| The Stage Door Swings | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | September 22, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Riverside Plaza Hotel, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:22 | |||
| Label | Capitol ST 1166 | |||
| Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
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The Stage Door Swings is an album by bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton featuring performances of Broadway musical tunes recorded in 1958 and released on the Capitol label. [1] [2] [3]
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| Allmusic |    [4] |
The Allmusic review by John Bush noted "Kenton's band of 1958 didn't boast the firepower of earlier editions, but new arrivals Jack Sheldon and Bill Trujillo contribute a lot". [4]
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