''The Innovations Orchestra'' 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 ...

's "Innovations" Orchestra featuring performances recorded in 1950 and 1951. The CD includes the albums '' Innovations in Modern Music'' and '' Stan Kenton Presents'' and was released by

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in 1997.Vosbein, P
Stan Kenton Discography
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Reception

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review by Scott Yanow observed, "The music was quite uncommercial, complex, and advanced with the emphasis on the arrangements rather than the soloists". In

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William Grim wrote, "The Innovations Orchestra was quite capable of swinging and it did much of the time. But it was also capable of producing music of an extraordinarily high quality that makes one think in addition to making one's toes tap".Grim, W
All About Jazz Review
November 13, 2002

Track listing

Disc one # "Mirage" (

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 ...

) – 4:59 # "Conflict" (Rugolo) – 4:27 # "Solitaire" ( Bill Russo) – 4:17 # "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 # "Theme for Sunday" (Stan Kenton) – 5:04 # "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 ...

) – 4:39 # "

The Lonesome Road "The Lonesome Road" is a 1927 song with music by Nathaniel Shilkret and lyrics by Gene Austin, alternately titled "Lonesome Road", "Look Down that Lonesome Road" and "Lonesome Road Blues." It was written in the style of an African-American folk ...

" (

Nathaniel Shilkret Nathaniel Shilkret (December 25, 1889 – February 18, 1982) was an American musician, composer, conductor and musical director. Early career Shilkret (originally named Natan Schüldkraut) was born in New York City, United States, to parents ...

Gene Austin Lemeul Eugene Lucas (June 24, 1900 – January 24, 1972), better known by his stage name Gene Austin, was an American singer and songwriter, one of the early " crooners". His recording of " My Blue Heaven" sold over 5 million copies and was for ...

) – 4:30 # "Trajectories" (Franklyn Marks) – 3:34 # "Incident in Jazz" ( Robert Graettinger) – 3:31 # "Cuban Episode" (

Chico O'Farrill Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill (October 28, 1921 – June 27, 2001) was a Cuban composer, arranger, and conductor, best known for his work in the Latin idiom, specifically Afro-Cuban jazz or "Cubop", although he also composed traditional jazz pieces a ...

) – 4:46 # "Evening in Pakistan" (Franklyn Marks) – 3:44 # "Salute" (Rugolo) – 3:35 # "Mardi Gras" (Almeida,

Marion Sunshine Marion Sunshine (born Mary Tunstall Ijames, May 15, 1894 – January 25, 1963) was an American actress and songwriter. During her youth she worked in many films and Broadway musicals, as well as vaudeville and variety shows. In the 1930s she w ...

") – 3:07 # "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 ...

) – 4:18 # "Jolly Rogers" (

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 ...

) – 2:40 # "Blues in Riff" (Rugolo) – 2:53 Disc two # "Cello-logy" (Almeida) – 4:35 # "Art Pepper" (Rogers) – 5:19 # "Halls of Brass" (Russo) – 5:01 # "Maynard Ferguson" (Rogers) – 4:18 # "Shelly Manne" (Kenton) – 4:30 # "June Christy" (Kenton) – 4:08 # "House of Strings" ( Robert Graettinger) – 4:18 # "Round Robin" (Rogers) – 2:41 # "Coop's Solo" (Rogers) – 3:15 # "Sambo" (Rogers) – 2:38 # "Ennui" (Russo) ive version– 3:39 # "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 ...

) ive version– 3:51 # "Coop's Solo" (Rogers) ive version– 3:41 # "Salute" (Rugolo) ive version– 4:04 Recorded at Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA on February 3, 1950 (Disc One: tracks 1–6), February 4, 1950 (Disc One tracks 7–11), February 5, 1950 (Disc One: tracks 12–16), May 18, 1950 (Disc Two: tracks 1–3), June 5, 1950 (Disc Two: tracks 4 & 5) August 21, 1950 (Disc Two: track 6), August 24, 1950 (Disc Two: track 7), September 12, 1950 (Disc Two: track 8), and September 19, 1951 (Disc Two: tracks 9 & 10); and at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York on October 14, 1951 (Disc Two: tracks 11–14)

Personnel

– piano, arranger * Alfred "Chico" Alvarez (tracks: 1-1 to 1–5, 1–7 to 1–16, 2–2, 2–4, 2–5, 2–8), Buddy Childers (tracks: 1-1 to 1–5, 1–7 to 1–16, 2–2, 2–4, 2–5),

Conte Candoli Secondo "Conte" Candoli (July 12, 1927 – December 14, 2001) was an American jazz trumpeter based on the West Coast. He played in the big bands of Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, and Dizzy Gillespie, and in Doc Severinsen's NBC Orc ...

(tracks 2–9 to 2–14), John Coppola (tracks 2–9 to 2–14), Maynard Ferguson (tracks: 1-1 to 1–5, 1–7 to 1–16, 2–2, 2–4, 2–5, 2–8 to 2–14), John Howell (tracks 2–8 to 2–14), Don Paladino (tracks 1-1 to 1–5, 1–7 to 1–16, 2–2, 2–4, 2–5),

(tracks: 1-1 to 1–5, 1–7 to 1–16, 2–2, 2–4, 2–5, 2–8), Stu Williamson (tracks 2–9 to 2–14) – trumpet *

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 ...

