Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana
| Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | February 2, 1959 | |||
| Venue | Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, NV | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Capitol T/ST 1460 | |||
| Producer | Lee Gillette and Kent Larsen | |||
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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]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
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[edit]
All compositions by Stan Kenton except where noted.
- "Artistry in Rhythm" – 3:25
- "Bernie's Tune" (Bernie Miller, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:29
- "Tuxedo Junction" (Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson, Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne) – 2:59
- "Street Scene" (Alfred Newman) – 2:59
- "Puck's Blues" (Gene Roland) – 3:04
- "I Concentrate on You" (Cole Porter) – 3:12
- "The End of a Love Affair" (Edward Redding) – 4:41
- "You and I and George" – 0:55
- "Sentimental Riff" (Roland) – 4:09
- "Random Riff" (Roland) – 3:33
- "Artistry in Rhythm" – 0:47
Personnel[edit]
- Stan Kenton – piano, conductor
- Joe Burnett, Bud Brisbois, Frank Huggins, Roger Middleton, Jack Sheldon – trumpet
- Jim Amlotte, Kent Larsen, Archie Le Coque, – trombone
- Bob Olson, Bill Smiley – bass trombone
- Lennie Niehaus – alto saxophone
- Richie Kamuca, Bill Trujillo – tenor saxophone
- Billy Root, Sture Swenson – baritone saxophone
- Red Kelly – bass, vocals
- Jerry McKenzie – drums
- Stan Kenton (track 1, 8 & 11), Lennie Niehaus (tracks 7 & 8), Johnny Richards (track 6), Gene Roland (tracks 2–5, 9 & 10) – arranger
References[edit]
- ^ Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 21, 2016
- ^ Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 5: 600–2999 (1955–1968) accessed April 21, 2016
- ^ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1959 accessed April 21, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 817. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.