The Kenton Touch
1959 studio album by Stan Kenton
The Kenton Touch | ||||
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Studio album by Stan Kenton | ||||
Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | December 22–23, 1958 | |||
Studio | Capitol (Hollywood) | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Capitol ST 1276 | |||
Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
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The Kenton Touch (subtitled Portraits in Strings) is an album by bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton featuring a string section. As with his previous album Lush Interlude, the trumpet and sax sections were omitted and Bud Shank's flute and alto sax is the only woodwind used. It was recorded in 1958 and released on the Capitol label.[1][2][3]
Reception
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Allmusic | [4] |
DownBeat | [5] |
The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn noted "A 1958 Kenton album that's pretty straightforward and less ambitious than many during that period. The arrangements are standard, the brass section plays with more restraint and less volume, and it's among his best conventional jazz releases".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Stan Kenton and Pete Rugolo except where noted.
- "Salute" (Rugolo) - 3:52
- "Monotony" - 3:41
- "Elegy for Alto" - 3:34
- "Theme for Sunday" (Kenton) - 5:16
- "Ballade for Drums" (Rugolo) - 3:09
- "Minor Riff" - 3:28
- "The End of the World (Early Duke)" (Rugolo, Steve Allen) - 2:27
- "Opus in Chartreuse" (Gene Roland) - 3:23
- "Painted Rhythm" (Kenton) - 5:14
- "A Rose for David" (Rugolo) - 2:42
- Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, CA on December 22, 1958 (tracks 3-5 & 7-10) and December 23, 1958 (tracks 1, 2 & 6).
Personnel
- Stan Kenton - piano, conductor
- Milt Bernhart, Kent Larsen, Archie Le Coque - trombone
- Bob Olson, Bill Smiley - bass trombone
- Bud Shank - flute, alto flute, alto saxophone
- Laurindo Almeida - guitar
- Red Kelly, Red Mitchell - bass
- Milt Holland (tracks 3, 4, 8 & 10), Shelly Manne (tracks 1, 2, 5-7 & 9) - drums
- Larry Bunker - percussion
- Israel Baker, Harold Dicterow (tracks 3-5 & 7-10), David Frisina, James Getzoff (tracks 3-5 & 7-10), Ben Gill, Dan Lube (tracks 1, 2 & 6), Alfred Lustgarten, Erno Neufeld (tracks 1, 2 & 6), Lou Raderman (tracks 1, 2 & 6), Nathan Ross, Eudice Shapiro, Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure (tracks 3-5 & 7-10), Marshall Sosson, Gerald Vinci - violin
- Sam Boghossian (tracks 1, 2 & 6), Alvin Dinkin (tracks 3-5 & 7-10), Virginia Majewski, Paul Robyn, David Sterkin - viola
- David Fillerman (tracks 1, 2 & 6), Victor Gottlieb (tracks 1, 2 & 6), Armand Kaproff (tracks 3-5 & 7-10). Edgar Lustgarten, Kurt Reher (tracks 3-5 & 7-10, Eleanor Slatkin - cello
- Pete Rugolo - arranger
References
- ^ Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 21, 2016
- ^ Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 5: 600-2999 (1955-1968) accessed April 21, 2016
- ^ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1958 accessed April 18, 2016
- ^ a b Wynn, Ron. The Kenton Touch Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ DeMichael, Don (18 February 1960). "Stan Kenton: The Kenton Touch". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 4. p. 32.
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- Encores (1947)
- A Presentation of Progressive Jazz (1947)
- Innovations in Modern Music (1950)
- Stan Kenton Presents (1950)
- City of Glass (1951)
- New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm (1952)
- Sketches on Standards (1953)
- This Modern World (1953)
- Portraits on Standards (1953)
- Kenton Showcase (1954)
- Duet (1955)
- Contemporary Concepts (1955)
- Kenton in Hi-Fi (1956)
- Cuban Fire! (1956)
- Kenton with Voices (1957)
- Rendezvous with Kenton (1957)
- Back to Balboa (1958)
- The Ballad Style of Stan Kenton (1958)
- Lush Interlude (1958)
- The Stage Door Swings (1958)
- The Kenton Touch (1958)
- Viva Kenton! (1959)
- Standards in Silhouette (1959)
- Two Much! (1960)
- The Romantic Approach (1961)
- Kenton's West Side Story (1961)
- A Merry Christmas! (1961)
- Sophisticated Approach (1961)
- Adventures in Jazz (1961)
- Adventures in Blues (1961)
- Stan Kenton! Tex Ritter! (1962)
- Adventures in Time (1962)
- Artistry in Bossa Nova (1963)
- Artistry in Voices and Brass (1963)
- Stan Kenton / Jean Turner (1963)
- Kenton / Wagner (1964)
- Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra (1966)
- Stan Kenton Plays for Today (1967)
- The World We Know (1967)
- The Jazz Compositions of Dee Barton (1967)
- Finian's Rainbow (1968)
- Hair (1969)
- Stan Kenton Plays Chicago (1974)
- Adventures in Standards (1975)
- Stan Kenton Presents Gabe Baltazar (1979)
- Stan Kenton's Milestones (1950)
- Stan Kenton Classics (1952)
- Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (1953)
- The Kenton Era (1955)
- The Innovations Orchestra (1997)
- Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana (1959)
- Road Show (1959)
- Live at Redlands University (1970)