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| Title: | Welcome to the CD Notes Conference |
| Notice: | Welcome to COOKIE |
| Moderator: | COOKIE::ROLLOW |
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| Created: | Mon Feb 17 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Mar 03 1989 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1517 |
| Total number of notes: | 13349 |
808.0. "Stan Kenton" by BAVIKI::GOOD (Michael Good) Mon Jun 29 1987 16:17
I picked up "Stan Kenton and his Orchestra: Live at Redlands
University" at Stereo Jack in Cambridge this weekend. It's on
the Creative World label, reissued by GNP/Crescendo records.
This is a 70's recording of the Kenton band, with charts by Hank Levy
("Chiapas"), Willie Maiden ("A Little Minor Booze"), Ken Hanna ("Bon
Homme Richard", "Tiare"), Bill Holman ("Tico Tico") and others. Of
course "Artistry in Rhythm" closes the CD. Not everything is great:
for instance, there's a long and mediocre version of "Hey Jude"
included. But in all I found it a very enjoyable CD.
The sound and performance are quite good - very little hiss except
in a very quiet section of "Macarthur Park." This is much better
sound than on the only other Kenton recording I have - a 2-LP set
recorded live in London in 1972, not on Creative World, with horrible
sound.
This was originally a 2-LP set. To fit it on one CD, they left off two
tracks: Terry Talk and Granada. However, both of these are still
listed on the CD jacket. The CD runs for 70 minutes, including
applause and Kenton's introductions.
GNP invites you to write for their catalog. I probably will, but
do other noters know of other Kenton CD's that have been released
yet?
Michael
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| 808.1 | Better late than never - Kenton's missed here | WCSM::ECTOR | Thank God & Greyhound, you're gone | Fri Sep 18 1987 22:24 | 17 |
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Michael, I recommend Kenton plays Chicago/Blood Sweat & Tears. I
have the record on Creative World (Kenton's own label), and if you
know how he felt about rock & roll, you'd realize what a surprise
and honor to the 2 groups this was. Don't have the album handy,
but will try remembering to list what's on it and get it down here.
A lot of young jazz artists got their start in Kenton's travelling
orchestras. He would send scouts to Julliard (sp?) to pick out those
deemed in the top 5 of their class and give them a contract for
1 year. They busted their butts, since his bands travelled 300 days
out of the year. When he died 2-3 years ago, jazz and Big band-om
lost a real patriarch.
The Cruiser
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