The Best of Stan Kenton

The Best of Stan Kenton

The Best of Stan Kenton

ASIN: B000005GZ1

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Product Description
Personnel includes: Stan Kenton (piano), Art Pepper, Lee Konitz, Bud Shank, Vido Musso, Sam Donahue (saxophone), Maynard Ferguson, Marvin Stamm (trumpet), Kai Winding, Eddie Bar, Frank Rosolino (trombone), Sal Salvador (guitar).

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The Best of Stan Kenton
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The Best of Stan Kenton
  • I'm mystified
  • These are not the best renditions Kenton is famous for...
  • Stan is still the man.
  • An incredible array of artisty
 The Best of Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton
Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005GZ1
Release Date: 1995-03-07

Tracks:

  1. Artistry In Rhythm
  2. Eager Beaver
  3. Artistry Jumps
  4. Painted Rhythm
  5. Intermission Riff
  6. Collaboration
  7. Lover
  8. Unison Riff
  9. The Peanut Vendor
  10. Interlude
  11. Love For Sale
  12. Laura
  13. 23 Degrees North-82 Degrees West
  14. Invention For Guitar And Trumpet
  15. Stompin' At The Savoy
  16. La Suerte De Los Tontos (The Fortune Of Fools)
  17. Waltz Of The Prophets
  18. Malaguena

Album Description

Personnel includes: Stan Kenton (piano), Art Pepper, Lee Konitz, Bud Shank, Vido Musso, Sam Donahue (saxophone), Maynard Ferguson, Marvin Stamm (trumpet), Kai Winding, Eddie Bar, Frank Rosolino (trombone), Sal Salvador (guitar).

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Best of Stan Kenton.......2006-11-15

Excellent! It contains all of his major contributions. It is definetly a keeper. The man was a genius to say the least.

3 out of 5 stars I'm mystified.......2006-01-12

I figured that after almost 40 years listening to Jazz and Jazz-related music I should have at least a Best of Kenton...so I got it. And I don't get it. I mean, the playing is awesome. The brass players are giants. The fact that it doesn't really swing isn't a problem. I love Nelson Riddle, Bernard Herrmann...all kinds of Exotica. But is this Exotica? Jazz? Easy Listening? Labels don't matter, but this music seems like an only OK example of each thing that it hints at. For fans of low trombone writing this disc is way up there - faint praise, perhaps. But that's probably the main reason I'll keep it! Kenton fans, it's good you still have each other. But this has the distinction of being one of the least-played discs in my collection.

4 out of 5 stars These are not the best renditions Kenton is famous for..........2001-09-17

A PRETTY GOOD CD, however, most of the songs are from 1945 to 47, and the renditions are not as good as the Kenton works of
the 1950's, e.g., The Peanut Vendor, etc.

David

5 out of 5 stars Stan is still the man........2001-06-15

Kenton at his finest. Good music to listen to. Not for everybody,but he helped the Four Freshman get started ,and Maynard Furgeson played with him. What a sound. Buy it.

5 out of 5 stars An incredible array of artisty.......2001-02-24

I got into Stan Kenton in the strangest way. There is a radio show devoted to shortwave broadcasting called "DXing with Cumbre" hosted by Marie Lamb. I sent her an email about the opening and closing music for her show and that's when I discovered Stan. She used "Intermission Riff" which I fell in love with. The rest of the CD is a wonderful sonic trip through time and some of the tunes remind you of the stuff that Ricky Ricardo played on "I Love Lucy". My daughter calls it "Lucy Music"! Good stuff even if you are not a jazz fan.
50th Anniversary Celebration: The Best of Back to Balboa
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • This is NOT the Kenton band!
  • Not true to orginial music. Sounded off key and distracted.
 50th Anniversary Celebration: The Best of Back to Balboa
Stan Kenton
Manufacturer: Mama Jazz Foundation
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000018LT
Release Date: 1995-04-04

Tracks:

  1. Artistry In Rhythm - Pete Rugolo
  2. Be Bop Charlie - The Bob Florence Limited Edition
  3. Eager Beaver - Pete Rugolo
  4. Night In Tunisia - Maynard Ferguson And The Big Bop Nouveau Band
  5. All About Ronnie - Chris Connor
  6. Looking Up Old Friends - The Buddy Childers Big Band
  7. Opus In Pastels - Pete Rugolo
  8. Certain Circles - The Bill Holman Big Band
  9. My Old Flame - Marty Paich
  10. A Smith Named Greg - H. Levy
  11. It's All Right With Me - Lennie Niehaus
  12. Malaguena - Bill Holman

Album Description

This "best of" disc, featuring the finest selections from the five-disc set, includes Kenton alumni Maynard Ferguson, Bob Florence, Bill Holman, Buddy Childers, Shorty Rogers, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, and many more.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars This is NOT the Kenton band!.......2001-02-27

This is the Kenton Alumni Band and others from a celebration and conference held on May 30 to June 2, 1991. Some of the sounds were not too good, but some good stuff too. The Kenton discipline is certainly not there, but what can you expect.

