DISC ONE - STAN KENTON TRIBUTE BAND
A TOP DRAWER ORCHESTRA FEATURING MANY NOTABLE KENTON GRADUATES PERFORMS AS PART OF A CENTRUM - BUD SHANK JAZZ WORKSHOP AT A JULY 1993 KENTON TRIBUTE CONCERT IN PORT TOWNSEND WASHINGTON. A LIVELY, HEART-FELT AND PASSIONATE READING OF CLASSIC COMPOSITIONS THAT WERE EXCEPTIONALLY WELL RECORDED. MILT BERNHART WITH HIS SPECIAL BRAND OF HUMOR ACTS AS MASTER OF CEREMONIES.
- OPENING REMARKS
- BOBBY SHEW INTRO
- ARKANSAS TRAVELER
- MAYNARD FERGUSON
- EAGER BEAVER
- BILL PERKINS INTRO
- PETE RUGOLO INTRO
- YESTERDAYS
- COLLABORATION
- BUD SHANK INTRO
- MACHITO INTRO
- STELLA BY STARLIGHT
- MACHITO
- BILL HOLMAN INTRO
- BOB COOPER INTRO
- THE TALL GUY
- COOP'S SOLO
- CLOSING REMARKS
- CONTE CANDOLI INTRO
- ARTISTRY IN RHYTHM
- PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
- STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY
- BAND INTRODUCTION
DISC TWO - McGill JAZZ ORCHESTRA I
A GLORIOUS STAN KENTON PROGRAM OF RARE NEVER BEFORE STUDIO-RECORDED COMPOSITIONS FROM THE LATE FORTIES AND EARLY FIFTIES, MAGNIFICENTLY PERFORMED AND PRESENTED IN EXCEPTIONAL AUDIO. A THOROUGHLY REHEARSED AND AGILE BAND DELIVERS A TREASURE TROVE OF HISTORICAL KENTON SELECTIONS WITH ATTENTIVE CARE AND PRECISION.
By Bill Holman:
- THE OPENING
- TENOR PIECE
- CUBA JAZZ
By Bill Russo:
- AN ESTHETE ON CLARK STREET,
- VIGNETTE,
- IT'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN
- ALTONALITY,
By Shorty Rogers:
- AUTUMN LEAVES
By Manny Albam:
- GUANE
By Ken Hanna:
- DURANGO
By Pete Rugolo:
- SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES
- ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE
- ARTISTRY IN GILLESPIE,
- YARDBIRD SUITE
- THREE BOP
DOUBLE FEATURE- Vol. 4 Stan Kenton Tribute Band and Montreal's McGill University Jazz Orchestra I
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