Stan Kenton
- Type: Classic Bandleader
- Country: United States
- Born: December 15, 1911 in Wichita, Kansas, United States
- Died: 25 August 1979, Los Angeles, California, United States
Biography
Stan Kenton (1911–1979) was an American bandleader and pianist whose orchestras pursued a self-consciously progressive jazz, from 'Artistry in Rhythm' through the Innovations in Modern Music and Neophonic orchestras. A major educator and incubator of talent whose clinics helped create the American school stage-band movement, he spent four decades expanding the big band's ambitions in scale, volume and harmony. His orchestra was among the most recognisable sounds in American jazz.
Genres
Stan Kenton Discography
- Encores (1949) - Album - rated 3.17/5
- Volume One - "Innovations in Modern Music" (1950) - Album - rated 3.4/5
- City of Glass (1952) - Album - rated 4.09/5
- City of Glass & This Modern World (1953) - Compilation - rated 3.82/5
- New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm (1953) - Album - rated 3.55/5
- Portraits on Standards (1953) - Album - rated 3.08/5
- Sketches on Standards (1953) - Album - rated 3.33/5
- This Modern World (1953) - Album - rated 3.68/5
- Contemporary Concepts (1955) - Album - rated 3.35/5
- Cuban Fire! (1956) - Album - rated 3.63/5
- Kenton in Hi-Fi (1956) - Album - rated 3.6/5
- Back to Balboa (1958) - Album - rated 3.6/5
- The Ballad Style of Stan Kenton (1958) - Album - rated 3.21/5
- Live From the Las Vegas Tropicana (1959) - Album - rated 3.54/5
- Standards in Silhouette (1960) - Album - rated 3.57/5
- A Merry Christmas ! (1961) - Album - rated 3.3/5
- Kenton's West Side Story (1961) - Album - rated 3.44/5
- Adventures in Jazz (1962) - Album - rated 3.5/5
- City of Glass: Stan Kenton Plays Bob Graettinger (1995) - Compilation - rated 3.93/5