''The Kenton Era'' is a compilation album by pianist and bandleader

Stan Kenton Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though K ...

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

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in 1955.Album details
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Critical reception

The

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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".

Track listing

''Part 1: Prologue'' # ''Stan Kenton Speaks of the Development of His Music'' - 11:48 ''Part 2: Balboa Bandwagon'' # "Artistry in Rhythm (Opening Theme)" (Stan Kenton) - 0:42 # "Two Moods" (Ralph Yaw) - 2:08 # "Etude for Saxophones" (Kenton) - 3:15 # "

I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" is a pop and jazz standard with music by Duke Ellington and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster published in 1941. It was introduced in the musical revue ''Jump for Joy'' by Ivie Anderson, who also provided the v ...

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Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...

, Paul Francis Webster) - 2:59 # "Lamento Gitano" (Traditional) - 2:54 # "Reed Rapture" - 2:14 # " La Cumparsita" ( Gerardo Matos Rodríguez) - 3:16 # " St. James Infirmary" ( Joe Primrose) - 3:16 # "Arkansas Traveler" (Traditional) - 2:03 # "Artistry in Rhythm (Closing Theme)" (Kenton) - 0:56 ''Part 3: Growing Pains'' # "Russian Lullaby" (

Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russi ...

) - 2:19 # "I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City" (

Johnny Lang Johnny Lang was an American cattle driver who discovered Lost Horse Mine in Joshua Tree National Park. He claimed that he had moved to the area because his brother had been gunned down in New Mexico with six other cowboys. In 1890, in the process ...

Leon René Leon René (February 6, 1902 – May 30, 1982) was an American music composer of pop, R&B and rock and roll songs and a record producer in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. He sometimes used the songwriting pseudonym Jimmy Thomas or Jimmie Thom ...

) - 2:05 # "Opus a Dollar Three Eighty" (

Pete Rugolo Pietro "Pete" Rugolo (December 25, 1915 – October 16, 2011) was an American jazz composer, arranger and record producer. Life and career Rugolo was born in San Piero Patti, Sicily. His family emigrated to the United States in 1920 and settle ...

) - 2:21 # "I Know That You Know" (

Vincent Youmans Vincent Millie Youmans (September 27, 1898 – April 5, 1946) was an American Broadway composer and producer. A leading Broadway composer of his day, Youmans collaborated with virtually all the greatest lyricists on Broadway: Ira Gershwin, Ot ...

Anne Caldwell Anne Marsh Caldwell (August 30, 1867 – October 22, 1936), also known as Anne Caldwell O'Dea, was an American playwright and lyricist. She wrote both pop songs and Broadway shows, sometimes working with composer Jerome Kern. Biography Anne Ma ...

) - 1:51 # "I'm Going Mad for a Pad" (

Joe Greene Charles Edward Greene (born September 24, 1946), better known as "Mean" Joe Greene, is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1969 to 1 ...

, Stan Kenton, Jack Lawrence) - 3:04 # " Ol' Man River" (

Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over ...

Oscar Hammerstein II Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II (; July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) director in the musical theater for almost 40 years. He won eight Ton ...

) - 3:01 # " I'll Remember April" ( Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 3:03 # " Liza" (

George Gershwin George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions ' ...

Ira Gershwin Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the 2 ...

Gus Kahn Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including " Pretty Baby", " Ain't We Got Fun?", " Carolina in the Morning", " Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo ...

) - 2:09 ''Part 4: Artistry in Rhythm'' # "One Twenty" (Yaw) - 2:41 # " Body and Soul" ( Johnny Green, Frank Eyton,

Edward Heyman Edward Heyman (March 14, 1907October 16, 1981) was an American lyricist and producer, best known for his lyrics to " Body and Soul," "When I Fall in Love," and " For Sentimental Reasons." He also contributed to a number of songs for films. Biog ...

Robert Sour The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, hono ...

) - 3:14 # " Tea for Two" (

Irving Caesar Irving Caesar (born Isidor Keiser, July 4, 1895 – December 18, 1996) was an American lyricist and theater composer who wrote lyrics for numerous song standards, including " Swanee", "Sometimes I'm Happy", " Crazy Rhythm", and " Tea for T ...

) - 2:49 # "I Never Thought I'd Sing the Blues" (Floyd Bean, Eddie Stone) - 2:57 # "

I've Got the World on a String "I've Got The World on a String" is a 1932 popular jazz song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Ted Koehler. It was written for the twenty-first edition of the Cotton Club series which opened on October 23, 1932, the first of th ...

