I was lucky enough to see the Kenton orchestra at The Frog and Nightgown in Raliegh 1974-5 -small room with outstanding acoustics -Best musical night of my life
To say I don't have tears in my eyes would be a lie. First saw Stan in person Sept. 1, 1956 and dozens of other times until Aug. 22, 1976 at Disneyland with my late, beloved son J. Marshall Hayes lll by my side on his 14th birthday. Marshall loved Stan as well. Deep thanks for this post.
Goosebumps and tears! Thousands and thousands of budding jazz musicians were inspired by the Kenton genius, and continue to be. Generations are brought together, and anything this good is timeless. Thanks!
"Body and soul" by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, John Green; "A little minor booze" by Willie Maiden; "Chelsea Bridge", "Lush life" by Billy Strayhorn; "Turtle talk" by Dee Barton; "All the things you are" by Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern; "Malagueña" by Ernesto Lecuona; "Bogota"; "The peanut vendor" by Marion Sunshine, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Moises Simons; "Roy's blues"; "Intermission riff" by Steve Graham, Ray Wetzel; "Artistry in rhythm" by Stan Kenton. Personnel on Camera Stan Kenton and his Orchestra (including Clay Jenkins, Steve Campos, Bob Doll, Tom Baker, trumpet; Dennis Brunk, Roger Homefield, Allan Morrissey, A. G. Robeson, Tom Lacy, trombone; Michael Bard, Roy Reynolds, David Landis, Jack Stuckey,Peter Ashe - teno, reeds; Stan Kenton, piano, leader; Kirk Smith, acoustic double bass; Jay Cummingdrs; Ramon H. Lopez, perc)
Thanks, Jack. Made the changes. Anything else that needs correction? BTW, Roger Homefield was/is a great lead trombone and very in keeping with the Bob Fitzpatrick sound.
@@jackstuck Tom Baker could be right. Definetely not Bob Coassin, who is much more of an 'upstreamer'. He lives/lived in Europe many years, played a lot with James Last. Together with Derek Watkins, Bob & Chuck Findley, Jan Oosthof. Great lead trp
Although the video and sound are recorded in the day, you can still hear how precise the band was this night. With the obviously failing Kenton at the helm, it feels as if the band knows their days with him are numbered. At one point he stands and tries to introduce the charts that have been played, struggling with his words. Yet, when he sits at the piano, his artistry is magical, and whatever part of his brain is responsible doesn't let him down. There is something special about the way he plays the piano, the subtle emotion in his dynamics. I don't think he was was recognized enough for his mastery of the instrument. There is simply no music like his anywhere. I feel fortunate to have seen him many times in concert, albeit as a child. The older I get, the more I appreciate the uniqueness of his creations, the complexity of the music, and the genius of the performances. What it must have been like to sit in his band as a musician and be a part of it. I know as a former audience member that I will never forget the power, and the thrill of his band. Thank you for posting this video. People who don't know about Stan Kenton don't know what they are missing. We are fortunate that in THIS day we have some way to relive the excitement of his music.
Блестящий продукт честной работы. Так бывает, когда за дело берутся виртуозы в своей профессии. Отмечу также классную работу радио инженера, очень качественная запись. Огромное спасибо yotube за этот подарок.
Absolutely the greatest jazz big band over the years. I saw Stan Kenton many times. The last was at Hogan High School in Vallejo, California. All of the wiring on the floor was taped down as Stan wasn't moving well by then. So sad, but the music was fantastic.
While I get a lump in my throat every time I see this, I only imagine what it took for Stan to go back out on the road. Today when you read of music act cancelling tours and concerts over sniffles and such. Stan epitomized love for music.
Marvelous, wonderful stuff! Warms the cockles of my heart. Miss seeing Willie---the Road Rat---Maiden blowing into the baritone (his composition, Minor Booze, in the first set).
Here he has 4 trumpets, and 4 trombones instead of the usual 5 each. A tuba instead on an acoustic bass. In 1978, he was only able to show up and play the piano, which was amazing for the condition he was in at the time.
