Stan Kenton
Retrospective

Capitol    CDP 7 97350 2  (1992)

Jazz
CD, 4   Discs, 72   Tracks, 262:45  Length
Disc 1 66:52
01 Artistry in Rhythm Stan Kenton 03:20
02 Eager Beaver Stan Kenton 03:12
03 And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine Charles Lawrence; Joe Greene; Stan Kenton 03:08
04 Southern Scandal Stan Kenton 03:07
05 Tampico Allan Roberts; Doris Fisher 02:45
06 Artistry Jumps Stan Kenton 02:41
07 Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy Guy Wood; Sammy Gallop 02:39
08 Artistry in Boogie Stan Kenton; Pete Rugolo 03:00
09 Artistry in Percussion Pete Rugolo 03:09
10 Willow Weep for Me Ann Ronell 03:11
11 Concerto to End All Concertos Stan Kenton 06:18
12 Opus in Pastels Stan Kenton 02:50
13 Capitol Punishment Stan Kenton; Pete Rugolo 04:33
14 Across the Alley from the Alamo Joe Greene 02:38
15 Collaboration Stan Kenton; Pete Rugolo 02:42
16 Minor Riff Stan Kenton; Pete Rugolo 03:08
17 Machito Pete Rugolo 02:30
18 Elegy for Alto Stan Kenton; Pete Rugolo 03:13
19 Lament Pete Rugolo 03:09
20 How High the Moon Morgan Lewis; Nancy Hamilton 02:32
21 Interlude Pete Rugolo 03:07

Disc 2

67:11
✷  Capitol Boxed Set CDP 7 97350-2
Disc Two CDP 7 97352-2  ✷
01 Trajectories Franklyn Marks 03:30
02 Jolly Rogers Shorty Rogers 02:43
03 Art Pepper Shorty Rogers 05:18
04 Orange Colored Sky Milton DeLugg; William Stein 02:34
05 Love for Sale Cole Porter 03:14
06 Viva Prado Shorty Rogers 03:20
07 September Song Kurt Weill; Maxwell Anderson 03:21
08 Dynaflow Art Pepper; Stan Kenton 03:09
09 Easy Street Alan R. Jones 03:17
10 City of Glass Robert Graettinger 04:27
11 Young Blood Gerry Mulligan 03:16
12 23 º North - 82 º West Bill Russo 03:11
13 Invention for Guitar and Trumpet Bill Holman 02:55
14 Lover Man Jimmy Davis; Jimmy Sherman; Roger 'Ram' Ramirez 02:50
15 All About Ronnie Joe Greene 02:52
16 Crazy Rhythm Irving Caesar; Joseph Meyer; Roger Kahn 03:00
17 I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good Duke Ellington; Paul Francis Webster 03:01
18 In a Lighter Vein Bill Holman 02:42
19 A Theme of Four Values Bill Russo 02:51
20 King Fish Bill Holman 03:08
21 Sweets Bill Russo 02:32

Disc 3

65:50
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Disc Three CDP 7 97353-2  ✷
01 I've Got You Under My Skin Cole Porter 05:31
02 Stompin' at the Savoy Benny Goodman; Chick Webb; Edgar Sampson; Andy Razaf 04:37
03 Black Coffee Paul Francis Webster; Sonny Burke 03:39
04 Sunset Tower Stan Kenton 03:15
05 Peanut Vendor Moises Simons 04:35
06 Intermission Riff Ray Wetzel 04:17
07 Recuerdos (Reminiscences) Johnny Richards 05:02
08 El Congo Valiente Johnny Richards 05:54
09 High on a Windy Hill Alex Kramer; Joan Whitney Kramer 02:09
10 My Old Flame Arthur Johnston; Sam Coslow 04:04
11 Out of this World Harold Arlen; Johnny Mercer 05:46
12 On the Street Where You Live Alan Jay Lerner; Frederick Loewe 02:12
13 Theme for Sunday Stan Kenton 05:17
14 Django John Lewis 05:05
15 Mexican Jumping Bean Gene Roland 04:27

Disc 4

62:52
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Disc Four CDP 7 97354-2  ✷
01 Ten Bars Ago Gene Roland 03:16
02 Maria Leonard Bernstein; Stephen Sondheim 04:29
03 I Feel Pretty Leonard Bernstein; Stephen Sondheim 03:54
04 Darn That Dream Eddie de Lange; Jimmy Van Heusen 02:16
05 It's Alright With Me Cole Porter 02:29
06 Stairway to the Stars Frank Signorelli; Marty Maineck; Mitchell Parish 05:50
07 Waltz of the Prophets Dee Barton 06:46
08 A Night at the Gold Nugget Gene Roland 05:40
09 3 x 3 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 72 Johnny Richards 04:31
10 Our Love Is Here to Stay George Gershwin; Ira Gershwin 02:45
11 Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III Richard Wagner 03:17
12 Passacaglia and Fugue Allyn Ferguson 08:35
13 Lonely Boy Dee Barton 02:53
14 The Singing Oyster Dee Barton 03:40
15 How Are Things in Glocca Morra? Edgar Yipsel Harburg; Burton Lang 02:31
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Box Set
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Piano Stan Kenton
Producer Michael Cuscuna
Personal Details
Index # 1768
Owner Dave
Tags Big Band
User Defined
Purchased New
Packaging Notes Boxed set
Notes
This four-CD set has virtually all of Stan Kenton's most significant recordings from his prime years. Although Kenton completists will prefer to pick up dozens of his individual Creative World releases instead, all other jazz collectors are well-advised to get this very well-conceived release. Starting with the original version of "Artistry in Rhythm" from 1943 and continuing through all of the different editions of Kenton's orchestras up to 1968's "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?," this set includes not only all of the band's most popular recordings but some of its most inventive and esoteric ones, too. Whether it be "Tampico," "Concerto to End All Concertos," "Jolly Rogers," "Art Pepper," "Orange Colored Sky" (with guest Nat King Cole), "All About Ronnie," "Peanut Vendor," and "Maria" or a section of "City of Glass" and a number from the Kenton/Wagner album, the remarkable career of Stan Kenton is covered definitively on this package. It's highly recommended for all jazz collections. -- Scott Yanow