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Stan Kenton
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Pianists · 1911–1979

Stan Kenton

American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader (1911-1979)

Born
15 December 1911
Wichita
Died
25 August 1979
Los Angeles
Country
United States
Active
1930–1978
Record labels
Capitol Records, Decca
Discography
68 albums

Biography

Stan Kenton was a jazz musician who played piano. Stan Kenton was born on 15 December 1911 in Wichita and died on 25 August 1979 in Los Angeles. The music is usually filed under jazz, swing and progressive jazz. Record labels: Capitol Records and Decca. The discography here lists 68 albums, from “Innovations in Modern Music” (1950) to “Artistry in Bossa Nova” (2013). Honours include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though Kenton had several pop hits from the early 1940s into the 1960s, his music was always forward-looking. Kenton was also a pioneer in the field of jazz education, creating the Stan Kenton Jazz Camp in 1959 at Indiana University.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Innovations in Modern Music 1950 · Capitol Records Stan Kenton's Milestones 1950 · Capitol Records Stan Kenton Presents 1951 · Capitol Records City of Glass 1952 · Capitol Records Portraits on Standards 1953 · Capitol Records Stan Kenton Conducts Robert Graettinger’s City of Glass and This Modern World 1953 · Capitol Records This Modern World 1954 · Capitol Records Contemporary Concepts 1955 · Capitol Records Encores 1955 · Capitol Records Popular Favorites By Stan Kenton 1955 · Capitol Records Kenton in Hi-Fi 1956 · Capitol Records Kenton With Voices 1957 · Capitol Records The Ballad Style of Stan Kenton 1958 · Capitol Records A Merry Christmas! 1961 · Capitol Records Kenton’s West Side Story 1961 · Capitol Records The Romantic Approach 1961 · Creative World Adventures in Jazz 1962 · Capitol Records Adventures in Time 1962 · Capitol Records Sophisticated Approach 1962 · Capitol Records Adventures in Blues 1963 · Capitol Records
Artistry In Bossa Nova 1963
Artistry In Voices and Brass 1964 Kenton / Wagner 1964 · Capitol Records The Formative Years 1967 · Decca Records From The Creative World Of Stan Kenton Comes... Finian's Rainbow 1968 · Capitol Records Hair 1969 · Capitol Records Lush Interlude 1970 · Creative World Stan Kenton Plays Chicago 1974 · Creative World Artistry in Rhythm 1975 · Capitol Records Stan/Dard Kenton 1976 · Pronit The Lost Concert: Live at the Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, Volume 2 1978
Kenton / Wagner 1984
At the Rendezvous, Volume I 1989 · Status
Festival of Modern American Jazz 1989 · Live
New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm 1989 · Capitol Jazz Kenton '56 In Concert 1990 · Live · Artistry Records Mellophonium Moods 1962 1990 · Status Records Stan Kenton Vol. 2 1990 · Echo Jazz Cuban Fire 1991 · Capitol Jazz Kenton '53 (Concert In Wiesbaden) 1992 · Live · Astral Jazz Live in 1951 at the Hollywood Palladium 1992 · Live · Jazz Band Stan Kenton & His Innovations Orchestra 1992 · LaserLight Digital Out of Nowhere 1994 · Four Star
Kenton '58 "Live" at Keesler Air Force Base 1995 · Live
More Mellophonium Moods 1995 · Status Live From the Las Vegas Tropicana 1996 · Live · Capitol Jazz Immortal Concerts 1997 · Live · Giants of Jazz The Lost Concert: Live at the Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, Volume 1 1997 · Live Conducts The Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra 1998 · Live · Capitol Jazz Standards in Silhouette 1998 · Blue Note In Hollywood 1999 · Live · Mr. Music The Complete MacGregor Transcriptions, Volume 2 2001 · Live · Naxos Jazz Legends Clearwater '72 2002 Sketches on Standards 2002 · Capitol Jazz Stan Kenton With the Danish Radio Jazz Group 2002 · Storyville Records With The Danish Radio Big Band 2002 · Storyville Records Contemporary Concepts 2003 · Capitol Jazz Back to Balboa 2004 · Capitol Jazz The Stage Door Swings 2005 · Capitol Jazz Viva Kenton! 2005 · Blue Note The Stan Kenton Christmas Carols 2006 · Summit Records Stan Kenton Conducts the Jazz Compositions of Dee Barton 2007 · Blue Note Artistry in Bossa Nova 2013 · Capitol Records Artistry 2 In Concert · Live · Vintage Jazz Classics Stan Kenton's Milestones · Creative World Records The Lighter Side of Stan Kenton · Creative World Tunes & Topics Part Two (disc 1)

Also plays on

Albums where Stan Kenton is credited as a sideman

1955 Duet — June Christy and Stan Kenton piano
2005 Band Ain't Draggin' — Maynard Ferguson piano
2006 Boston Blow-Up! — Serge Chaloff producer

Awards

Historic 78 rpm records

  • Opus in in Pastels ; I Got a Kick out of You Stan Kenton · Bob Cooper archive.org ↗
  • INTERMISSION RIFF; PUT THAT KISS BACK WHERE YOU FOUND IT Stan Kenton and his Orchestra · Benny Goodman and his Orchestra ·… archive.org ↗
  • SOOTHE ME STAN KENTON und sein Orchester · June Christy · Joe Greene · 1948 archive.org ↗
  • LOVER STAN KENTON und sein Orchester · Stan Kenton · Eddie Safranski ·… · 1948 archive.org ↗

Books about Stan Kenton

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Stan Kenton play?

Stan Kenton is known for playing piano.

When and where was Stan Kenton born?

Stan Kenton was born 15 December 1911 in Wichita.

What are Stan Kenton's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Innovations in Modern Music (1950), Stan Kenton's Milestones (1950), Stan Kenton Presents (1951), City of Glass (1952) and Portraits on Standards (1953).

External links

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