Stan kenton stan kenton presents vinyl mp3 album download. It should only contain pages that are stan kenton albums or lists of stan kenton albums, as well as subcategories containing those things. Dec 01, 2002 heres a generous helping of holiday cheer from the capitol bones big band thats sure to help make anyones season happy and bright. A merry christmas by stan kenton on amazon music unlimited. Provided to youtube by universal music group the holly and the ivy remastered stan kenton a merry christmas. Stan kenton merry christmas, an album by stan kenton on spotify. As recorded by the stan kenton orchestra on merry christmas, this chart has optional saxophone parts which nicely cover the french horn parts originally written for only brass and rhythm section. There is an album called a stan kenton christmas by the capitol bones big band which features all the. Certainly a wondrous work to be savored and enjoyed by everyone of all ages. We three kings of orient are remastered 2003 youtube. It would take years, however, before a merry christmas. Frankly, i love most christmas music, but i listen to the jazz renditions of it the most.
Kenton s musical arrangers were absolutely top drawer. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from stan kenton. The capitol bones big band a stan kenton christmas cd. Road show is a live album by bandleader and pianist stan kenton and his orchestra with vocalists june christy and the four freshmen featuring a concert recorded at the purdue university in 1959 and released on the capitol label as a double album. That huge 20piece big band with its huge brass sound. Having somehow overlooked stan kentons album merry christmas more than forty years ago, i was delighted to learn that the dcbased capitol bones planned to record a new one using trumpets, mellophones and some of the original charts penned by ralph. It was reissued as kenton s christmas in 1970 by kenton s own creative world label. Merry christmas from doc severinsen and the tonight show orchestra. Malaguena, say it isnt so, shoo fly pie and apple pan dowdy, orange colored sky 2003 digital remaster, intermission riff, biography.
Stan kenton from the creative world of stan kenton comes. Discussion in music corner started by guy incognito. Just the way you are christmas memories by stan kenton. It looks like stan kenton s reputation has finally outlasted the criticisms of those who considered him a pox on the house of jazz. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Stanley newcomb kenton december 15, 1911 august 25, 1979 was an american popular music and jazz artist. Conducted by sam pilafian, the holiday music cd features popular kenton band songs that hit the charts. Kentons christmas by stan kenton and his orchestra on amazon. Download the stan kenton torrent or choose other verified torrent downloads for free with torrentfunk. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Sophisticated approach is an album by the stan kenton orchestra recorded in 1961 and released by capitol records. The spicy, smooth, and intelligent arrangements of the most classic of christmas carols just hit the right notes. Stan kenton on allmusic 2003 when bandleader stan kenton was. I s this, then, the most ambitious christmas album undertaking of all time.
A merry christmas also, johnny richards adventures in time suite recorded in 1962 was the culmination of. Dec 29, 2019 stanley newcomb kenton december 15, 1911 august 25, 1979 led a highly innovative, influential, and often controversial american jazz orchestra. Here are the instructions to enable javascript in your web browser. Its a nice mix of traditional tunes from the sacred and secular sides of christmas, along with a short piece about santa claus narrated by stan kenton and since the cd had a little extra room on it a medley of christmas tunes led by maynard ferguson. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Top 12 jazz christmas albums and another dozen too. So christmas wasnt very merry, jolly, or anything else. Stan kenton christmas carols boston brass and the brass all. God rest you merry, gentlemen english christmas traditional. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. With each passing year this holiday album has become more and more a classic. The stan kenton orchestra library series sheet music and. Stan kenton orchestra band music database radio swiss jazz. Few intrumental albums hell, few of any kind of albums are as inventive and grand as stan kentons a merry christmas.
This unique collection of holiday cheer performed by the boston brass features the great christmas charts from the kenton band plus two new ones by jd shaw and sam pilafian. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra 1940s through 70s garnering many successes across several music genres. A merry christmas, an album by stan kenton on spotify. Origins stan kenton was born in wichita, kansas, and raised first in colorado and then in california. Related information for stan kenton stanley newcomb kenton december 15, 1911 august 25, 1979 led a highly innovative, influential, and often controversial american jazz orchestra. Kentons brassy carols with soaring trumpets and percussion punctuation were handled so nicely i forgot my pain and revelled in the satisfaction i derived from stan kentons big band. Find christmas medley, holiday music, jazz ensemble big band, kenton, stan and more at marina music to use this site, you must first enable javascript. Joy to the world away in a manger we wish you a merry chrismas hark. Big band, progressive jazz stan kenton with june christy. Christmas medley holiday music, jazz ensemble big band. The resulting album, a merry christmas, is a polyphonic masterpiece that is at once progressive and traditional.
