The Kenton Era

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The Kenton Era
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Compilation album by
Stan Kenton
Released1955
RecordedNovember 1, 1940 - December 7, 1954
Various Locations
Genre Jazz
Length154:29
Label Capitol EOX/WDX 569
Stan Kenton chronology
Kenton Showcase
(1954)		The Kenton Era
(1955)		 Duet
(1955)

The Kenton Era is a compilation album by pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton featuring recordings from 1940 to 1954 which was originally released in two limited edition box sets, as fifteen 7 inch 45 rpm discs and four 12 inch LPs, on Capitol in 1955. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Kenton is heard reminiscing about his first 15 years in the business, there are some selections taken from his famous 1941 stint at the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa, CA, numbers from rehearsals in 1944, radio airchecks dating from 1944-48, some startling performances by Kenton's Innovations orchestra of 1950-51 and a few swinging numbers from his 1952-53 big band. Virtually all of the music is rare, making this an essential acquisition for collectors". [11]

Track listing

Part 1: Prologue

  1. Stan Kenton Speaks of the Development of His Music - 11:48

Part 2: Balboa Bandwagon

  1. "Artistry in Rhythm (Opening Theme)" (Stan Kenton) - 0:42
  2. "Two Moods" (Ralph Yaw) - 2:08
  3. "Etude for Saxophones" (Kenton) - 3:15
  4. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 2:59
  5. "Lamento Gitano" (Traditional) - 2:54
  6. "Reed Rapture" - 2:14
  7. "La Cumparsita" (Gerardo Matos Rodríguez) - 3:16
  8. "St. James Infirmary" (Joe Primrose) - 3:16
  9. "Arkansas Traveler" (Traditional) - 2:03
  10. "Artistry in Rhythm (Closing Theme)" (Kenton) - 0:56

Part 3: Growing Pains

  1. "Russian Lullaby" (Irving Berlin) - 2:19
  2. "I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City" (Johnny Lang, Leon René) - 2:05
  3. "Opus a Dollar Three Eighty" (Pete Rugolo) - 2:21
  4. "I Know That You Know" (Vincent Youmans, Anne Caldwell) - 1:51
  5. "I'm Going Mad for a Pad" (Joe Greene, Stan Kenton, Jack Lawrence) - 3:04
  6. "Ol' Man River" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 3:01
  7. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 3:03
  8. "Liza" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) - 2:09

Part 4: Artistry in Rhythm

  1. "One Twenty" (Yaw) - 2:41
  2. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 3:14
  3. "Tea for Two" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) - 2:49
  4. "I Never Thought I'd Sing the Blues" (Floyd Bean, Eddie Stone) - 2:57
  5. "I've Got the World on a String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:37
  6. "Everybody Swing" (Gene Roland) - 2:13
  7. "You May Not Love Me" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 2:54
  8. "More Than You Know" (Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose) - 2:23

Part 5: Progressive Jazz

  1. "Artistry in Harlem Swing" (Roland) - 2:45
  2. "If I Could Be with You" (James P. Johnson, Henry Creamer) - 3:41
  3. "By the River St. Marie" (Edgar Leslie, Harry Warren) - 1:36
  4. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mitchell Parish) - 3:11
  5. "Interlude" (Rugolo) - 3:54
  6. "Over the Rainbow" (Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 3:19
  7. "Machito" (Rugolo) - 2:15
  8. "Elegy for Alto" (Kenton, Rugolo) - 4:02

Part 6: Innovations

  1. "In Veradero" (Neal Hefti) - 4:15
  2. "Amazonia" (Laurindo Almeida) - 4:37
  3. "Salute" (Rugolo) - 4:02
  4. "Coop's Solo" (Shorty Rogers) - 3:39
  5. "Ennui" (Bill Russo) - 3:37
  6. "Samana" (Manny Albam) - 3:49

Part 7: Contemporary

  1. "Swing House" (Gerry Mulligan) - 2:53
  2. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 3:18
  3. "Baa-Too-Kee" (Almeida) - 2:40
  4. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 3:16
  5. "Bill's Blues" (Russo) - 2:51
  6. "Modern Opus" (Robert Graettinger) - 3:13
  7. "Zoot" (Bill Holman) - 3:16

Part 8: Epilogue

  1. Epilogue: Stan Kenton Speaks a Word in Summation and Looks to the Future - 2:10
  2. "Artistry in Rhythm (Theme)" (Kenton) - 3:58

Recording locations

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography: The Kenton Era accessed April 19, 2016
  2. ↑ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1944 accessed April 19, 2016
  3. ↑ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1945 accessed April 19, 2016
  4. ↑ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1946 accessed April 19, 2016
  5. ↑ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1947 accessed April 19, 2016
  6. ↑ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1950 accessed April 19, 2016
  7. ↑ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1952 accessed April 19, 2016
  8. ↑ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1953 accessed April 19, 2016
  9. ↑ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1954 accessed April 19, 2016
  10. ↑ Album details accessed April 19, 2016
  11. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. The Kenton Era – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 19, 2016.
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