(tracks: 1-1 to 1–5, 1–7 to 1–16, 2–2, 2–4, 2–5, 2–8),

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 ...

(tracks 1-1 to 1–5, 1–7 to 1–16, 2–2, 2–4, 2–5, 2–8 to 2–14), Bob Fitzpatrick (tracks 1-1 to 1–5, 1–7 to 1–16, 2–2, 2–4, 2–5, 2–8 to 2–14), Dick Kenney (tracks 2–9 to 2–14), Bill Russo (tracks 1-1 to 1–5, 1–7 to 1–16, 2–2, 2–4, 2–5, 2–8 to 2–14) –

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

(tracks 1–4, 7 & 8) *Clyde Brown (tracks 2-2, 2–4, 2–5), George Roberts (tracks 2–9 to 2–14), Bart Varsalona (tracks 1-1 to 1–5, 1–7 to 1–16, 2–8) – bass trombone *Stan Fischer –

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 2–11 to 2–14) *

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 1-1 to 1–5, 1–7 to 1–16, 2–2, 2–4, 2–5, 2–8 to 2–14) * Art Pepper – alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1-1 to 1–5, 1–7 to 1–16, 2–2, 2–4, 2–5, 2–8 to 2–14) * 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 ...

oboe The oboe ( ) is a type of double reed woodwind instrument. Oboes are usually made of wood, but may also be made of synthetic materials, such as plastic, resin, or hybrid composites. The most common oboe plays in the treble or soprano range. ...

, English horn (tracks 1-1 to 1–5, 1–7 to 1–16, 2–2, 2–4, 2–5, 2–8 to 2–14) *Bart Caldarell – tenor saxophone, bassoon (tracks 1-1 to 1–5, 1–7 to 1–16, 2–2, 2–4, 2–5, 2–8 to 2–14) *Bob Gioga – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 1-1 to 1–5, 1–7 to 1–16, 2–2, 2–4, 2–5, 2–11 to 2–14) *Jim Cathcart (tracks 1-1 to 2–2, 2–7), Earl Cornwell (tracks 1-1 to 2–2, 2–7, 2–11 to 2–14), Phil Davidson (tracks 2–11 to 2–14), Lew Elias (tracks 1-1 to 2–2, 2–7), Barton Gray (tracks 2–11 to 2–14), Jim Holmes (tracks 1-1 to 2–2, 2–7), Seb Mercurio (tracks 2–11 to 2–14), George Kast (tracks 1-1 to 2–2, 2–7), Maurice Koukel (tracks 2–11 to 2–14), Alex Law (tracks 1-1 to 2–2, 2–7, 2–11 to 2–14), Dwight Muma (tracks 2–11 to 2–14), Danny Napolitano (tracks 2–11 to 2–14), Herbert Offner (tracks 1-1 to 2–2, 2–7), Carl Ottobrino (tracks 1-1 to 2–2, 2–7), Charlie Scarle (tracks 2–11 to 2–14), Dave Schackne (tracks 1-1 to 2–2, 2–7), Ben Zimberoff (tracks: 2–11 to 2–14) – violin *Stan Harris (tracks 1-1 to 2–2, 2–7), Paul Israel (tracks 2–11 to 2–14), Leonard Selic (tracks 1-1 to 2–2, 2–7), Aaron Shapiro (tracks 2–11 to 2–14), Sam Singer (tracks 1-1 to 2–2, 2–7), Dave Smiley (tracks 2–11 to 2–14) –

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*Gregory Bemko (tracks 1-1 to 2–2, 2–7, 2–11 to 2–14), Zachary Bock (tracks 1-1 to 2–2, 2–7, 2–11 to 2–14), Gabe Jellen (tracks 2–11 to 2–14), Jack Wolfe (tracks 1-1 to 2–2, 2–7) – cello (tracks 1–4 & 6–8) *

(tracks 1-1 to 2–2, 2–4 to 2–6), Ralph Blaze (tracks 2–8 to 2–14) – guitar * Don Bagley (tracks 1-1 to 2–2, 2–4 to 2–6, 2–8 to 2–14), Abe Luboff (tracks 2–11 to 2–14) – bass *

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,

tympani Timpani (; ) or kettledrums (also informally called timps) are musical instruments in the percussion family. A type of drum categorised as a hemispherical drum, they consist of a membrane called a head stretched over a large bowl traditionally ...

(tracks 1-1 to 2–6, 2–8 to 2–14) * Carlos Vidal – congas (tracks 1-1 to 2–2) *Nestor Amaral, Ivan Lopez, José Olivera, Stenio Ozorio – percussion, vocals (tracks 1–13, 1–14) * June Christy – vocals (tracks 1–2, 1–7 & 2–6)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Innovations Orchestra, The Stan Kenton albums 1997 compilation albums Capitol Records compilation albums Albums arranged by Bill Russo Albums arranged by Shorty Rogers Albums arranged by Pete Rugolo Albums conducted by Stan Kenton