The Kenton Touch

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The Kenton Touch
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Studio album by
Stan Kenton
Released1959
RecordedDecember 22–23, 1958
Studio Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre Jazz
Label Capitol ST 1276
Producer Lee Gillette
Stan Kenton chronology
The Stage Door Swings
(1958)		The Kenton Touch
(1959)		 Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana
(1959)

The Kenton Touch (subtitled Portraits in Strings) is an album by bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton featuring a string section. As with his previous album Lush Interlude , the trumpet and sax sections were omitted and Bud Shank's flute and alto sax is the only woodwind used. It was recorded in 1958 and released on the Capitol label. [1] [2] [3]

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The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn noted "A 1958 Kenton album that's pretty straightforward and less ambitious than many during that period. The arrangements are standard, the brass section plays with more restraint and less volume, and it's among his best conventional jazz releases". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Stan Kenton and Pete Rugolo except where noted.

  1. "Salute" (Rugolo) - 3:52
  2. "Monotony" - 3:41
  3. "Elegy for Alto" - 3:34
  4. "Theme for Sunday" (Kenton) - 5:16
  5. "Ballade for Drums" (Rugolo) - 3:09
  6. "Minor Riff" - 3:28
  7. "The End of the World (Early Duke)" (Rugolo, Steve Allen) - 2:27
  8. "Opus in Chartreuse" (Gene Roland) - 3:23
  9. "Painted Rhythm" (Kenton) - 5:14
  10. "A Rose for David" (Rugolo) - 2:42

Personnel

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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: 1958 accessed April 18, 2016
  4. 1 2 Wynn, Ron. The Kenton Touch Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 21, 2016.
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