Stan Kenton Discography

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 ...

his band in top form performing for a special event sponsored by Wally Heider, w. John Parker-as & fl, Bob Winiker-flugel horn, Ramon Lopez-perc, Willie Maiden-bs, Harvey Coonin-tmb, Richard Torres-ts, Peter Erskine-dms, Stan Kenton-pno+ Recording information: Great American Music Hall, ...

w. Maynard Ferguson-tpt, Lyn Biviano-tpt, Eddie Byrne-tmb, Andy Mackintosh-as, Tony Buchanan-ts, Bruce Johnstone-bs, Pete Jackson-pno, Joel Dibartolo-bs+, 7 tracks, 66+ minutes Recording information: Ballroom, Hilton Hotel, London, England (02/21/1973); The Ballroom, Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London, England (02/21/1973). Editor: Dave Kay. Arrangers: ...

10 tracks w. His Orchestra inc. John Park, Bob Winiker, Roy Reynolds, Peter Erskine, John Worster, Roman Lopez + Recorded live at the Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, England on February 8, 1973. Personnel includes: Stan Kenton (piano); John Park (alto saxophone, flute); ...

reissue contains tracks performed by Kenton & His Orchestra, including the songs "How Deep Is The Ocean," "Walking Shoes," "Lullaby Of Broadway" & "My Funny Valentine" Arrangers: Joe Coccia; Gene Roland; Gerry Mulligan; Lennie Niehaus; Stan Kenton; Bill Holman. Personnel: Stan ...

Track Listing: Body and Soul; On the Sunny Side of the Street; Begin the Beguine; Come Rain or Come Shine; Lover; They Say It's Wonderful; He's Funny That Way; Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me; Artistry in Rhythm; Tampico; ...

Pianist Stan Kenton was one of the few leaders of the big band era whose popularity extended even into the 1970s, in part because Kenton didn't rely upon nostalgia and kept his music evolving. Kenton's orchestra was always one of ...

Concerts in Miniature is taken from radio broadcasts in 1953 and features the Stan Kenton band with Bill Russo as arranger. This was a smoking group that included Lee Konitz, Frank Rosalino, Bill Holman, Stan Levey, and a trumpet section ...

This profile of jazz artist Stan Kenton chronicles the musician's life and career, with over 20 appearances by colleagues, friends, experts and scholars, as well as footage from over 20 performances and appearances by Kenton and the STAN KENTON ORCHESTRA. ...

Containing some of the rarest Stan Kenton material know to exist, this 19 track CD features material from 1947-77 -- all never before released songs. Recorded at many various locations including the National Guard Armory Auditorium in Wash. DC, the ...

Stan Kenton's big band is captured live in Canada in 1952. Kenton's band features soloists such as trumpters Buddy Childers and Conte Candoli and tenor saxophonists Bill Holman and Lee Elliot. 21 tracks include: Stardust, Artistry In Rhythm, Stella By ...

This late-'70s LP (released as part of Capitol's Jazz Classics series) contains ten previously unissued studio performances by Stan Kenton & His Orchestra covering a 15-year period. The highlights are many and the writing (by Gene Roland, Pete Rugolo, Shorty ...

THE TRANSCRIPTION PERFORMANCES VOL. 2 contains live performances from The Hollywood Bowl recorded in 1945 and 1948. Personnel: Stan Kenton (piano); Gene Howard, June Christy (vocals); Bob Ahern, Laurindo Almeida (guitar); Boots Mussulli, Eddie Meyers , Al Anthony, George Weidler, Art ...

Stan\'s 1970 band \"Live\" at the Golden Lion in Dayton, Ohio (1st half) in excellent stereo and part one of a 1972 wide-ranging Kenton interview conducted by radio personality Bob Foskett First, the sound quality is excellent and apart from the ...

(2-CD set) This ground breaking concert is issued here in it's entirety for the first time ever! Considered to be one of Kenton's most celebrated line ups with musicians such as Lee Konitz, Zoot Sims, Conte Candoli & Frank Rosolino ...

Recorded live at Brant Inn, Burlington, Ontario, Canada on June 12, 1963. This CD features Stan Kenton's Mellophonium Orchestra playing live from the Brant Inn located in Burlington, Ontario, Canada on the night of Wednesday, June 12th, 1963. Includes the tracks ...

This not only fills in those "missing" seven years from '63 to '70 but does it in a magnificent way! Now WE KNOW thanks to this CD, that it was as good as any Kenton unit that ever boarded the ...

The 1996 CD reissue of AT THE LAS VEGAS TROPICANA consists of ten tracks included on the original LP, one track previously issued on the ARTISTRY IN JAZZ LP ("Design For Blue"), and six previously unreleased tracks. Recorded live at The ...

Kenton & His Orchestra perform at the Festival Of Modern American Jazz in 1954 on this reissue that includes the songs "Artistry In Rhythm," "That Old Black Magic," "Pennies From Heaven" & "Cuba Jazz" Recorded live at Civic Auditorium, Portland, Oregon in 1954.

A compilation of two shows, one on new years eve 1952 at the Rendezvous in Balboa Beach, CA and another four weeks later at the Palladium in Hollywood, CA. Stan's band features some great musicians including trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, trombonist ...

Recorded live at Surf Club, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California on May 13, 1955. reissue contains 19 tracks performed by Kenton & His Orchestra, including the songs "Where Or When," "Street Of Dreams," "Sophisticated Lady" & "April In Paris" Recording information: ...

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 ...

While Stan Kenton emerged with his unique, sometimes controversial "progressive" orchestra during the twilight of the Swing Era, he nonetheless outlasted the decline of the big bands and would go on to eclipse many of his peers. Kenton envisioned sounds ...

Recording information: 01/04/1965. Personnel: Laurindo Almeida (guitar); Jack Nimitz, Bill Perkins, Bud Shank (reeds); Conte Candoli, Dalton Smith, Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Ollie Mitchell (trumpet); Arthur Maebe, Richard Perissi, Bill Hinshaw, Vincent DeRosa, John Cave (French horn); Red Callender (trombone, tuba); ...

Pianist, bandleader and composer Stan Kenton was a complicated man and a ferocious idealist. Always supporting his band, he was repaid with their fierce loyalty. Blessed with a long, rewarding and lucrative career, Kenton claimed he owed it all to ...