Stan Kenton Complete Capitol Studio Recordings 1943-47 Box Set 7 Cd's Booklet

Description: Stan Kenton Complete Capitol Studio Recordings 1943-47 Box Set 7 Cd's 32 page BookletLike New set 1 - Disc 1- 4 out of plastic. set 2 - Disc 5-7 still plastic sealedJune Christy, Anita O'Day, Stan Getz, Art Pepper, Neal Hefti, Pete Rugolo, Kai Winding are some of the Great Players on this set Limited edition of 5,000 copies, hand numbered ( Number 2742 ). Including Booklet with 32 pages & Mosaic Catalog see photos 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. In 1940, Kenton formed his first orchestra. Kenton worked in the early days with his own groups as much more of an arranger than a featured pianist. Although there were no "name" musicians in his first band (with the possible exception of bassist Howard Rumseyand trumpeter Chico Alvarez), Kenton spent the summer of 1941 playing regularly before an audience at the Rendezvous Ballroom on the Balboa Peninsula at Newport Beach, CA. Influenced by Benny Carter and Jimmie Lunceford, the Stan Kenton Orchestra struggled for a time after its initial success. Its Decca recordings were not big sellers and a stint as Bob Hope's backup radio band during the 1943–44 season was an unhappy experience; Les Brown permanently took Kenton's place.Kenton's first appearance in New York was in February 1942 at the Roseland Ballroom, with the marquee featuring an endorsement by Fred Astaire. By late 1943, with a contract with the newly formed Capitol Records, a popular record in "Eager Beaver", and growing recognition, the Stan Kenton Orchestra was gradually catching on; it developed into one of the best-known West Coast ensembles of the 1940s. Its soloists during the war years included Art Pepper, briefly Stan Getz, altoist Boots Mussulli, and singer Anita O'Day. By 1945, the band had evolved. The songwriter Joe Greene provided the lyrics for hit songs like "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine" and "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'". Pete Rugolo became the chief arranger (extending Kenton's ideas), Bob Cooper and Vido Musso offered very different tenor styles, and June Christy was Kenton's new singer; her hits (including "Tampico" and Greene's "Across the Alley from the Alamo") made it possible for Kenton to finance his more ambitious projects. When composer/arranger Pete Rugolo joined the Stan Kenton Orchestra as staff arranger in late 1945 he brought with him his love of jazz, Stravinsky and Bartók. Given free rein by Kenton, Rugolo experimented. Although Kenton himself was already trying experimental scores prior to Rugolo's tenure, it was Rugolo who brought extra jazz and classical influences much needed to move the band forward artistically.During his first six months on the staff, Rugolo tried to copy Kenton's sound; on encouragement from the leader he explored his own voice. By incorporating compositional techniques borrowed from the modern classical music he studied, Rugolo was a key part of one of Kenton's most fertile and creative periods.

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Artist: Stan Kenton, Art Pepper, Neal Hefti, Joe Rizzo, Shelly Manne, Pete Rugolo, Laurindo Almeida, Bob Cooper, Stan Getz, Vido Musso, Kai Winding, Anita O'Day, June Christy, Gene Howard, Ray Wetzel, The Pastels

CD Grading: Mint (M)

Record Label: Mosaic Records

Release Title: Complete Capitol Studio Recordings 1943-47

Case Condition: Mint (M)

Inlay Condition: Mint (M)

Catalog Number: Mosaic Records – MD7-163

Edition: First Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered Edition, Remastered

Type: Box Set

Format: CD

Release Year: 1995

Era: 1940s

Style: Big Band/Swing