2 out of 5 stars Not true to orginial music. Sounded off key and distracted........1999-04-28

Sounded to me like a pickup band from the local musicians union. I know that a lot of the musicians connected with the band were individual stars and performers in their own right. The performance did not follow along from the orginial book. The orginial recordings dating from 1952 were crisp and even when these selections were heard in person they did not deviate from the orginial. I was disappointed that they were not true. The trombone section sounded off key with every one trying to lead. This was a signature of the band and, I am afraid it missed the mark. Now, I know why there was no Ghost Band after his death.
At His Very Best
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    		At His Very Best
    Stan Kenton
    Manufacturer: Gvc
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000067URH
    Release Date: 2006-08-29

    Tracks:

    1. Artistry Jumps
    2. Artistry in Rhythm
    3. Body and Soul
    4. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
    5. And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
    6. Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy
    7. Easy Street
    8. Artistry in Boogie
    9. I'm Going Mad for a Pad
    10. Tampico
    11. Balboa Bash
    12. Gotta Be Gettin'
    13. Solitude
    14. Intermission Riff
    15. Come Back to Sorrento
    16. On the Sunny Side of the Street
    17. I Been Down in Texas
    18. Painted Rhythm
    19. Travelin' Man
    20. Peg O My Heart

    Tracks:

    1. Loverman
    2. I've Got the World on a String
    3. Concerto to End All Concerto, Pt. 1 & 2
    4. Willow Weep for Me
    5. Yesterdays
    6. After You
    7. Rhythm Incorporated (Capitol Punishment), Pt. 1 & 2
    8. Spider and the Fly
    9. Minor Riff
    10. Down in Chi-Hua=Hua
    11. April in Paris
    12. How High the Moon
    13. Don't Worry About Me
    14. Soothe Me
    15. I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out
    16. If I Could Be with You One Hour Tonight
    17. Theme to the West
    18. Elefy for Alto
    19. Artistry in Harlem Swing
    20. Peanut Vendor
    The Best of Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
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      		The Best of Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
      Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
      Manufacturer: Jazz Forever
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000BKUXII
      Release Date: 2005-10-25

      Tracks:

      1. Opus in Pastels - Stan Kenton
      2. Painted Rhythm - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
      3. Artistry Jumps - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
      4. Capitol Punishment - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
      5. Lover - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
      6. Viva Prado - Stan Kenton
      7. Eager Beaver - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
      8. Artistry in Rhythm - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
      9. Are You Livin' Old Man? - Stan Kenton
      10. Intermission Riff - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
      11. Come Back to Sorrento - Stan Kenton
      12. Artistry in Percussion - Stan Kenton
      13. Safranksi - Stan Kenton
      14. Artistry in Bolero - Stan Kenton
      15. Fantasy - Stan Kenton
      16. Collaboration - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
      The Best of Stan Kenton
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        		The Best of Stan Kenton
        Stan Kenton
        Manufacturer: Collectables
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000FVR1PG
        Release Date: 2006-07-11

        Tracks:

        1. Artistry In Rhythm
        2. Just A-Sittin' & A-Rockin'
        3. Love For Sale
        4. How Deep Is The Ocean
        5. The Peanut Vendor
        6. Fascinating Rhythm
        7. More Than You Know
        8. Street Of Dreams
        9. Jump For Joe
        10. The Blues Story
        The Very Best of Stan Kenton
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          		The Very Best of Stan Kenton
          Stan Kenton
          Manufacturer: Pair
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B000008BGW
          Release Date: 1990-10-25

          Tracks:

          1. Artistry in Rhythm
          2. Come Back to Sorrento
          3. Love for Sale
          4. Tenderly
          5. Painted Rhythm
          6. Opus in Pastels
          7. Young Blood
          8. Jump for Joe
          9. Lover
          10. Willow Weep for Me
          11. Peanut Vendor
          12. Intermission Riff
          13. September Song
          14. Dynaflow
          15. Collaboration
          16. Minor Riff
          The Wednesday Night Pizza Band
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            		The Wednesday Night Pizza Band

            Manufacturer: Music Unlimited
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

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            ASIN: B000065ENX
            Release Date: 2002-03-27

            Tracks:

            1. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
            2. Sea Journey
            3. Nothin' Doin'
            4. Aphelion
            5. Bajie's Boogie
            6. Takin' It Easy
            7. Dewey Segment Suite
            8. The Irish Washer Chic
            9. A Felicidade
            10. September Elegy

            Album Description

            On a typical Wednesday night at Paisanos restaurant in Rockville, MD, 18 of the hottest musicians in the Washington, DC area gather to experiment with contemporary big band sounds. This group is dedicated to celebrating Music. All types of Music. Not jazz, not swing, not rock, not classical, not world beat, not adult contemporary and not Top 40. Just Music with a capital "M." And fun with a capital "F."

