Stan Kenton Today [Import]

Stan Kenton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 8, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Dutton Labs UK
• ASIN: B0006840IE
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,083 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life

2. Chiapas

3. Opus in Pastels

4. Malagueña

5. Artistry in Percussion

6. Yesterdays

7. Fringe Benefits

8. Bogota

Disc: 2

1. Intermission Riff

2. Ambivalence

3. Interlude

4. Peanut Vendor

5. Malaga

6. Walk Softly

7. Take the 'A' Train

8. Artistry in Rhythm

9. God Save the Queen

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Buy this "Today"!, May 16, 2005

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J. Fellows "Big band fanatic" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stan Kenton Today (Audio CD)

I grew up listening to this on vinyl (my father had the album) and I had been waiting desperately for it to come out on CD. I believe this is a great live Kenton CD. The soloists are relative unknowns, but everything Kenton typically brought to the big band arena is here:

Blistering trumpets: Check out what I think is the definitive version of "Intermission Riff" with either Mike Vax or Dennis Noday way up on top. Or the brief, yet effective version of "Take The A Train".

Beautiful ballads: Check out "Interlude" or Richard Torres (tenor sax) on the Kern/Harbach classic "Yesterdays"

Other standout cuts are "Fringe Benefits" and "Ambivalence"; there's even a version of "God Save The Queen". The trademark Kenton humor is in full force as well.

The only negative is that the sound is a little muffled at times, but the music overrides any sonic defects.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This glorious album, December 3, 2005

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Gary P. Husband (London, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stan Kenton Today (Audio CD)

Absolutely thrilling, breathtaking performance. One of the most exhilarating records I've ever heard in my whole life, at last reissued on CD. A classic and one ultimately recommended.

Gary Husband - Musician, London.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hold on to your hat !!!, January 11, 2009

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Robert Barradell "Bob Barradell" (Victoria, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stan Kenton Today (Audio CD)

I bought this album when it came out in 1972. I used to like to play it really loud. Now I am older and much more mature, so I play it REALLY LOUD. My tastes have broadened lots over the years, but I still rate this as one of the best ever.
Some tracks, such as "Ambivalence" and "Artistry in Percussion" are a little difficult at first, but they grow on you. The best way to listen to this album is in a single sitting with no distractions. It is transcendental!
No album demonstrates the power of a big band better than this one. I have been waiting years for "Stan Kenton Today: Live in London" to come out on CD. I just bought another copy