There are 5 trumpets and 5 trombones. The bass bone player seated at the far left also doubled on tuba. Excuse me for seeming to nit pick. I realize that the video is some what blurred. I am amazed that I could see the players since the tears started to flow from the first note of body and soul to the last of artistry in rhythm. But I am glad that there was a Stan Kenton!!!!!!
SET LIST + PERSONNEL 1. Body & Soul: 0:35 2. A Little Minor Booze: 7:09 3. Chelsea Bridge: 16:11 4. Turtle Talk: 25:09 5. All The Things You Are: 30:48 6. Malaguena: 35:42 7. Bogota: 40:44 8. Lush Life: 45:15 9. The Peanut Vendor: 50:48 10. Roy's Blues: 58:37 11. Intermission Riff: 1:06:22 12. Artistry in Rhythm: 1:19:43 TPTS: Clay Jenkins, Bob Coassin/SL Tom Baker/SL, Bruce Haag, Bob Doll BONES: A.G. Robeson, Denny Brunk, Roger Homefield/L, Tom Lacey, Alan Morrissey/B SAXES: Michael Bard/A, Peter Asch/T, Roy Reynolds/T, Dan Landis/B, Jack Stuckey/B B: Kirk Smith D: Jay Cummings, Congas: Ramon Lopez ...Rec. March 18, 1978 at The Coconut Grove, Los Angeles ua-cam.com/video/sbyJkqZotcA/v-deo.html (84mins) - by JACK STUCKEY ...Copy: ua-cam.com/video/02vIioH6y-o/v-deo.html (84mins) -------- @jackstuck, it’d be great if you Edit the Description and copy/paste the above in.
This is one good thing about the internet. Now you don't have to accidentally run into someone who knows someone who has a moldy record on a shelf, if only he could find it. Ever been to a record store that was closed to the public? I wonder if there are still any anywhere.
Yet children love that "crap" and I hate to tell you, a lot of young jazz musicians also love that "crap". Because they enjoy a variety of music, and not just "old man jazz music" like you. And the people playing that "crap" are muli-millionaires. So, they must be doing something right, while you're miserable and weepy! LOL
I see Roy Reynolds on tenor sax but don't see Shearer.....? That's not Von Olen on drums, but Gary Hobbs would soon join the band. One of the tunes on the second set is "Lush Life" which was featured on "Kenton in Europe." The next is "The Peanut Vendor" I think. Then it's "Roy's Blues"....This is very near the end of Kenton's era.
Thanks for posting! I went to the Kenton clinic at Towson State for a week the summer of 1978, so this is obviously the same band. Yes, Stan was not at his best at this time. During the opening concert on a Sunday evening, Stan couldn't even remember the names of some of the guys who had been with him for years. But, six days later during the closing concert, his solo in Artistry In Rhythm was like the old Stan was back. One question: Does anyone remember the name of the lead trumpet player? He was a good player, but was having some chop issues that week. I'm pretty sure he took over when John Harner left the band, which were big shoes to fill.
Tim Wolf i was the baritone player at Towson. sounds like you're a trumpet player. Bob Coasson was the lead player. Bob Doll, Steve Campos, and Tim Burke. I think Bob C lives in Australia now, Bob Doll in San Fransisco. Steve Sadly, Campos, a great player and human being passed away a few years ago. Tim Burke is a music contrator in Chicago last I knew.
Thanks Jack! Bob looks a little different than he did in 1978. ;) Also, I didn't know that Campos passed away. One of the best on the "scream" trumpet parts.
Did anyone know Mike Lacy or Tom Lacy? Two bone players that were up and coming with Stan at the time he passed. Mike went to Towson. They and Dickus ended up in Detroit where I met them in 1979. I was in Dick's big band at WSU and are still friends with the Lacy's to this day.
@@jackstuck thanks for mentioning the late Steve Campos. He was a sweet man and great jazz player. He popped into the De Anza College Jazz Band around 1972 on a GI Bill, I think, where I got to stand next to him as an 18 yr old. He once, kindly asked me to not use my Mendez vibrato in the section. That junior college band in Cupertino, CA, under the direction of Dr. Herb Patnoe, lost musicians each semester to the likes of Stan Kenton, Chuck Mangione, Cleo Lane and Elvis. Everyone who met Steve loved him.
the last band - 1978. I don't see Don's name in the "Stan Kenton Artistry in Rhythm" book that names all the players over the years. Maybe he was on another band. Woody Herman?
