Sketches on Standards
Sketches on Standards | ||||
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Studio album by Stan Kenton | ||||
Released | 1953 | |||
Recorded | January 28 & 30, 1953 | |||
Studio | Capitol Recording Studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Capitol H 426 | |||
Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
Stan Kenton chronology | ||||
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Sketches on Standards (subtitled Request selections from the Kenton Dance Library) is an album by pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton featuring performances of jazz standards recorded in 1953 and originally released on the Capitol label as a 10-inch LP.[1][2][3][4]
Critical reception
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Allmusic | [5] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted "although these concise interpretations are not essential, the music is quite pleasing".[5] On All About Jazz Jack Bowers said "One can’t help noticing that, unlike many of today’s inseparable clones, Kenton’s soloists — most of them, anyway — are almost instantly identifiable. No one, for example, would mistake Konitz, Candoli, Rosolino or Kamuca for anyone else, and their resourceful improvisations sound as fresh today as they did half a century ago".[6]
Track listing
- "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 3:19
- "Begin the Beguine" (Cole Porter) – 3:04
- "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" (Jimmy Davis, James Sherman, Ram Ramirez) – 2:50
- "Pennies from Heaven" (Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke) – 3:00
- "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 3:05
- "Fascinating Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:46
- "There's a Small Hotel" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:43
- "Shadow Waltz" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 2:37
- "Harlem Nocturne" (Earle Hagen) – 3:06 *bonus track on CD
- "Stella By Starlight" (Victor Young – Ned Washington) – 3:18 *bonus track on CD
- "Dark Eyes" (Traditional) – (2:12) – *bonus track on CD
- "Malaguena" (Ernesto Lecuona) –(2:31) – *bonus track on CD
- "Spring is Here" (Rodgers and Hart) (3:19) – *bonus track on CD
- "I'm Glad There Is You (F. Madeira J. Dorsey) (4:14) – *bonus track on CD
Personnel
- Stan Kenton – piano, conductor
- Conte Candoli, Buddy Childers, Don Dennis, Maynard Ferguson, Ruben McFall – trumpet
- Bob Burgess, Keith Moon, Frank Rosolino, Bill Russo – trombone
- George Roberts – bass trombone
- Vinnie Dean, Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
- Bill Holman, Richie Kamuca – tenor saxophone
- Bob Gioga – baritone saxophone
- Sal Salvador – guitar
- Don Bagley – bass
- Stan Levey – drums
- Stan Kenton (track 2), Lennie Niehaus (track 4), Bill Russo (tracks 1, 3 & 5–8) – arranger
References
- ^ Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 11, 2016
- ^ Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 3: 10" Albums: 300 to 449 accessed April 11, 2016
- ^ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1953
- ^ Maynard Ferguson Discography accessed April 11, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Sketches on Standards – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ Bowers, J. All About Jazz Review, June 1, 2002
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- Artistry in Rhythm (1946)
- Encores (1947)
- A Presentation of Progressive Jazz (1947)
- Innovations in Modern Music (1950)
- Stan Kenton Presents (1950)
- City of Glass (1951)
- New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm (1952)
- Sketches on Standards (1953)
- This Modern World (1953)
- Portraits on Standards (1953)
- Kenton Showcase (1954)
- Duet (1955)
- Contemporary Concepts (1955)
- Kenton in Hi-Fi (1956)
- Cuban Fire! (1956)
- Kenton with Voices (1957)
- Rendezvous with Kenton (1957)
- Back to Balboa (1958)
- The Ballad Style of Stan Kenton (1958)
- Lush Interlude (1958)
- The Stage Door Swings (1958)
- The Kenton Touch (1958)
- Viva Kenton! (1959)
- Standards in Silhouette (1959)
- Two Much! (1960)
- The Romantic Approach (1961)
- Kenton's West Side Story (1961)
- A Merry Christmas! (1961)
- Sophisticated Approach (1961)
- Adventures in Jazz (1961)
- Adventures in Blues (1961)
- Stan Kenton! Tex Ritter! (1962)
- Adventures in Time (1962)
- Artistry in Bossa Nova (1963)
- Artistry in Voices and Brass (1963)
- Stan Kenton / Jean Turner (1963)
- Kenton / Wagner (1964)
- Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra (1966)
- Stan Kenton Plays for Today (1967)
- The World We Know (1967)
- The Jazz Compositions of Dee Barton (1967)
- Finian's Rainbow (1968)
- Hair (1969)
- Stan Kenton Plays Chicago (1974)
- Adventures in Standards (1975)
- Stan Kenton Presents Gabe Baltazar (1979)
- Stan Kenton's Milestones (1950)
- Stan Kenton Classics (1952)
- Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (1953)
- The Kenton Era (1955)
- The Innovations Orchestra (1997)
- Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana (1959)
- Road Show (1959)
- Live at Redlands University (1970)