Best of Stan Kenton Audio CD

Recorded live in New York in 1974 and originally released as a double vinyl album, this set captures the Maynard Ferguson big band at its scorching, swinging best. Fiery solos from Ferguson and saxophonists Bruce Johnstone and Ferdinand Povel are the most obvious of the musical riches on offer here, but the ensemble performances of pieces such as "The ...

This LP contains six Bill Russo arrangements, five from Stan Kenton, and one by Lennie Niehaus. The repertoire features many songs not associated with Kenton (such as "Sophisticated Lady," "Pennies from Heaven," and "Over the Rainbow"), but the inventive yet melodic treatments certainly sound like the Kenton band. The main soloists are altoist Lee Konitz, guitarist Sal Salvador, trumpeter ...

THE STAGE DOOR SWINGS showcases Stan Kenton using the range and power of his big band to interpret 12 Broadway hits. Listeners might assume that a "Broadway Hits" set would find Kenton scaling back his usual progressive tendencies, but that is not the case. The arrangements by Lennie Niehaus are ambitious and at times grandiose, utilizing the full force ...

Maynard Ferguson/Big Bop Nouveau: Maynard Ferguson (trumpet, flugelhorn); Matt Wallace, Sal Giorgianni (alto & tenor saxophones); Carl Fischer (trumpet, superbone); Frank Greene, Wayne Bergeron (trumpet); Tom Garling (trombone, superbone); Ron Oswanski (piano, keyboards); Paul Thompson (acoustic & electric basses); Dave Throckmorton (drums). With one major exception, the tracks on Brass Attitude reflect the relatively traditional (dare we say restrained) big ...

Best of Stan Kenton album An early-'60s Kenton Orchestra release, Sophisticated Approach features the ensemble when it was beginning to acquire a reputation for being more interested in structure and discipline than swing. The arrangements are tight, there's a minimum of solo space, and the songs are uneven. ~ Ron Wynn Personnel: Stan Kenton (piano); Gabe Baltazar (alto saxophone); Sam Donahue (tenor saxophone); Marvin Holladay ...

Best of Stan Kenton songs Adapters: John Akal; Joe Daddiego. Personnel: Jeff Layton, John Michael Gray (guitar); Lew Del Gatto (flute, alto flute, piccolo, oboe, tenor saxophone); David Tofani (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone); Billy Kerr (flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone); Joel Kaye (piccolo, soprano saxophone); Paul McGinley (piccolo, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Buddy DeFranco (clarinet); Larry Charles (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Bill Perkins, Bud Shank, Buddy ...