Rendezvous with Kenton is an album by bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton featuring performances recorded at the Rendezvous Ballroom in 1957 and released on the Capitol label.[1][2][3]
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | October 7, 8, 9 & 10, 1957 Rendezvous Ballroom, Balboa, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Capitol T/ST 932 | |||
| Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Allmusic |   [4] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted "The music is pleasant but not up to the fiery level one would expect of the Stan Kenton Orchestra".[4]
Track listing edit
- "With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair"(Jack Lawrence, Clara Edwards) - 2:02
- "Memories of You" (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) - 2:34
- "These Things You Left Me" (Harold Dickinson, Sidney Lippman) - 2:05
- "Two Shades of Autumn" (Joe Coccia) - 3:53
- "They Didn't Believe Me" (Jerome Kern, Herbert Reynolds) - 1:53
- "Walkin' by the River" (Robert Sour, Una Mae Carlisle) - 2:53
- "High on a Windy Hill" (Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney) - 2:07
- "Love Letters" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) - 2:24
- "I Get Along Without You Very Well" (Hoagy Carmichael) - 1:55
- "Desiderata" (Coccia) - 3:09
- "This is No Laughing Matter" (Al Frisch, Buddy Kaye) - 3:29
- "I See Your Face Before Me" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 2:02
- Recorded at the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa, CA on October 7, 1957 (tracks 2, 3 & 12), October 8, 1957 (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8-10), October 9, 1957 (tracks 7 & 11) and October 10, 1957 (track 5).
Personnel edit
- Stan Kenton - piano, conductor
- Billy Catalano, Phil Gilbert, Lee Katzman, Ed Leddy, Sam Noto - trumpet
- Jim Amlotte, Kent Larsen, Archie Le Coque, Don Reed, - trombone
- Ken Shroyer - bass trombone
- Lennie Niehaus, Bill Robinson - alto saxophone
- Wayne Dunstan, Bill Perkins - tenor saxophone
- Steve Perlow - baritone saxophone, alto saxophone
- Red Kelly - bass
- Jerry McKenzie - drums
- Joe Coccia - arranger
References edit
- ^ Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 16, 2016
- ^ Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 5: 600-2999 (1955-1968) accessed April 16, 2016
- ^ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1957 accessed April 16, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Rendezvous with Kenton Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2016.