Viva Kenton!

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Viva Kenton!
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Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedSeptember 22–23, 1959
StudioRiverside Plaza Hotel, New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Capitol T/ST 1305
Producer Lee Gillette
Stan Kenton chronology
Standards in Silhouette
(1959)
Viva Kenton!
(1960)
Road Show
(1959)

Viva Kenton! (subtitled Exciting Latin Rhythms with the Kenton Touch) is an album by Stan Kenton, released in 1959 by Capitol Records, and later on Kenton's own Creative World label. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The album features compositions by Gene Roland, and was Kenton's second all-Latin album. It was the follow-up to Kenton's successful Cuban Fire! LP of 1956.

Viva Kenton! features Kenton's 18-piece orchestra, with an additional percussion quartet. Featured soloists are alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano, trombonist Don Sebesky, and trumpeter Rolf Ericson.

In 2005, Blue Note released the album on CD (under the Capitol Jazz imprint) with 6 bonus tracks, all taken from the 1963 album Artistry in Bossa Nova .

Reception

Professional ratings
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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called the album "potentially gimmicky but surprisingly successful". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Roland except where noted.

  1. "Mexican Jumping Bean" - 4:30
  2. "Siesta" - 3:37
  3. "Cha Cha Sombrero" - 4:48
  4. "Chocolate Caliente" - 3:26
  5. "Aqua Marine" - 2:41
  6. "Opus in Chartreuse Cha-Cha-Cha" - 2:48
  7. "Cha Cha Chee Boom" - 3:50
  8. "Adios" (Enric Madriguera) - 3:09
  9. "Mission Trail" - 3:23
  10. "Artistry in Rhythm" (Stan Kenton) - 3:01

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: 1959 accessed April 18, 2016
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Viva Kenton! Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 819. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.