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Harold Arlen Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film ...

Ted Koehler Ted L. Koehler (July 14, 1894 – January 17, 1973) was an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. Life and career Koehler was born in 1894 in Washington, D.C. He started out as a photo-engraver, but w ...

) - 3:37 # "Everybody Swing" (

Gene Roland Gene M. Roland (September 15, 1921 in Dallas – August 11, 1982 in New York City) was an American jazz composer and musician. He played many instruments during his career, but was most significant as an arranger/composer and for his associati ...

) - 2:13 # "You May Not Love Me" ( Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 2:54 # " More Than You Know" (

Edward Eliscu Edward Eliscu (April 2, 1902 – June 18, 1998) was an American lyricist, playwright, producer and actor, and a successful writer of songs for films. Life Eliscu was born in Manhattan, New York City. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School in ...

Billy Rose Billy Rose (born William Samuel Rosenberg; September 6, 1899 – February 10, 1966) was an American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist. For years both before and after World War II, Billy Rose was a major force in entertainment, with sh ...

) - 2:23 ''Part 5: Progressive Jazz'' # "Artistry in Harlem Swing" (Roland) - 2:45 # "

If I Could Be with You "If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)" is a popular song. The music was written by James P. Johnson, the lyrics by Henry Creamer. The song was published in 1926 and first recorded by Clarence Williams' Blue Five with vocalist Eva Taylor in ...

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James P. Johnson James Price Johnson (February 1, 1894 – November 17, 1955) was an American pianist and composer. A pioneer of stride piano, he was one of the most important pianists in the early era of recording, and like Jelly Roll Morton, one of the key ...

Henry Creamer Henry Sterling Creamer (June 21, 1879 – October 14, 1930) was an African American popular song lyricist and theater producer. He was born in Richmond, Virginia and died in New York. He co-wrote many popular songs in the years from 1900 to 1929, ...

) - 3:41 # "By the River St. Marie" (

Edgar Leslie Edgar Leslie (December 31, 1885 – January 22, 1976) was an American songwriter. Biography Edgar Leslie was born in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1885. He studied at the Cooper Union in New York. He published his first song in 1909, starting a lo ...

, Harry Warren) - 1:36 # "

Sophisticated Lady "Sophisticated Lady" is a jazz standard, composed as an instrumental in 1932 by Duke Ellington. Background Additional credit is given to publisher Irving Mills whose words were added to the song by Mitchell Parish. The words met with approva ...

" (Ellington,

Mitchell Parish Mitchell Parish (born Michael Hyman Pashelinsky; July 10, 1900 – March 31, 1993) was an American lyricist, notably as a writer of songs for stage and screen. Biography Parish was born to a Jewish family in Lithuania, Russian Empire in July 190 ...

) - 3:11 # "Interlude" (Rugolo) - 3:54 # " Over the Rainbow" (Arlen,

Yip Harburg Edgar Yipsel Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg; April 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981) was an American popular song lyricist and librettist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" ( ...

) - 3:19 # "Machito" (Rugolo) - 2:15 # "Elegy for Alto" (Kenton, Rugolo) - 4:02 ''Part 6: Innovations'' # "In Veradero" (

Neal Hefti Neal Paul Hefti (October 29, 1922 – October 11, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. He wrote music for '' The Odd Couple'' movie and TV series and for the ''Batman'' TV series. He began arranging professionally in his ...

) - 4:15 # "Amazonia" (

Laurindo Almeida Laurindo Almeida (September 2, 1917 – July 26, 1995) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music. He and Bud Shank were pioneers in the creation of bossa nova. Almeida was the first guitarist to receive Gra ...

) - 4:37 # "Salute" (Rugolo) - 4:02 # "Coop's Solo" (

Shorty Rogers Milton "Shorty" Rogers (born Milton Rajonsky; April 14, 1924 – November 7, 1994) was an American jazz musician, one of the principal creators of West Coast jazz. He played trumpet and flugelhorn and was in demand for his skills as an arrang ...

) - 3:39 # "Ennui" (

Bill Russo William Joseph Russo (June 25, 1928 – January 11, 2003) was an American composer, arranger, and musician from Chicago, Illinois, United States. History A student of jazz pianist Lennie Tristano, Russo wrote orchestral scores for the Stan Ken ...

