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''Stan Kenton Presents'' is an 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 ...
with his "Innovations" Orchestra featuring performances recorded in 1950 and originally released as 78 RPM records and a 10-inch LP on
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Reception

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review by Scott Yanow observed "The soloists (which also include trombonist Milt Bernhart) are very impressive but it is the writing (by Shorty Rogers, Bill Russo, Frank Marks, Johnny Richards and Kenton himself) that is most startling, combining together aspects of modern classical music with the most advanced forms of jazz".


Track listing

All compositions by Stan Kenton except where noted. # "Art Pepper" (Shorty Rogers) – 5:19 # "Maynard Ferguson" (Rogers) – 4:18 # "Halls of Brass" (Bill Russo) – 5:01 # "Evening in Pakistan" (Franklyn Marks) – 3:44 Bonus track on 12-inch LP # "June Christy" – 4:08 # "House of Strings" ( Robert Graettinger) – 4:18 # "Shelly Manne" – 4:30 # "Soliloquy" (
Johnny Richards Johnny Richards (born Juan Manuel Cascales, November 2, 1911 – October 7, 1968) was an American jazz arranger and composer. He was a pivotal arranger for some of the more adventurous performances by Stan Kenton's big band in the 1950s and e ...
) – 4:33 Bonus track on 12-inch LP *Recorded at Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA on February 3, 1950 (track 8), February 4, 1950 (track 4), May 18, 1950 (tracks 1 & 3), June 15, 1950 (tracks 2 & 7) August 21, 1950 (track 5) and August 24, 1950 (track 6)


Personnel

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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 ...
– piano, arranger *
Alfred "Chico" Alvarez Alfred "Chico" Alvarez (February 3, 1920 – August 1, 1992) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter with the Stan Kenton Orchestra and other bands. Life Alvarez was born in Montreal, grew up in Southern California. Upon graduation of high school, he at ...
, Buddy Childers, Maynard Ferguson, Don Paladino,
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 ...
– trumpet (tracks 1–4, 7 & 8) *
Milt Bernhart Milt Bernhart (May 25, 1926 – January 22, 2004) was a West Coast jazz trombonist who worked with Stan Kenton, Frank Sinatra, and others. He supplied the solo in the middle of Sinatra's 1956 recording of '' I've Got You Under My Skin'' conducted ...
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Harry Betts Harry Betts (September 15 1922 – July 13 2012) was an American jazz trombonist. Background Born in New York and raised in Fresno, California, he was active as a jazz trombonist and played with Stan Kenton's orchestra in the 1950s. He can be hea ...
, Bob Fitzpatrick, Bill Russo
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(tracks 1–4, 7 & 8) *Clyde Brown (tracks 1–3 & 7), Bart Varsalona (tracks 4 & 8) – bass trombone *
John Graas John Graas (March 14, 1917 – April 13, 1962) was an American jazz French horn player, composer, and arranger from the 1940s through 1962. He had a short but busy career on the West Coast, and became known as a pioneer of the French horn in jazz ...
, Lloyd Otto –
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(tracks 1–4, 7 & 8) *Gene Englund –
tuba The tuba (; ) is the lowest-pitched musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, the sound is produced by lip vibrationa buzzinto a mouthpiece. It first appeared in the mid-19th century, making it one of the ne ...
(tracks 1–4, 7 & 8) * Art Pepperalto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1–4, 7 & 8) *
Bud Shank Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank Jr. (May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He rose to prominence in the early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra and thro ...
– alto saxophone, flute (tracks 1–4, 7 & 8) * Bob Cooper
tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...
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, English horn (tracks 1–4, 7 & 8) *Bart Caldarell – tenor saxophone, bassoon (tracks 1–4, 7 & 8) *Bob Gioga – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 1–4 & 6–8) *Jim Cathcart, Earl Cornwell, Anthony Doria, Lew Elias, Jim Holmes, George Kast, Alex Law, Herbert Offner, Carl Ottobrino, Dave Schackne – violin (tracks 1–4 & 6–8) *Stan Harris, Leonard Sclic, Sam Singer –
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(tracks 1–4 & 6–8) *Gregory Bemko, Zachary Bock, Jack Wulfe – cello (tracks 1–4 & 6–8) *
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 ...
– guitar (tracks 1–5, 7 & 8) * Don Bagleybass (tracks 1–5, 7 & 8) *
Shelly Manne Sheldon "Shelly" Manne (June 11, 1920 – September 26, 1984) was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, sw ...
– drums,
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(tracks 1–5, 7 & 8) *Carlos Vida – congas (tracks 1–4, 7 & 8) * Jack Costanzo – percussion (track 5) * June Christy – vocals (track 5)


References

{{Authority control Stan Kenton albums 1950 albums Capitol Records albums Albums arranged by Bill Russo Albums arranged by Shorty Rogers Albums conducted by Stan Kenton