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Stan Kenton's early arrangements set the tone for his orchestra, but through the years, he generally farmed out the writing chores to other talented arrangers who could move the big band forward. However, he did arrange occasional ballad charts, and this 1958 album (reissued on CD in 1997) showcases Kenton's writing. The Ballad Style of Stan Kenton is an unusual set, for other than some muted trumpet, Kenton's melodic piano is the only soloist. The 13 ballads (a dozen standards and a band original) are given restrained treatments which hint at the band's power without overtly expressing it, and the music is both romantic and danceable. An underrated set.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Lee Gillette, Producer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Arthur Schwartz, Composer - E.Y. HARBURG, Composer - Stan Kenton, MainArtist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Vincent Youmans, Composer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Rose, Composer - Edward Eliscu, Composer - Stan Kenton, MainArtist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Lee Gillette, Producer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stan Kenton, MainArtist - Dale Barnhart, Composer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Lee Gillette, Producer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stan Kenton, MainArtist - EDWARD C. REDDING, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Anita Leonard, ComposerLyricist - Stan Rhodes, ComposerLyricist - Lee Gillette, Producer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stan Kenton, MainArtist - Louis Prima, ComposerLyricist - Barbara Bella, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Arthur Johnston, Composer - Sam Coslow, Composer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stan Kenton, MainArtist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Ralph Burns, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Lee Gillette, Producer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stan Kenton, MainArtist - Woody Herman, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Dorothy Parker, ComposerLyricist - Lee Gillette, Producer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stan Kenton, MainArtist - Jack King, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Jule Styne, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - Lee Gillette, Producer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stan Kenton, MainArtist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Lee Gillette, Producer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Carl Fischer, ComposerLyricist - Frankie Laine, ComposerLyricist - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stan Kenton, MainArtist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Lee Gillette, Producer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stan Kenton, MainArtist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Lee Gillette, Producer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Dennis, ComposerLyricist - Tom Adair, ComposerLyricist - Stan Kenton, MainArtist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Harold Arlen, Composer - Ted Koehler, Composer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stan Kenton, MainArtist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Stan Kenton's early arrangements set the tone for his orchestra, but through the years, he generally farmed out the writing chores to other talented arrangers who could move the big band forward. However, he did arrange occasional ballad charts, and this 1958 album (reissued on CD in 1997) showcases Kenton's writing. The Ballad Style of Stan Kenton is an unusual set, for other than some muted trumpet, Kenton's melodic piano is the only soloist. The 13 ballads (a dozen standards and a band original) are given restrained treatments which hint at the band's power without overtly expressing it, and the music is both romantic and danceable. An underrated set.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:24
- Main artists: Stan Kenton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Blue Note Records
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