Stan Kenton Presents

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Stan Kenton Presents
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Studio album by Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
Released 1950
Recorded February 3–4, May 18, June 5 and August 21 & 24, 1950
Studio Capitol Recording Studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA
Genre Jazz
Label Capitol L 248
Producer Jim Conkling
Stan Kenton chronology
Innovations in Modern Music
(1950) Innovations in Modern Music1950		Stan Kenton Presents
(1950)		 City of Glass
(1951) City of Glass1951

Stan Kenton Presents is an album by pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton with his "Innovations" Orchestra featuring performances recorded in 1950 and originally released as 78 RPM records and a 10-inch LP on Capitol before being reissued in 12 inch LP format in 1955. [1] [2] [3]

Stan Kenton American musician

Stanley Newcomb Kenton was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though Kenton had several pop hits from the early 1940s into the 1960s, his music was always forward looking. Kenton was also a pioneer in the field of jazz education, creating the Stan Kenton Jazz Camp in 1959 at Indiana University.

Capitol Records American record label

Capitol Records, Inc. is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label in the United States in 1942 by Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva, and Glenn E. Wallichs. Capitol was acquired by British music conglomerate EMI as its North American subsidiary in 1955. EMI was acquired by Universal Music Group in 2012 and was merged with the company a year later, making Capitol and the Capitol Music Group both a part of UMG. The label's circular headquarter building in Hollywood is a recognized landmark of California.

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow observed "The soloists (which also include trombonist Milt Bernhart) are very impressive but it is the writing (by Shorty Rogers, Bill Russo, Frank Marks, Johnny Richards and Kenton himself) that is most startling, combining together aspects of modern classical music with the most advanced forms of jazz". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Stan Kenton except where noted.

  1. "Art Pepper" (Shorty Rogers) - 5:19
  2. "Maynard Ferguson" (Rogers) - 4:18
  3. "Halls of Brass" (Bill Russo) - 5:01
  4. "Evening in Pakistan" (Franklyn Marks) - 3:44 Bonus track on 12 inch LP
  5. "June Christy" - 4:08
  6. "House of Strings" (Robert Graettinger) - 4:18
  7. "Shelly Manne" - 4:30
  8. "Soliloquy" (Johnny Richards) - 4:33 Bonus track on 12 inch LP

Personnel

Piano musical instrument

The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700, in which the strings are struck by hammers. It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings.

Arrangement musical composition in altered form

In music, an arrangement is a musical reconceptualization of a previously composed work. It may differ from the original work by means of reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or development of the formal structure. Arranging differs from orchestration in that the latter process is limited to the assignment of notes to instruments for performance by an orchestra, concert band, or other musical ensemble. Arranging "involves adding compositional techniques, such as new thematic material for introductions, transitions, or modulations, and endings.. .. Arranging is the art of giving an existing melody musical variety".

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References

  1. ↑ Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 11, 2016
  2. ↑ Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 2: 10" Albums: 150 to 299 accessed April 11, 2016
  3. ↑ Maynard Ferguson Discography accessed April 11, 2016
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Stan Kenton Presents – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 11, 2016.
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