Stan Kenton
Tunes & Topics - Part One
© 1997 Tantara
CD IN STOCK. ORDER NOW. Will ship immediately.
Stan's 1970 band "Live" at the Golden Lion in Dayton, Ohio (1st half) in excellent stereo and part one of a 1972 wide-ranging Kenton interview conducted by radio personality Bob Foskett.
tracks
- 1 Didn't We
- 2 Bogota
- 3 Tico Tico
- 4 What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
- 5 Chiapas
- 6 A Man And A Woman
- 7 Terry Talk
- 8 Bon Homme Richard
- 9 Here's That Rainy Day
- 10 A Little Minor Booze
- 11 Sodomy
- 12 The Band's Startup
- 13 First Season Tour/Progressive Jazz
- 14 Standardization Of Writing
- 15 Stan's Near Departure From Music
- 16 Innovations Tours
- 17 Innovations Writers
- 18 Post Innovations Period
- 19 Shared Ideas On Charts
- 20 Cuban Fire
- 21 Mellophonium Era
- 22 Goodbye To Capitol
- 23 Neophonic
- 24 Creative World
- 25 Kenton Clinics/Young Players
- 26 Maynard Ferguson
- 27 Shelly Manne
try this
albums you will love
- STAN KENTON ORCHESTRA: Cool, Hot & Swingin'
- VARIOUS BIG BANDS: Kenton Portraits - 2CDs
- LOS ANGELES NEOPHONIC ORCHESTRA: New Horizons - Volume 1
- LOS ANGELES NEOPHONIC ORCH. AND NY NEOPHONIC ORCH.: New Horizons - Volume 2
- STAN KENTON ORCH. & COLLEGIATE NEOPHONIC ORCH.: Horns Of Plenty - Volume 1
- STAN KENTON ORCHESTRA AND TRINITY BIG BAND: Horns Of Plenty - Volume 3
- STAN KENTON ORCH. AND UNIV. OF N. TEXAS NEOPHONIC ORCH.: Horns Of Plenty - Volume 2
- STAN KENTON: Tunes & Topics - Part Two
- STAN KENTON: A Time For Love
genres you will love
By Location
links
notes
Stan's 1970 band "Live" at the Golden Lion in Dayton, Ohio (1st half) in excellent stereo and part one of a 1972 wide-ranging Kenton interview conducted by radio personality Bob Foskett
First, the sound quality is excellent and apart from the occasional soloist a bit off-mike, the recording quality is equal to or better than any "official" live recording of the band. There is an incredible "presence" to these recordings. If you listen through headphones you'll think you're right there in the front row of the club-I'm not kidding - it's that good. Secondly, the band's performance. Just 6 weeks earlier the band had recorded the Redlands album and was still on fire from that date. In fact, by this time the band the band was even more comfortable with the charts (and at the "Golden Lion" they were not under pressure to make a "perfect take", so there is an even looser feel than at Redlands). Just listen to the way the band burns through "Chiapas", "Tico Tico" and "Granada", for example. Von Ohlen is just unreal on all three sets, I have compared the Redlands and "T& T' performances, I would rate the Redlands versions of "Didn't We" and"Hey Jude" better than ''T&T versions" but everything else on ''T&T' is equal and/or better than "Redlands." Of course, while the sets draw a Jot ofthe music from the Redlands date, there were some other charts, as well. Set three, for example, ends with stunning versions of "Tonight" and "Malaguena," Thirdly, Stan's presence. He speaks quite a lot with the audience and the musicians. Stan, the band and the audience were all in good spirits that night and there are a lot of humorous comments flying around. In summary, the Kenton band was really 'up' for this date, playing with fire and commitment. Their respect for Stan is so evident. It's as close to "being there", in my opinion, as any recording will ever get. John Tapscott