Pulled this personnel list off a 1978 issue of Creative World magazine. This was a really good band, and a particularly excellent bone section. All of us outliers who grew up with the Shearer sound couldn't imagine anyone else having the chops for the lead trombone. Roger Homefield surprised us all, with power and taste, sounding like a Bob Fitzpatrick of the 70s. And Michael Bard really pulled the sax section together after the Terry Layne lead alto years. Saxes Michael Bard, lead alto Roy Reynolds, tenor Jack Stuckey, tenor Dan Landis, bari Lisa Hittle, bari Trumpets Tom Baker Bob Coassin Bob Doll Clay Jenkins Bruce Haag Roger Homefield, lead trbn AG Robeson Denny Brunk Tom Lacey, bs trbn Allan Morrissey, bs trbn, tuba Jay Cummings, drums Ramon Lopez, congas John Ward, bass Stan Kenton, piano
Ken Shirk ..Hi Ken..I just wanted to let you know..that was me on bass in the video at the Coconut Grove in March ‘78. Jon Ward came on the band when I left. Kirk F Smith...thanks for getting that list..even I forgot a couple names!
It was recorded March 18, 1978 at the grand re-opening of the Cocoanut Grove ballroom in LA. It's the lost concert because it was "discovered' after someone made the unauthorized "bootleg" video to sell. The band didn't get paid.
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I was lucky enough to see the Kenton orchestra at The Frog and Nightgown in Raliegh 1974-5 -small room with outstanding acoustics -Best musical night of my life
I love Stan Kentens music from the beginning. Am now 85 years and say: Thank you for the wonderful sound !!!
To say I don't have tears in my eyes would be a lie. First saw Stan in person Sept. 1, 1956 and dozens of other times until Aug. 22, 1976 at Disneyland with my late, beloved son J. Marshall Hayes lll by my side on his 14th birthday. Marshall loved Stan as well. Deep thanks for this post.
Fantastic! Could listen to this music all day.
Many thanks Jack for putting this on UA-cam. Great to see this band with a different lead trombone.
A great addition to the Kenton library The moods and depth of this man influenced jazz for ever and a day.
J'ai eu la chance de voir Stan Kenton de passage à Paris en 1976 ... Quel merveilleux souvenir !!
Goosebumps and tears! Thousands and thousands of budding jazz musicians were inspired by the Kenton genius, and continue to be. Generations are brought together, and anything this good is timeless. Thanks!
"Body and soul" by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, John Green; "A little minor booze" by Willie Maiden; "Chelsea Bridge", "Lush life" by Billy Strayhorn; "Turtle talk" by Dee Barton; "All the things you are" by Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern; "Malagueña" by Ernesto Lecuona; "Bogota"; "The peanut vendor" by Marion Sunshine, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Moises Simons; "Roy's blues"; "Intermission riff" by Steve Graham, Ray Wetzel; "Artistry in rhythm" by Stan Kenton.
Personnel on Camera
Stan Kenton and his Orchestra (including Clay Jenkins, Steve Campos, Bob Doll, Tom Baker, trumpet; Dennis Brunk, Roger Homefield, Allan Morrissey, A. G. Robeson, Tom Lacy, trombone; Michael Bard, Roy Reynolds, David Landis, Jack Stuckey,Peter Ashe - teno, reeds; Stan Kenton, piano, leader; Kirk Smith, acoustic double bass; Jay Cummingdrs; Ramon H. Lopez, perc)
Tom Baker- lead tpt / Peter Ashe - tenor / Jay Cummings - drums
Thanks, Jack. Made the changes. Anything else that needs correction?
BTW, Roger Homefield was/is a great lead trombone and very in keeping with the Bob Fitzpatrick sound.
@@JerryZigmontMacWorks Absolutely, but much more in the Shearer tradition than Fitzpatrick IMHO
@@jackstuck Tom Baker could be right. Definetely not Bob Coassin, who is much more of an 'upstreamer'. He lives/lived in Europe many years, played a lot with James Last. Together with Derek Watkins, Bob & Chuck Findley, Jan Oosthof. Great lead trp
Drummer?