Topics about stan kenton albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories. Stan kenton merry christmas by stan kenton on spotify. Stan kentons band has a definite pop sensibility its all eminently hummable but theres a grandeur here thats fantastically compelling. While these great arrangements are a big part of stan kenton christmas carols, they are only part of the story. We wish you a merry christmas from stan kentons big band came out in the late 60s when i had just gone through one of those lifealtering experiences. A brassy blast from the past, as this impromptu washington big band, built around the capitol bones trombone ensemble, revives classic charts from stan kenton s 1961 album a merry christmas, adding six bright baubles of its own. The stan kenton christmas carols boston brass summit records.
Stan kenton a merry christmas mono vinyl lp amazon. The number 1 jazz christmas album, a various artists compilation. Dec 23, 2015 boston brass and the brass allstars play stan kenton s we three kings live conductor tim morrison trumpets jose sibaja, jeff conner, joey tartell and fred powell horns chris castellanos. Artistry in bossa nova is an album by the stan kenton orchestra performing old and new compositions arranged in a bossa nova style recorded and released by capitol records in 1963. Merry christmas 45 original christmas songs remastered. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. In 2006, sophisticated approach was digitally remastered and reissued on cd for the first time by capitol recordsblue note records and included six bonus tracks, including the nonalbum single, magic. When bandleader stan kenton was approached to record an album of holiday music in 1961 he agreed, on one condition no songs about singing snowmen or flying reindeer. A merry christmas by stan kenton on amazon music amazon. The number 1 jazz christmas album by various artists. In later years he was widely active as an educator. Download just the way you are christmas memories by stan kenton emusic.
Stan kenton plays the best of broadway remastered stan kenton. We wish you a merry christmas from stan kenton s big band came out in the late 60s when i had just gone through one of those lifealtering experiences. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The stan kenton christmas carols boston brass songs. I dont have a link to willie maidens christmas for moderns medley, but stan kenton s a merry christmas. Provided to youtube by universal music group angels we have heard on high remastered stan kenton a merry christmas. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as descri. The recording of the cd started a new holiday tradition with boston brass. Stan kenton s band has a definite pop sensibility its all eminently hummable but theres a grandeur here thats fantastically compelling. It was reissued as kentons christmas in 1970 by kentons.
In planning this collection, kenton famously eschewed the contemporary slew of christmas musicthe rudolphs, the frostys, the jingle bellsin favor of a more heavyduty, traditional ecclesiastical and even prechristian i. Jan 01, 2003 we wish you a merry christmas from stan kenton s big band came out in the late 60s when i had just gone through one of those lifealtering experiences. Portraits on standards is an album by pianist and bandleader stan kenton with featuring performances of jazz standards recorded in 1953 and originally released on the capitol label as a 10inch lp. Stan kenton and his orchestra kentons christmas 1970. For big band jazz lovers theres nothing that can lift your spirits at christmas time each year than stan kenton s christmas album now on cd. Dec 24, 2010 christmas for moderns featuring maynard ferguson joy to the world away in the manger the first noel we wish you a merry christmas hark. Provided to youtube by universal music group we three kings of orient are remastered 2003 stan kenton a merry christmas.
Four classic christmas albums plus ella wishes you a swinging christmas christmas carousel sings christmas songs a merry christmas avid jazz. The only reason that it gets four stars is that it is not the best recording of this material. Find album release information for a merry christmas. Instead, kenton is now recognized as an innovator who remained amazingly open and supportive of a wide variety of performers, arrangers, composers, and styles, and one of the main reasons big band music survived the 1960s and 1970s. Stan kenton holiday pandora christmas for moderns medley. Stan kenton, the jazz compositions of dee barton remastered, the stage door swings, viva kenton. In arrangement sophistication, perhaps so, but to stan kenton it was likely all in a days work. Jun 25, 2014 unrecorded stan kenton cd music 2cd set this is the first time of issue in any format of this extremely rare recording by one of the greatest and most influential jazz bands of all time so rare it is not even mentioned in most stan kenton discographies. This historically important piece opens with a rubato piano solo and then moves to a terrific rugolo trombone feature originally recorded by kai. Stan kenton and his orchestra kentons christmas vinyl. Listen to your favorite songs from a merry christmas by stan kenton now. Download just the way you are christmas memories by stan. Feb 15, 2020 stan kenton, american jazz bandleader, pianist, and composer who commissioned and promoted the works of many modern composerarrangers and thrust formal education and bigband jazz together into what became the stage or concert band movement of the 1960s and 70s, involving thousands of high.
Michael sparkes narrative captures that enthusiasm in words. Looking for the stan kenton orchestra library series sheet music. Christmas for moderns featuring maynard ferguson joy to the world away in the manger the first noel we wish you a merry christmas hark. Provided to youtube by universal music group o tannenbaum remastered stan kenton a merry christmas. Stan kenton 12 days of christmas boston brass live. Check out kenton s christmas by stan kenton and his orchestra on amazon music.
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