Stan Kenton
Retrospective
Capitol
CDP 7 97350 2
(1992)
Jazz
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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 |
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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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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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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 | ||||||
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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