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Stan Kenton: Hav-a-Havana (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music January 09, 08

From a jazz standpoint, the ensemble Kenton led that featured the music of Willis Holman is the highpoint of Stan’s c...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL STAN KENTON PERFORMANCES

Stanley Newcomb Kenton led one of the most controversial big bands in the history of American music. People either lo...

Mel Tormé: All I Need is the Girl (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 30, 07

Ring-a-Ding singing doesn't get any better than Mel Tormé with the Marty Paich Dek-Tette. Blending the lightness of G...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RING-A-DING-DINGS: TWELVE 1960S MALE VOCAL HIPSTERS

Sinatra named them, Sinatra claimed them. Frank's album Ring-a-Ding Ding! (1960) christened a boatload of actual and ...

John Lewis: Love Me or Leave Me (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 02, 07

How would two East Coasters (the MJQ's Lewis & Heath) match up with three West Coast jazzmen? Perfectly, thanks to m...

Stan Kenton: My Old Flame (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music January 09, 08

Those familiar with Marty Paich’s Dek-Tette and his recordings with Mel Tormé and Art Pepper might be surprised at th...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL STAN KENTON PERFORMANCES

Stanley Newcomb Kenton led one of the most controversial big bands in the history of American music. People either lo...

Terry Gibbs: Main Stem (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 01, 07

DC's Duke Ellington and Brooklyn's Terry Gibbs deserve to be honorary Mainers. After all, Maine's motto Dirigo ("I le...

Stan Kenton: Opus in Beige (Rating: 82/100) posted in Music January 27, 08

Gene Roland first wrote for Kenton back in 1944, and not only contributed music for almost 30 years, but played ...

Marty Paich: Violets for Your Furs (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 30, 07

Art Pepper was a leading West Coast alto saxophonist during the 1950s before personal problems removed him from the s...

Art Pepper: 'Round Midnight (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music October 31, 07

Due to what the 1950s jazz press euphemistically called "personal problems," the once-prolific Art Pepper made just o...

Stan Kenton: Fuego Cubano (Cuban Fire) (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music January 09, 08

This is the title track from the Cuban Fire Suite, an album that is perhaps Kenton’s masterpiece. Stan was determined...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL STAN KENTON PERFORMANCES

Stanley Newcomb Kenton led one of the most controversial big bands in the history of American music. People either lo...

Stan Kenton: La Guera Baila (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music March 27, 08

I love the entire Cuban Fire Suite. In fact, I love all of the music that Johnny Richards wrote for the Kenton band. ...

This track review is included in: DESERT ISLAND DOZENS: PETER ERSKINE

In the music world, but especially in the jazz world, everyone wants to know what everybody else is listening to. So ...

Stan Kenton: The Opener (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music January 27, 08

Kenton may not have been entirely comfortable with Bill Holman's musical direction, but he bought everything that Bil...

Charlie Parker with Stan Kenton: My Funny Valentine (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music January 20, 09

Yes, Charlie Parker actually recorded with Stan Kenton! And unlike the electronically created collaborations that are...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MY FUNNY VALENTINE

            My Funny Valentine, artwork by Suzanne Cerny ...

Filiano, Ken (Kenneth Steven) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Filiano, Ken (Kenneth Steven), bassist.  b. Patchogue, NY, October 27, 1952.  Son of Anna Filiano (born Giu...

La Barbera, John (Phillip) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

La Barbera, John (Phillip), composer, trumpeter; b. Warsaw, NY, 10 November 1945. He was raised in and lived in Mt. M...

Berg, Shelly (Shelton Glen) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Berg, Shelly (Shelton Glen), pianist, composer, arranger and educator; b. Cleveland, OH, 18 August 1955. His father i...

La Barbera, Joseph (James) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

La Barbera, Joseph (James), drums; b. Dansville, NY, 22 February 1948. La Barbera has enjoyed a long and varied caree...

Fahn, Mike (Michael Jeff) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Fahn, Mike (Michael Jeff), valve trombonist; b. Queens, NY, 16 December 1960. He grew up in Huntington, Long Island.&...

Harnell, Jason posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Harnell, Jason, drumset; b. Philadelphis, PA, 10 November 1969. He's lived in Philadelphia from 69-73; Los Angeles, C...

Herman, Woody (Woodrow Charles Thomas) posted in Encyclopedia November 19, 08

For fifty years, clarinetist and alto saxophonist Woody Herman led the most remarkable orchestras in jazz. His music...

Stan Kenton: The Thrill Is Gone (Rating: 82/100) posted in Music January 27, 08

Married to Kenton for a few years, Ann Richards has her fans and detractors as a singer. Many listeners feel that her...

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