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Contemporary Concepts

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Released
  
1955

Artist
  
Stan Kenton

Producer
  
Bill Putnam

Genre
  
Jazz

Contemporary Concepts (1955)
  
Kenton in Hi-Fi (1956)

Release date
  
1955

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Recorded
  
July 20 & 22, 1955 Universal Studios, Chicago, IL

Similar
  
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra albums, Jazz albums

Contemporary Concepts is an album by pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton with featuring performances of jazz standards recorded in 1955 and released on the Capitol label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted "The music swings well (with drummer Mel Lewis pushing the rhythm section) and such talented soloists as altoists Charlie Mariano and Lennie Niehaus, tenor-saxophonist Bill Perkins, trombonist Carl Fontana and trumpeters Sam Noto and Stu Williamson are well-featured. Nothing all that innovative occurs but this accessible set should be of interest to fans of bop".

Track listing

  1. "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) - 5:43
  2. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 5:11
  3. "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Cole Porter) - 5:30
  4. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 3:06
  5. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson, Andy Razaf) - 4:36
  6. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 5:37
  7. "Limelight" (Gerry Mulligan) - 3:08

Personnel

  • Stan Kenton - piano, conductor
  • Bobby Clark, Ed Leddy, Sam Noto, Al Porcino, Stu Williamson - trumpet
  • Gus Chappell, Bob Fitzpatrick, Carl Fontana, Kent Larsen - trombone
  • Don Kelly - bass trombone
  • Charlie Mariano, Lennie Niehaus - alto saxophone
  • Bill Perkins, David van Kriedt - tenor saxophone
  • Don Davidson - baritone saxophone
  • Ralph Blaze - guitar
  • Max Bennett - bass
  • Mel Lewis - drums
  • Bill Holman (tracks 1-6), Gerry Mulligan (track 7) - arranger

    • Songs

    1What's New5:42
    2Stella By Starlight5:11
    3I've Got You Under My Skin (1955 Version)5:31

    References

    Contemporary Concepts Wikipedia
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