New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm

by Stan Kenton

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1953
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 44:11
  • Community rating: 3.55/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Utilizing incredibly complex charts from arrangers like Gerry Mulligan and Bill Holman, 'New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm' pushes the big band format to its absolute structural limits. The massive brass sections and aggressive, swinging dissonance epitomize Stan Kenton's controversial, highly ambitious 'progressive jazz' manifesto. It stands as a defining monument to the heavy, intellectual wing of West Coast orchestration.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental

Tracklist

  1. What's New (5:41)
  2. Stella By Starlight (5:11)
  3. I've Got You Under My Skin - 1955 Version (5:31)
  4. Cherokee (3:08)
  5. Stompin' At The Savoy (4:37)
  6. Yesterdays (5:38)
  7. Limelight (3:08)
  8. Sunset Tower (3:14)
  9. Opus In Chartreuse (2:36)
  10. Opus In Turquoise (2:56)
  11. Opus In Beige (2:26)

Credits

  • Andrew Bird - primary artist, performer [performed by], written-by
  • Jeremy Ylvisaker - performer [performed by]
  • Martin Dosh - performer [performed by], written-by

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