DOUBLE FEATURE- Vol. 4
Stan Kenton Tribute Band
and
Montreal's McGill University
Jazz Orchestra I
DISC ONE
STAN KENTON TRIBUTE BAND
A TOP DRAWER ORCHESTRA FEATURING MANY NOTABLE KENTON GRADUATES PERFORMS AS PART OF A CENTRUM - BUD SHANK JAZZ WORKSHOP AT A JULY 1993 KENTON TRIBUTE CONCERT IN PORT TOWNSEND WASHINGTON.
A LIVELY, HEART-FELT AND PASSIONATE READING OF CLASSIC COMPOSITIONS THAT WERE EXCEPTIONALLY WELL RECORDED. MILT BERNHART WITH HIS SPECIAL BRAND OF HUMOR ACTS AS MASTER OF CEREMONIES.
DISC TWO
McGill JAZZ ORCHESTRA I
A GLORIOUS STAN KENTON PROGRAM OF RARE NEVER BEFORE STUDIO-RECORDED COMPOSITIONS FROM THE LATE FORTIES AND EARLY FIFTIES, MAGNIFICENTLY PERFORMED AND PRESENTED IN EXCEPTIONAL AUDIO.
A THOROUGHLY REHEARSED AND AGILE BAND DELIVERS A TREASURE TROVE OF HISTORICAL KENTON SELECTIONS WITH ATTENTIVE CARE AND PRECISION.
DISC 1
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OPENING REMARKS | 13) | BOBBY SHEW INTRO. | |
2)
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ARKANSAS TRAVELER | 14) | MAYNARD FERGUSON | |
3)
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EAGER BEAVER | 15) | BILL PERKINS INTRO. | |
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PETE RUGOLO INTRO. | 16) | YESTERDAYS | |
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COLLABORATION | 17) | BUD SHANK INTRO. | |
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MACHITO INTRO. | 18) | STELLA BY STARLIGHT | |
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MACHITO | 19) | BILL HOLMAN INTRO. | |
8) | BOB COOPER INTRO. | 20) | THE TALL GUY | |
9) | COOP'S SOLO | 21) | CLOSING REMARKS | |
10) | CONTE CANDOLI INTRO. | 22) | ARTISTRY IN RHYTHM | |
11) | PENNIES FROM HEAVEN | 23) | STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY | |
12) | BAND INTRODUCTION | |||
DISC 2
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By Bill Holman | By Manny Albam | |||
1)
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THE OPENING | 9) | GUANE | |
2)
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TENOR PIECE | By Ken Hanna | ||
3)
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CUBA JAZZ | 10) | DURANGO | |
By Bill Russo | By Pete Rugolo | |||
4)
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AN ESTHETE ON CLARK STREET |
11) | SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES | |
5)
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VIGNETTE | 12) | ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE | |
6)
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IT'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN |
13) | ARTISTRY IN GILLESPIE | |
7) | ALTONALITY | 14) | YARDBIRD SUITE | |
By Shorty Rogers | 15) | THREE BOP | ||
8) | AUTUMN LEAVES |