) - 3:37 # "Samana" (

Manny Albam Manny Albam (June 24, 1922 – October 2, 2001) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, record producer, and educator. Early life A native of the Dominican Republic, Albam grew up in New York City. He was attracted to jazz at an ea ...

) - 3:49 ''Part 7: Contemporary'' # "Swing House" (

Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrum ...

) - 2:53 # "

You Go to My Head "You Go to My Head" is a 1938 popular song composed by J. Fred Coots with lyrics by Haven Gillespie. Numerous versions of the song have been recorded, and it has since become a pop and jazz standard. Melody and lyrics Alec Wilder terms Coots' me ...

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J. Fred Coots John Frederick Coots (May 2, 1897 – April 8, 1985) was an American songwriter. He composed over 700 popular songs and over a dozen Broadway shows. In 1934, Coots wrote the melody with his then chief collaborator, lyricist Haven Gillespie, for t ...

Haven Gillespie James Lamont Gillespie (February 6, 1888 – March 14, 1975) pen name Haven Gillespie, was an American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist. He was the writer of "You Go to My Head", "Honey", "By the Sycamore Tree", "That Lucky Old Sun", " Breezi ...

) - 3:18 # "Baa-Too-Kee" (Almeida) - 2:40 # " Stella by Starlight" (

Victor Young Albert Victor Young (August 8, 1899– November 10, 1956)"Victor Young, Composer, Dies of Heart Attack", ''Oakland Tribune'', November 12, 1956. was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor. Biography Young is commonly said to ...

Ned Washington Ned Washington (born Edward Michael Washington, August 15, 1901 – December 20, 1976) was an American lyricist born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Life and career Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962. He won the Bes ...

) - 3:16 # "Bill's Blues" (Russo) - 2:51 # "Modern Opus" ( Robert Graettinger) - 3:13 # "Zoot" ( Bill Holman) - 3:16 ''Part 8: Epilogue'' # ''Epilogue: Stan Kenton Speaks a Word in Summation and Looks to the Future'' - 2:10 # "Artistry in Rhythm (Theme)" (Kenton) - 3:58

Recording locations

*Recorded at Music City, Hollywood, CA on November 1, 1940 (track 2-3), at the

Rendezvous Ballroom The Rendezvous Ballroom was a large dance hall built in 1928, located on the beach of Balboa Peninsula in Orange County, Southern California, between Los Angeles and San Diego. The 1920s were the beginning of the heyday of public dancing to the mu ...

in Balboa, CA on July 25, 1941 (tracks 2-2 & 2-6), August 17, 1941 (tracks 2-4, 2-7 & 2-9) and September 1, 1941 (tracks 2-1, 2-5, 2-8 & 2-10), at the Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, CA on January 14, 1944 (3-2, 3-6 & 3-8), at Band Rehearsal in Hollywood, CA on April 20, 1944 (3-4 & 3-7), at MacGregor Studio, Hollywood, CA on May 20, 1944 (3-5), at Band Rehearsal in Hollywood, CA on December 6, 1944 (3-1 & 3-3), at

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, Hollywood, CA on November 27, 1945 (4-2), December 20, 1945 (4-1, 4-3 & 4-4) and July 18, 1946 (4-5 & 4-8), July 19, 1946 (4-6 & 4-7) and April 1, 1947 (5-1 to 5-4) at the Commodore Hotel, NYC, NY on December 13, 1947 (5-6), at the Hollywood Bowl, CA on June 12, 1948 (5-5, 5-7 & 5-8), at the Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood CA on February 3, 1950 (6-2) and February 5, 1950 (6-1), March 19, 1952 (7-5) and March 20, 1952 (7-4), January 28, 1953 (7-4), January 30, 1953 (7-3) and December 7, 1954 (1-1 & 8-1), at the Cornell Rhythm Club Concert, Ithaca, NY on October 14, 1951 (6-3 to 6-6), at Universal Recorders in Chicago, IL on September 15, 1952 (7-1 & 7-2) and July 9, 1953 (8-2) and at

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in Paris, France, on September 18, 1953 (7-7).

