Latest Release
- 23 FEB 2024
- 18 Songs
- New Concepts of Artistry In Rhythm · 1952
- Standards In Silhouette · 1959
- West Side Story · 1961
- Genius In Rhythm (Remastered 2023) · 2024
- Christmas With Stan · 2012
- Favorites · 2023
- Favorites · 2023
- Favorites · 2023
- Favorites · 2023
- Favorites · 2023
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- He gave the jazz big band new life well past the ‘40s.
- The bandleader maintained a healthy output well into the ‘70s.
- 2023
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015
About Stan Kenton
An innovative and pioneering bandleader, Stan Kenton led a succession of highly original ensembles that often emphasized emotion, power, and advanced harmonies over swing. Balancing a West Coast cool with modern classical influences, Kenton and his orchestra first garnered attention in the 1940s with hits like "Tampico" and "It's Been a Long, Long time," as well as albums like Artistry in Rhythm and A Presentation of Progressive Jazz. Many of his group's featured top talent, helping launch the careers of stars like Art Pepper, Stan Getz, Anita O'Day, and June Christy. He often favored unusual instrumentation, utilizing French horns on 1950's Innovations in Modern Music and launching his mellophonium group of the '60s. Accolades followed, including a Grammy for 1962's Kenton's West Side Story. By the time of his passing in 1979, Kenton had earned a reputation as one of jazz's top cult figures.
- HOMETOWN
- Wichita, KS, United States
- BORN
- 15 December 1911
- GENRE
- Jazz