Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana

Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana is a live album by bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton featuring a concert recorded at the Blue Room of the Tropicana Hotel in 1958 and released on the Capitol label.[1][2][3]

Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana
Live album by
Released1961
RecordedFebruary 2, 1959
VenueTropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
GenreJazz
LabelCapitol T/ST 1460
ProducerLee Gillette and Kent Larsen
Stan Kenton chronology
The Kenton Touch
(1958)
Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana
(1961)
Standards in Silhouette
(1959)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted "This is admittedly not one of the classic Stan Kenton recordings but is generally superior to his studio recordings of the period".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Stan Kenton except where noted.

  1. "Artistry in Rhythm" - 3:25
  2. "Bernie's Tune" (Bernie Miller, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 3:29
  3. "Tuxedo Junction" (Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson, Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne) - 2:59
  4. "Street Scene" (Alfred Newman) - 2:59
  5. "Puck's Blues" (Gene Roland) - 3:04
  6. "I Concentrate on You" (Cole Porter) - 3:12
  7. "The End of a Love Affair" (Edward Redding) - 4:41
  8. "You and I and George" - 0:55
  9. "Sentimental Riff" (Roland) - 4:09
  10. "Random Riff" (Roland) - 3:33
  11. "Artistry in Rhythm" - 0:47

Personnel

References

  1. Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 21, 2016
  2. Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 5: 600-2999 (1955-1968) accessed April 21, 2016
  3. The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1959 accessed April 21, 2016
  4. Yanow, Scott. Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.