A Presentation of Progressive Jazz

A Presentation of Progressive Jazz is a 1948 jazz album by pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton.

A Presentation of Progressive Jazz
Studio album by
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
Released1948
RecordedJune 7, 1946 – March 20, 1951
StudioRadio Recorders, Hollywood, CA and RKO-Pathé Studios, NYC
GenreJazz
LabelCapitol CD 79
ProducerLee Gillette
Stan Kenton chronology
Encores
(1947)
A Presentation of Progressive Jazz
(1948)
Innovations in Modern Music
(1950)

Background

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The album features performances recorded in 1947 and originally released on the Capitol label as four 78rpm discs, reissued as a 10-inch LP in 1953 as A Concert in Progressive Jazz, and then as a 12-inch LP in 1955 with additional tracks.[1][2][3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Pete Rugolo and Stan Kenton except where noted.

  1. "Cuban Carnival" (Pete Rugolo) – 2:44
  2. "Monotony" – 3:04
  3. "Lonely Woman" (Benny Carter, Ray Sonin) – 3:25
  4. "Lament" (Rugolo) – 3:03
  5. "Thermopolae" (Robert Graettinger) – 2:50 Additional track on 12-inch LP
  6. "Theme for Alto" (Rugolo) – 2:35 Additional track on 12-inch LP
  7. "Impressionism" (Rugolo) – 3:01
  8. "Elegy for Alto" – 3:10
  9. "This Is My Theme" (Rugolo, Kenton, Audrey Lacey) – 3:16
  10. "Fugue for Rhythm Section" (Rugolo) – 2:57
  11. "Introduction to a Latin Rhythm" – 2:41 Additional track on 12-inch LP
  12. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 3:15 Additional track on 12-inch LP

Note

  • Recorded at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, CA on June 7, 1946 (track 12), September 24, 1947 (track 8), September 25, 1947 (track 10), October 20, 1947 (track 2), October 22, 1947 (tracks 4 & 7) and March 20, 1951 (track 6) and at RKO-Pathé Studios in New York City on December 6, 1947 (tracks 1, 3 & 5), December 21, 1947 (track 11) and December 22, 1947 (track 9)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 13, 2016
  2. ^ Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 1: The 78-rpm Albums: 1 to 149 accessed April 13, 2016
  3. ^ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1947 accessed April 13, 2016