50th Anniversary Celebration: The Best of Back to Balboa

Kenton Alumni Band, Stan Kenton

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 4, 1995)
• Original Release Date: 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mama Records
• ASIN: B0000018LT
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #455,375 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

This "best of" disc, featuring the finest selections from the five-disc set, includes Kenton alumni Maynard Ferguson, Bob Florence, Bill Holman, Buddy Childers, Shorty Rogers, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, and many more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not true to orginial music. Sounded off key and distracted., April 28, 1999

By	Bill _ [e-mail] (Missouri) - See all my reviews

Sounded to me like a pickup band from the local musicians union. I know that a lot of the musicians connected with the band were individual stars and performers in their own right. The performance did not follow along from the orginial book. The orginial recordings dating from 1952 were crisp and even when these selections were heard in person they did not deviate from the orginial. I was disappointed that they were not true. The trombone section sounded off key with every one trying to lead. This was a signature of the band and, I am afraid it missed the mark. Now, I know why there was no Ghost Band after his death.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This is NOT the Kenton band!, February 27, 2001

By	Tom T (Westfield, NJ) - See all my reviews

This is the Kenton Alumni Band and others from a celebration and conference held on May 30 to June 2, 1991. Some of the sounds were not too good, but some good stuff too. The Kenton discipline is certainly not there, but what can you expect.