Birthday In Britain

Stan Kenton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 31, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: CREATIVE WORLD
• ASIN: B000001P32
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,669 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #56 in Music > Indie Music > Pop > Instrumental Pop & Lounge

Track Listings

1. Happy Birthday to You

2. The Daily Dance

3. Street of Dreams

4. Of Space and Time

5. For Better and for Worse

6. No Harmful Slide Effects

7. Ambivalence

8. Blues, Between and Betwixt

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Agreed, a great recording., December 4, 2000

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"brick121" (Orlando, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Birthday In Britain (Audio CD)

This was a band that I had the pleasure of hearing shortly before the Britain tour that year (1973). This is the Kenton band at one of its finest moments. Though all the tracks are really good, the "Street of Dreams" track, featuring John Park on alto is worth the price of the whole CD.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One track is worth the price, August 7, 2000

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[e-mail] (Orlando, Fl) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Birthday In Britain (Audio CD)

John Park's solo on "Street of Dreams" is an absolute classic! I've had the pleasure of hearing him with the band on a couple of performances and he is one the the best that no one knows about. If you enjoy listening to the saxophone, this solo will make you grin ear to ear! The rest of the CD is'nt too bad either!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite CDs, March 27, 2007

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Jonathan M. Mason "jm_1951" (Punta Gorda, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Birthday In Britain (Audio CD)

Well, I dunno. This CD is generally not so highly rated--two and a half stars on a well-known music review site, but I have four other Kenton CDs that are probably the highest rated of all his recordings, and I like this one as much or more than any.

The Happy Birthday was recorded on Feb 19th 1973 as a surprise for Kenton on his 61st birthday, and the remaining tracks recorded at Fairfield Hall, Croydon four days later--and very well recorded too. The sleeve notes contain some technical data about the tape recorder and the microphone placings.

This 18-piece band plays beautifully producing a relaxed, yet powerful sound. Street of Dreams, as other reviewers have said, is particularly enjoyable, and No Harmful Slide Effects is lovely, but the whole thing is excellent and really makes you feel that you were there in person over 30 years ago. Well, I wish I had been. I recommend this album very highly.