He played in the dance bands of vido musso and gus arnheim. Stan kenton led one of the most successful big bands from the end of the swing era through the counterculture revolution of the 1960s. The complete capitol studio recordings of stan kenton, 1943. View all albums and help us complete stan kenton discography. Stan kenton provides a number of songs showing his impressions of jazz artists at the time, plus a couple of processionary numbers. A lot of critics didnt like and still dont like kenton s band, calling it stilted or unswinging or too musically complex to be authentic jazz. Dec 23, 2015 stan kenton is one of my favorite musicians ever to live, of any genre. Stan kenton orchester, stan kenton s innovations orchestra, stan kenton s orchestra, stan kentoni orkester, stanley kenton and his orchestra, stanley kenton and his orchstra, the ensemble. Stan kenton presents by stan kenton album, progressive big. Selling stan kenton vinyl lps, vinyl lp records, cds.
Prologue stan kenton speaks of the deveopment of his music b. He started leading his own bands in the late 1930s and become famous in the mid40s with songs like painted rhytmm, intermission riff and eager beaver. Stanley newcomb stan kenton december 15, 19111 august 25, 1979. His groundbreaking album city of glass would be recorded by kenton. Street of dreams 1992 jazz stan kenton download jazz. Eight classic albums collection, they are as follows. Music profile for stan kenton, born 15 december 1911.
Kenton s vision was unique and he often favored bombast and experimentation over the pulse of swing. Stan kenton and his orchestra discography usa page 2 45cat. Stan kenton is regarded in the history of jazz as one of the pioneers of progressive jazz, with his orchestra and arranger pete rugolo. Here is an very extensive discography including a box set, live albums, studio. The sound quality of this live recording is impressive even by todays standards. Last december, the late composer, arranger, bandleader and pianist stan kenton would have turned 100. Adventures in blues stan kenton to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Stan kenton biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. It looks like stan kenton s reputation has finally outlasted the criticisms of those who considered him a pox on the house of jazz. Here is an very extensive discography including a box set, live albums, studio albums. The sound quality surprisingly stays consistent throughout despite the longer songs, probably a testament to kenton s arrangements as much as to how the records were cut. Stanley newcomb kenton december 15, 1911 august 25, 1979 was an american popular. Hair is an album by bandleader stan kenton featuring big band versions of tunes from the rock musical hair recorded in 1969 for capitol records track listing.
Influenced by jimmie lunceford who, like kenton, enjoyed highnote trumpeters and thicktoned tenors, the stan kenton orchestra struggled a bit after its initial success. You can buy album street of dreams 1992 stan kenton. I had the album back in the late 70s and played the grooves off of it. The innovations orchestra was an outstanding musical success, but from a financial standpoint, kenton found out that doubling the size of a big band increased his expenses fourfold. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from stan kenton and his orchestra at the discogs marketplace. Kenton s last creation, the creative world orchestra, was immortalized on live at redlands october 1970. Find stan kenton discography, albums and singles on allmusic. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account.
Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Show only standalone recordings instead, or show only videos. Its decca recordings were not big sellers and a stint as bob hopes backup radio band was an unhappy experience. The complete capitol studio recordings of stan kenton. Stan kenton and his orchestra a concert in progressive jazz a1. Low prices on stan kenton discography of music albums at cd universe, with top rated service, stan kenton songs, discography, biography, cover art pictures, sound samples, albums, etc. For those of you who are wondering what albums are included in the stan kenton. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from stan kenton. Stan kenton discography mp3 piratebay bittorent freedom records. Stan kenton collection believing that jazz could be more than just music to dance to, kenton made no apologies for his brand of progressive jazz. Oddly, the musicians he hired were the swinginest around. Throughout his career stan kenton seemed to be schizophrenically split in three personalities. Explore releases from stan kenton and his orchestra at discogs. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations.
Stan kenton was born on december 15, 1911, in wichita, kansas. Stan kenton is one of my favorite musicians ever to live, of any genre. Stan kenton orchestra band music database radio swiss jazz. New album stan kenton the romantic approach 2019 flac available for download on site.
Discography researched by michael sparke and pete venudor with jack hartley, from the book kenton on capitol and creative world a discography, published in the usa by balboa books, and in the uk by michael sparke. Fortunately, real jazz fans ignored the critics because they knew the critics were wrong. Instead, kenton is now recognized as an innovator who remained amazingly open and supportive of a wide variety of performers, arrangers, composers, and styles, and one of the main reasons big band music survived the 1960s and 1970s. Nevertheless, in two years the innovations orchestra recorded some of the finest symphonicallyinfluenced jazz music of the twentieth century.
Though stan kenton had recorded earlier hits such as the peanut vendor in 1947 with latin percussionist machito, as. His first orchestra artistry in rhythm was formed in 1941. Stan kenton and his orchestra songs top songs chart. Here you can buy and download music mp3 stan kenton. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. All compositions by galt macdermot, james rado and gerome ragni. Sketches of standards, with voices, duet, featuring vocalist june christy, too much, featuring vocalist ann richards, standards in silhouettes, the stage door swings,back to balboa, and the ballad style of stan kenton. View all albums and help us complete the stan kenton orchestra discography. Stan kenton greatest hits full album greatest american.