Stan Kenton / Stan Kenton And His Orchestra - Munich 1953 CD

 Stan Kenton at his best
Excelant live performance includes Zoot sims
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One thing good about Stan Kenton is that he made a lot of records live and the results show.This band while containing a lot of outstanding musicians seemed to lack that extra punch especially in the high register trumpetwork.Conte Condoli has to bear the brunt of this,while a year or so earlier Maynard Ferguson added this excitement.and Condoli was assigned to what he does best, his great solo work.BUT it is definetely worth the money, June Christy sounds great.This was the leftover band, without the violens, from his expensive debt ridden INNOVATIONS orchestra, minus a few casulties.Not bad company with Condoli,Bob Burgess,Frank Rosolino, Bil Holman,Bill Russo,Lee Konitz Don Bagley, stan Levey, ZOOT Sims,and June Christy.to name a few.
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