Released 1953 Producer Lee Gillette Release date 1953 | Recorded January 28 & 30, 1953 Label Blue Note Records | |
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Similar Stan Kenton And His Orchestra albums, Jazz albums | ||
Sketches on Standards (subtitled Request selections from the Kenton Dance Library) is an album by pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton featuring performances of jazz standards recorded in 1953 and originally released on the Capitol label as a 10-inch LP.
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Critical reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted "although these concise interpretations are not essential, the music is quite pleasing". On All About Jazz Jack Bowers said "One can’t help noticing that, unlike many of today’s inseparable clones, Kenton’s soloists — most of them, anyway — are almost instantly identifiable. No one, for example, would mistake Konitz, Candoli, Rosolino or Kamuca for anyone else, and their resourceful improvisations sound as fresh today as they did half a century ago".
Track listing
- "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 3:19
- "Begin the Beguine" (Cole Porter) - 3:04
- "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" (Jimmy Davis, James Sherman, Ram Ramirez) - 2:50
- "Pennies from Heaven" (Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke) - 3:00
- "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 3:05
- "Fascinating Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:46
- "There's a Small Hotel" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:43
- "Shadow Waltz" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) - 2:37
Personnel
Songs
1Sophisticated Lady3:17
2Begin the Beguine3:04
3Lover Man2:50