Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana

Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana
Live album by Stan Kenton
Released	1961
Recorded	February 2, 1959
Venue	Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Genre	Jazz
Label	Capitol T/ST 1460
Producer	Lee Gillette and Kent Larsen
Stan Kenton chronology
The Kenton Touch (1958) Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana (1961) Standards in Silhouette (1959)

Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana is a live album by bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton featuring a concert recorded at the Blue Room of the Tropicana Hotel in 1958 and released on the Capitol label. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted "This is admittedly not one of the classic Stan Kenton recordings but is generally superior to his studio recordings of the period". ^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Stan Kenton except where noted.

1. "Artistry in Rhythm" – 3:25
2. "Bernie's Tune" (Bernie Miller, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:29
3. "Tuxedo Junction" (Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson, Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne) – 2:59
4. "Street Scene" (Alfred Newman) – 2:59
5. "Puck's Blues" (Gene Roland) – 3:04
6. "I Concentrate on You" (Cole Porter) – 3:12
7. "The End of a Love Affair" (Edward Redding) – 4:41
8. "You and I and George" – 0:55
9. "Sentimental Riff" (Roland) – 4:09
10. "Random Riff" (Roland) – 3:33
11. "Artistry in Rhythm" – 0:47

Personnel

• Stan Kenton – piano, conductor
• Joe Burnett, Bud Brisbois, Frank Huggins, Roger Middleton, Jack Sheldon – trumpet
• Jim Amlotte, Kent Larsen, Archie Le Coque, – trombone
• Bob Olson, Bill Smiley – bass trombone
• Lennie Niehaus – alto saxophone
• Richie Kamuca, Bill Trujillo – tenor saxophone
• Billy Root, Sture Swenson – baritone saxophone
• Red Kelly – bass, vocals
• Jerry McKenzie – drums
• Stan Kenton (track 1, 8 & 11), Lennie Niehaus (tracks 7 & 8), Johnny Richards (track 6), Gene Roland (tracks 2–5, 9 & 10) – arranger

References

1. Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 21, 2016
2. Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 5: 600–2999 (1955–1968) accessed April 21, 2016
3. The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1959 accessed April 21, 2016
4. Yanow, Scott. Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 21, 2016.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 817. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.