Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader (1911-1979) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 67
Stanley Newcomb Kenton was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though Kenton had several pop hits from the early 1940s into the 1960s, his music was always forward-looking.
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Close ties
- William Russo Bandmate in Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
June Christy Duets: Duet and Tampico
Martin Scorsese Directed American Masters
Woody Herman Duets: Across the Alley from the Alamo
Jo Stafford Duets: Tampico (1945)
Bob Wills Duets: Across the Alley from the Alamo
Mel Stuart Directed American Masters
Pete Rugolo Produced City of Glass (1952)
Terry Carter Directed American Masters
Robert B. Weide Directed American Masters
Tony Palmer Directed American Masters
Morgan Neville Directed American Masters- Dick James Duets: Across the Alley from the Alamo
Perry Miller Adato Directed American Masters
Hiro Narita Directed American Masters- Sal Salvador Stan produced Kenton Presents Jazz: Sal Salvador (1954)
- Karen Goodman Directed American Masters
- Michael Cuscuna Produced Standards in Silhouette (1959)
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Stan Kenton, Billboard magazine, October 1942
Stan Kenton with bassist Eddie Safranski, 1947 or 1948
Sam Donahue and orchestra, Kenton on right, New York, 1946
(From left:) Pete Rugolo, Stan Kenton (age 36), and Bob Graettinger (1948)
Stan Kenton (age 36) with Pete Rugolo (1948)
Stan Kenton with Bill Holman in December 1961 for the Adventures In Jazz recording sessions at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California
The Mellophonium was a featured instrument by Stan Kenton from 1960 through the end of 1963. Though intonation was problematic, it added a unique color to the sound palate of the orchestra.Awards
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Kenton was also a pioneer in the field of jazz education, creating the Stan Kenton Jazz Camp in 1959 at Indiana University.
Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1979 · aged 67
