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Kenton in Hi Fi

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Released
  
1956

Producer
  
Lee Gillette

Artist
  
Stan Kenton

Label
  
Capitol Jazz

Recorded
  
February 11 & 12, 1955

Kenton in Hi-Fi (1956)
  
Cuban Fire! (1956)

Release date
  
1956

Genre
  
Jazz

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Studio
  
Goldwyn Studios, Hollywood, CA

Similar
  
Stan Kenton albums, Jazz albums

Kenton in Hi-Fi is an album by bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton featuring performances of Kenton's signature compositions from the 1940s recorded in 1956 and released on the Capitol label. This album was re-released (and presumably re-mixed) as Kenton in Stereo.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook noted "Thanks to a seamless mix of dazzling charts and liberal doses of Lunceford and Ellington-inspired swing, the marriage certainly works on Kenton in Hi-Fi. Old hits like "Eager Beaver" and "Artistry In Boogie" sparkle in the warm glow of '50s stereo technology, while fiery renditions of "Lover" and "The Peanut Vendor" show the famous muscle of the Kenton band. ...one can see why this album was not only one of Kenton's most popular releases, but a critical success as well".

Track listing

All compositions by Stan Kenton except where noted.

  1. "Artistry Jumps" - 2:38
  2. "Interlude" (Pete Rugolo) - 3:06
  3. "Intermission Riff" (Ray Wetzel) - 4:15
  4. "Minor Riff" (Rugolo, Kenton) - 3:03
  5. "Collaboration" (Rugolo, Kenton) - 2:40
  6. "Painted Rhythm" - 3:04
  7. "Southern Scandal" - 3:06
  8. "The Peanut Vendor" (Moises Simons) - 4:36
  9. "Eager Beaver" - 3:24
  10. "Concerto to End All Concertos" - 7:04
  11. "Artistry in Boogie" (Rugolo, Kenton) - 2:38
  12. "Lover" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:33
  13. "Unison Riff" (Rugolo) - 3:11

Personnel

  • Stan Kenton - piano, conductor
  • Pete Candoli, Maynard Ferguson, Ed Leddy, Sam Noto, Don Paladino - trumpet (tracks 1 & 3-13)
  • Milt Bernhart, Bob Fitzpatrick, Carl Fontana, Kent Larsen - trombone
  • Don Kelly - bass trombone
  • Skeets Herfurt, Lennie Niehaus - alto saxophone (tracks 1 & 3-13)
  • Vido Musso, Bill Perkins, Spencer Sinatra - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 3-13)
  • Jack Nimitz - baritone saxophone (tracks 1 & 3-13)
  • Ralph Blaze - guitar
  • Don Bagley - bass
  • Mel Lewis - drums
  • Frank “Chico” Guerrero - timbales, bongos (tracks 8 & 13)
  • Stan Kenton (tracks 1 & 6-9), Pete Rugolo (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 10-13), Ray Wetzel (track 3) - arranger

    • Songs

    1Artistry Jumps2:37
    2Interlude3:04
    3Intermission Riff4:15

    References

    Kenton in Hi-Fi Wikipedia
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