Biography
Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) 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. Kenton was also a pioneer in the field of jazz education, creating the Stan Kenton Jazz Camp in 1959 at Indiana University.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Soothing Sounds Of The Apocalypse (Presented By Vault-Tec)
2024
Swingin' New Big Band
1966
The Ballad Style Of Stan Kenton
1958
Cuban Fire!
1956
Ultimate
2019
Hooked On Swing, The Album
1982
Kenton '76
1976
Recollections Of The Big Band Era
1974
Music From The TV Series "The Mancini Generation"
1972
By Request - Volume II
1972
Live At Butler University
1972
Artistry In Voices And Brass
1964
The Stereo Disc
1963
Sophisticated Approach
1962
Kenton's West Side Story
1961
Kenton In Hi Fi
1956
The Formative Years
1956
Contemporary Concepts
1955
Innovations In Modern Music, Volume One
1950
Artistry In Rhythm
1946
Sounds Of The Great Bands Volume 6
The Nat King Cole Story
1961
From The Creative World Of Stan Kenton Comes . . . A Merry Christmas!
1961
City Of Glass
1952
Credited work
1,922 releases · 360 albums · active 1950–2024
- Performance · 6,210
- Other credits · 1,340
- Production · 17
Studios: Universal Recording Studio · Capitol Studios · Rendezvous Ballroom · The Chez, Hollywood
Frequent collaborators
- Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
- Various
- Nat King Cole
- Duke Ellington
- Billy May
- Stan Kenton Orchestra
- Anita O'Day
- Sal Salvador