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.

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)

Track listing edit

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 edit

References edit

  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