Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
Pianist Stan Kenton – born in Wichita, Kansas on December 15, 1911 - was not
only one of the last great bandleaders to emerge during the big band era, he was
also one of the most controversial, consistently going against the musical grain
of the day. Although many jazz purists dismissed his work as an aberration of
the popular swing bands of the day, the wrought emotional power of his bands
with their strident walls of brass made others consider him a visionary, who
changed perceptions of jazz. Growing up in the Los Angeles suburb of Bell, he
was taught piano in his teens by loca...
The Lady in RedAnita O'Day and Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
Too Marvelous for WordsStan Kenton and Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
Over the RainbowJune Christy, Stan Kenton and Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
TampicoStan Kenton & His Orchestra
Willow, Weep For MeStan Kenton & His Orchestra
If I Should Lose YouStan Kenton and Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
The Lady in RedAnita O'Day and Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
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Too Marvelous for WordsStan Kenton and Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
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Over the RainbowJune Christy, Stan Kenton and Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
The Cool Jazz of June Christy
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TampicoStan Kenton & His Orchestra
Tampico
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Willow, Weep For MeStan Kenton & His Orchestra
Tampico
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If I Should Lose YouStan Kenton and Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
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