            "The Wednesday Night Pizza Band" builds on the best of artists such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Kenton, Count Basie, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Chick Corea, Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Bob Marley, Claude Debussy, J. S. Bach, and even Celtic folk artists.
            Very Best of Stan Kenton
            Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
            • The Best of Stan Kenton
            • I'm mystified
            • These are not the best renditions Kenton is famous for...
            • Stan is still the man.
            • An incredible array of artisty
            		 Very Best of Stan Kenton
            Stan Kenton
            Manufacturer: Empress
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

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            ASIN: B00000JIL2
            Release Date: 2000-10-24

            Tracks:

            1. How High the Moon
            2. Southern Scandal
            3. Artistry Jumps
            4. Come Back to Sorrento
            5. Interlude
            6. Eager Beaver
            7. Artistry in Bolero
            8. Across the Alley from the Alamo
            9. Tampico
            10. Elegy for Alto
            11. Painted Rhythm
            12. Peg O' My Heart
            13. Artistry in Boogie
            14. Cocktails for Two
            15. Minor Riff
            16. Collaboration
            17. And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
            18. Artistry in Percussion
            19. Are You Livin', Old Man?
            20. Willow Weep for Me
            21. Opus in Pastels
            22. Artistry in Rhythm
            23. Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy
            24. Concerto to End All Concertos, Pts. 1 and 2

            Album Description

            Personnel includes: Stan Kenton (piano), Art Pepper, Lee Konitz, Bud Shank, Vido Musso, Sam Donahue (saxophone), Maynard Ferguson, Marvin Stamm (trumpet), Kai Winding, Eddie Bar, Frank Rosolino (trombone), Sal Salvador (guitar).

            Customer Reviews:

            5 out of 5 stars The Best of Stan Kenton.......2006-11-15

            Excellent! It contains all of his major contributions. It is definetly a keeper. The man was a genius to say the least.

            3 out of 5 stars I'm mystified.......2006-01-12

            I figured that after almost 40 years listening to Jazz and Jazz-related music I should have at least a Best of Kenton...so I got it. And I don't get it. I mean, the playing is awesome. The brass players are giants. The fact that it doesn't really swing isn't a problem. I love Nelson Riddle, Bernard Herrmann...all kinds of Exotica. But is this Exotica? Jazz? Easy Listening? Labels don't matter, but this music seems like an only OK example of each thing that it hints at. For fans of low trombone writing this disc is way up there - faint praise, perhaps. But that's probably the main reason I'll keep it! Kenton fans, it's good you still have each other. But this has the distinction of being one of the least-played discs in my collection.

            4 out of 5 stars These are not the best renditions Kenton is famous for..........2001-09-17

            A PRETTY GOOD CD, however, most of the songs are from 1945 to 47, and the renditions are not as good as the Kenton works of
            the 1950's, e.g., The Peanut Vendor, etc.

            David

            5 out of 5 stars Stan is still the man........2001-06-15

            Kenton at his finest. Good music to listen to. Not for everybody,but he helped the Four Freshman get started ,and Maynard Furgeson played with him. What a sound. Buy it.

            5 out of 5 stars An incredible array of artisty.......2001-02-24

            I got into Stan Kenton in the strangest way. There is a radio show devoted to shortwave broadcasting called "DXing with Cumbre" hosted by Marie Lamb. I sent her an email about the opening and closing music for her show and that's when I discovered Stan. She used "Intermission Riff" which I fell in love with. The rest of the CD is a wonderful sonic trip through time and some of the tunes remind you of the stuff that Ricky Ricardo played on "I Love Lucy". My daughter calls it "Lucy Music"! Good stuff even if you are not a jazz fan.
            The Best of Stan Kenton
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              		The Best of Stan Kenton
              Stan Kenton
              Manufacturer: EMI Special Products
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

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              ASIN: B00004TGYF
              Release Date: 2000-05-04

              Tracks:

              1. Artistry In Rhythm
              2. Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'
              3. Love For Sale
              4. How Deep Is The Ocean
              5. The Peanut Vendor
              6. Fascinating Rhythm
              7. More Than You Know
              8. Street Of Dreams
              9. Jump For Joe
              10. The Blues Story
              The Best of Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
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                		The Best of Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
                Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
                Manufacturer: Jazz Forever
                ProductGroup: Music
                Binding: Audio CD

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                ASIN: B00005MOBU
                Release Date: 2005-10-25

                Tracks:

                1. Opus in Pastels - Stan Kenton
                2. Painted Rhythm - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
                3. Artistry Jumps - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
                4. Capitol Punishment - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
                5. Lover - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
                6. Viva Prado - Stan Kenton
                7. Eager Beaver - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
                8. Artistry in Rhythm - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
                9. Are You Livin' Old Man? - Stan Kenton
                10. Intermission Riff - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
                11. Come Back to Sorrento - Stan Kenton
                12. Artistry in Percussion - Stan Kenton
                13. Safranksi - Stan Kenton
                14. Artistry in Bolero - Stan Kenton
                15. Fantasy - Stan Kenton
                16. Collaboration - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra

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