albums were not available. He told me, "Do these label owners realize who is on those recordings? They should be reissued for the musicians alone." Nothing about the incredible music on all of them, or that they were beautifully recorded (they were among the first stereo sessions at the Capitol Tower when it opened). Pete was humble, but he knew that he introduced new ways to write for big bands. Leonard Bernstein loved his music, and let Pete know the NY Phil would play it if he wrote it. Frank Sinatra was also a fan, and wanted Pete to write an album for him.jeffsultanofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03636503396292462358noreply@blogger.com