Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana
1961 live album by Stan Kenton
Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana | ||||
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Live album by Stan Kenton | ||||
Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | February 2, 1959 | |||
Venue | Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, NV | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Capitol T/ST 1460 | |||
Producer | Lee Gillette and Kent Larsen | |||
Stan Kenton chronology | ||||
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Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana is a live album by bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton featuring a concert recorded at the Blue Room of the Tropicana Hotel in 1958 and released on the Capitol label.[1][2][3]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted "This is admittedly not one of the classic Stan Kenton recordings but is generally superior to his studio recordings of the period".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Stan Kenton except where noted.
- "Artistry in Rhythm" – 3:25
- "Bernie's Tune" (Bernie Miller, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:29
- "Tuxedo Junction" (Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson, Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne) – 2:59
- "Street Scene" (Alfred Newman) – 2:59
- "Puck's Blues" (Gene Roland) – 3:04
- "I Concentrate on You" (Cole Porter) – 3:12
- "The End of a Love Affair" (Edward Redding) – 4:41
- "You and I and George" – 0:55
- "Sentimental Riff" (Roland) – 4:09
- "Random Riff" (Roland) – 3:33
- "Artistry in Rhythm" – 0:47
Personnel
- Stan Kenton – piano, conductor
- Joe Burnett, Bud Brisbois, Frank Huggins, Roger Middleton, Jack Sheldon – trumpet
- Jim Amlotte, Kent Larsen, Archie Le Coque, – trombone
- Bob Olson, Bill Smiley – bass trombone
- Lennie Niehaus – alto saxophone
- Richie Kamuca, Bill Trujillo – tenor saxophone
- Billy Root, Sture Swenson – baritone saxophone
- Red Kelly – bass, vocals
- Jerry McKenzie – drums
- Stan Kenton (track 1, 8 & 11), Lennie Niehaus (tracks 7 & 8), Johnny Richards (track 6), Gene Roland (tracks 2–5, 9 & 10) – arranger
References
- ^ Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 21, 2016
- ^ Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 5: 600–2999 (1955–1968) accessed April 21, 2016
- ^ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1959 accessed April 21, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 817. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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- Encores (1947)
- A Presentation of Progressive Jazz (1947)
- Innovations in Modern Music (1950)
- Stan Kenton Presents (1950)
- City of Glass (1951)
- New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm (1952)
- Sketches on Standards (1953)
- This Modern World (1953)
- Portraits on Standards (1953)
- Kenton Showcase (1954)
- Duet (1955)
- Contemporary Concepts (1955)
- Kenton in Hi-Fi (1956)
- Cuban Fire! (1956)
- Kenton with Voices (1957)
- Rendezvous with Kenton (1957)
- Back to Balboa (1958)
- The Ballad Style of Stan Kenton (1958)
- Lush Interlude (1958)
- The Stage Door Swings (1958)
- The Kenton Touch (1958)
- Viva Kenton! (1959)
- Standards in Silhouette (1959)
- Two Much! (1960)
- The Romantic Approach (1961)
- Kenton's West Side Story (1961)
- A Merry Christmas! (1961)
- Sophisticated Approach (1961)
- Adventures in Jazz (1961)
- Adventures in Blues (1961)
- Stan Kenton! Tex Ritter! (1962)
- Adventures in Time (1962)
- Artistry in Bossa Nova (1963)
- Artistry in Voices and Brass (1963)
- Stan Kenton / Jean Turner (1963)
- Kenton / Wagner (1964)
- Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra (1966)
- Stan Kenton Plays for Today (1967)
- The World We Know (1967)
- The Jazz Compositions of Dee Barton (1967)
- Finian's Rainbow (1968)
- Hair (1969)
- Stan Kenton Plays Chicago (1974)
- Adventures in Standards (1975)
- Stan Kenton Presents Gabe Baltazar (1979)
- Stan Kenton's Milestones (1950)
- Stan Kenton Classics (1952)
- Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (1953)
- The Kenton Era (1955)
- The Innovations Orchestra (1997)
- Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana (1959)
- Road Show (1959)
- Live at Redlands University (1970)