Artist: Stan Kenton

Title: This Is An Orchestra

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Format: CD

Release Date: 2010

Label: Tantara Records

UPC: 780291112520

Genre: Big Band

Album Tracks

1. Theme & Introduction
2. Lover
3. Downbeat Award to June Christy By Editor Ned Williams
4. Lonely Woman
5. Downbeat Award to Pete Rugolo
6. Impressionism
7. Downbeat Award to Eddie Safranski
8. Safranski
9. Downbeat Award to Shelly Manne
10. Artistry in Percussion
11. Downbeat Award to Stan Kenton
12. The Peanut Vendor
13. Theme & Sign-Off
14. A Theme of Four Values
15. Young Blood
16. Intermission Riff
17. Cherokee
18. Take the 'A' Train
19. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
20. Fearless Finlay
21. I'm Glad There Is You
22. Kingfish
23. Out of Nowhere
24. Limelight
25. Gone with the Wind
26. Intermission Riff
27. Sophisticated Lady
28. Lullaby of Birdland
29. It's a Big Wide Wonderful World
30. Give Me a Song with a Beautiful Melody
31. Prologue: West Side Story
32. Maria
33. Malaguena
34. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
35. No Harmful Slide Effects
36. Of Space and Time
37. For Better and for Worster
38. Street of Dreams
39. Malaga
40. Artistry in Rhythm

This fascinating flip through the Kenton story brings you prime performances by his most influential orchestra of each decade. Join him in '48 in Chicago (Lover; Impressionism; Safranski), in '56 in Monterey, CA (Cherokee; Young Blood; Intermission Riff), in '61 and '62 with his Mellophonium Band (Maria; Malaguena; Gone with the Wind) and in '71 and '73 in Ohio and England (Malaga; of Space and Time; Artistry in Rhythm). 40 tracks!