Personnel

* Bob Ahern - guitar * Manny Albam - * Laurindo Almeida - guitar, rhythm, soloist * Chico Álvarez - soloist, trumpet * Nestor Amaral - bongos, rhythm * John Anderson - trumpet * Al Anthony - alto saxophone, saxophone, soloist * Harold Arlen - * Bill Atkinson - trombone * Don Bagley - bass * Chet Ball - saxophone * Frank Beach - trumpet * Floyd Bean - * Morey Beeson - saxophone * Gregory Bemko - cello * Irving Berlin - * Milt Bernhart - soloist, trombone * Eddie Bert - trombone * Harry Betts - soloist, trombone * Ralph Blaze - guitar, tuba * Zachary Bock - cello * Ray Borden - trumpet * Russ Burgher - trumpet * Irving Caesar - * Bart Caldarell - saxophone * Anne Caldwell - * Conte Candoli - soloist, trumpet * John Carroll - soloist, trumpet * Buddy Childers - trumpet * June Christy - vocals * Dick Cole - trombone * Ralph Collier - drums * Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone, saxophone, soloist * John David Coppola - trumpet * Earl Cornwell - violin * Jack Costanzo - bongos, soloist * Al Costi - guitar * Phil Davidson - violin * Don Dennis - trumpet * Anthony S. Doria - violin * Red Dorris - tenor saxophone, saxophone, soloist * Gene Englund - bass, tuba * Jim Falzone - drums * George Faye - trombone * Maynard Ferguson - trumpet * Tony Ferina - saxophone * Alluísio Antunes "Lulu" Ferreira - rhythm * Bob Fitzpatrick - trombone * Stan Fletcher - tuba * Harry Forbes - trombone * Barry Galbraith - guitar * Karl George - trumpet * Bob Gioga - saxophone * John Graas - french horn, horn * Robert F. Graettinger - arranger, * Bart Gray - violin * Mel Green - trumpet * Frank Greene - coordination * María Mendez Grever - * Johnny Halliburton - trombone * Oscar Hammerstein II - * Ken Hanna - arranger, trumpet * E.Y. "Yip" Harburg - * Alex Harding - saxophone * Stanley Harris - viola * Buddy Hayes - bass * Bill Holman - saxophone * James Damian Holmes - violin * Gene Howard - vocals * John Howell - trumpet * Paul Israel - viola * Gabe Jellen - cello * Milt Kabak - arranger, trombone * George Kast - soloist, violin * Dick Kenney - trombone * Stan Kenton - bandleader, piano, Primary Artist * Bob "Dingbod" Kesterson - bass * Ray Klein - trombone * Irv Kluger - drums * Maurice Koukel - violin * Alex Law - violin * Skip Layton - soloist, trombone * Bob Lively - saxophone * Ivan Lopes - bongos * Abe Luboff - bass * Bob Lymperis - trumpet * Shelly Manne - drums * Ruban McFall - trumpet * Dick Meldonian - saxophone * Seb Mercurio - violin * Eddie Meyers - alto saxophone, saxophone, soloist * Dolly Mitchell - vocals * Dick Morse - trumpet * Dwight Muma - violin * Vido Musso - tenor saxophone, saxophone, soloist * Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone, saxophone, soloist * Danny Napolitano - violin * Lennie Niehaus - alto saxophone, saxophone, soloist * Anita O'Day - soloist, vocals * Herbert Offner - violin * José Oliveira - bongos * Jack Ordean - alto saxophone, saxophone, soloist * Lloyd Otto - french horn, horn * Carl Ottobrino - violin * Don Paladino - trumpet * Art Pepper - alto saxophone, saxophone, soloist * Al Porcino - trumpet * George Price - horn * Clyde Reisinger - trumpet * Joe Rizzo - arranger * George Roberts - soloist, trombone * Shorty Rogers - trumpet * Gene Roland - arranger, trumpet * Ted Romersa - saxophone * Pete Rugolo - arranger * Howard Rumsey - bass * Bill Russo - soloist, trombone * Eddie Safranski - bass, soloist * Charlie Scarle - violin * Dave Schildkraut - saxophone * Bud Shank - flute, saxophone, soloist * Aaron Shapiro - viola * Charlie Shirley - arranger * Jimmy Simms - trombone * Zoot Sims & His Five Brothers - tenor saxophone, saxophone, soloist * Miff Sines - trombone * Sam Singer - viola * Clyde Singleton - bass * Bill Smiley - trombone * Dave Smiley - viola * Don Smith - trumpet * Bart Varsalona - trombone * Joe Vernon - drums * Carlos Vidal - Congas * George Weidler - alto saxophone, saxophone, soloist * Warner Weidler - saxophone * Ray Wetzel - soloist, trumpet * Stu Williamson - trumpet * Kai Winding - soloist, trombone * Ben Zimberoff - violin * Freddie Zito - trombone

References

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