''Fire, Fury, and Fun'' is a
studio album
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by American
jazz musician
Stan Kenton and his orchestra, released on
Creative World Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in Chicago on September 26/27, 1974 at Universal Recording.
[Sparke, Michael; Venudor, Peter (1998). "Stan Kenton, The Studio Sessions". Balboa Books. p. 212 .]
Background
Up to the time of ''Fire Fury and Fun'' the band had primarily made recordings of music that were
swing
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oriented with progressive leanings. The transition from
Capitol to
Creative World Records in 1970 was fraught with difficulties during a time when the music business was changing rapidly. As a viable jazz artist who was trying to keep a loyal but dwindling following, Kenton turned to arrangers such as
Hank Levy to write material that appealed to a younger audience.
[ The first releases for the Creative World label were live concerts and Kenton had the control he wanted over content but lacked substantial resources to engineer, mix, and promote what Capitol underwrote in the past.
In June 1973 Curnow had started as the new artists and repertoire manager overseeing the whole operation of the Creative World Records.][Lee, William F. (1980) "Stan Kenton: Artistry in Rhythm". Creative Press, Los Angeles. pp. 374 ] As per Curnow himself, "That was a remarkable and very difficult time for me. I was managing (Stan's) record company with NO experience in business, writing music like mad, living in a new place and culture ( Los Angeles was another world), traveling a LOT (out with the band at least 1 week a month) and trying to keep it together at home."[Email interview with Bob Curnow, February 16, 2013 with Dr. Jack Cooper, Assoc. Prof. of Music, the Univ. of Memphis] The ''Fire Fury and Fun'' album was an outgrowth of and designed as a showcase for several of the current soloists in the Kenton Orchestra. The band itself had very little time to prepare the music for the sessions, but that was the norm for many recordings done by a road band such as the Kenton orchestra.
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Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
* piano and leader: Stan Kenton
* saxophones and flute
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s: Tony Campise, Rich Condit, Greg Smith, Dan Salmasian, Roy Reynolds
* trumpets: John Harner, Dave Zeagler, Mike Barrowman, Tim Hagans, Kevin Jordan
* trombones: Dick Shearer, Lloyd Spoon, Dave Keim, Greg Sorcsek (bass trombone)
* tuba: Mike Suter
* acoustic and electric bass: Mike Ross
* drum set: Peter Erskine
* percussion: Ramon Lopez
Production
* Robert Curnow – production
*Murry Allen – recording engineering
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*David McMacken – creative director, graphics
* Robert Curnow – mix engineer
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