Although the video and sound are recorded in the day, you can still hear how precise the band was this night. With the obviously failing Kenton at the helm, it feels as if the band knows their days with him are numbered. At one point he stands and tries to introduce the charts that have been played, struggling with his words. Yet, when he sits at the piano, his artistry is magical, and whatever part of his brain is responsible doesn't let him down. There is something special about the way he plays the piano, the subtle emotion in his dynamics. I don't think he was was recognized enough for his mastery of the instrument. There is simply no music like his anywhere. I feel fortunate to have seen him many times in concert, albeit as a child. The older I get, the more I appreciate the uniqueness of his creations, the complexity of the music, and the genius of the performances. What it must have been like to sit in his band as a musician and be a part of it. I know as a former audience member that I will never forget the power, and the thrill of his band. Thank you for posting this video. People who don't know about Stan Kenton don't know what they are missing. We are fortunate that in THIS day we have some way to relive the excitement of his music.
Блестящий продукт честной работы. Так бывает, когда за дело берутся виртуозы в своей профессии. Отмечу также классную работу радио инженера, очень качественная запись. Огромное спасибо yotube за этот подарок.
Absolutely the greatest jazz big band over the years. I saw Stan Kenton many times. The last was at Hogan High School in Vallejo, California. All of the wiring on the floor was taped down as Stan wasn't moving well by then. So sad, but the music was fantastic.
A very nice recording of Kenton in his final era. What a treasure! Thank you!!!!!
While I get a lump in my throat every time I see this, I only imagine what it took for Stan to go back out on the road. Today when you read of music act cancelling tours and concerts over sniffles and such. Stan epitomized love for music.
Jay Cummings is on drums. Swingin' drummer and a hell of a nice cat.
A bunch of unbelievably rockin' musicians. I am so envious.
ROCKIN?
Marvelous, wonderful stuff! Warms the cockles of my heart. Miss seeing Willie---the Road Rat---Maiden blowing into the baritone (his composition, Minor Booze, in the first set).
Thank you so much. I'm still a devoted fan of "Stan The Man ".
Very nice - that one found it's way on my Facebook page as recommendation for my friends to listen to. A fat thank you and warm bear hug for posting.
Here he has 4 trumpets, and 4 trombones instead of the usual 5 each. A tuba
instead on an acoustic bass. In 1978, he was only able to show up and play the
piano, which was amazing for the condition he was in at the time.
There are 5 trumpets and 5 trombones. The bass bone player seated at the far left also doubled on tuba. Excuse me for seeming to nit pick. I realize that the video is some what blurred. I am amazed that I could see the players since the tears started to flow from the first note of body and soul to the last of artistry in rhythm. But I am glad that there was a Stan Kenton!!!!!!
Jack, thanks for posting this. What a gem.
Tysons Accosta like last
As fresh today as then. Brilliant arrangements for its time.
SET LIST + PERSONNEL
1. Body & Soul: 0:35
2. A Little Minor Booze: 7:09
3. Chelsea Bridge: 16:11
4. Turtle Talk: 25:09
5. All The Things You Are: 30:48
6. Malaguena: 35:42
7. Bogota: 40:44
8. Lush Life: 45:15
9. The Peanut Vendor: 50:48
10. Roy's Blues: 58:37
11. Intermission Riff: 1:06:22
12. Artistry in Rhythm: 1:19:43
TPTS: Clay Jenkins, Bob Coassin/SL Tom Baker/SL, Bruce Haag, Bob Doll
BONES: A.G. Robeson, Denny Brunk, Roger Homefield/L, Tom Lacey, Alan Morrissey/B
SAXES: Michael Bard/A, Peter Asch/T, Roy Reynolds/T, Dan Landis/B, Jack Stuckey/B
B: Kirk Smith D: Jay Cummings, Congas: Ramon Lopez
...Rec. March 18, 1978 at The Coconut Grove, Los Angeles
ua-cam.com/video/sbyJkqZotcA/v-deo.html (84mins) - by JACK STUCKEY
...Copy: ua-cam.com/video/02vIioH6y-o/v-deo.html (84mins)
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@jackstuck, it’d be great if you Edit the Description and copy/paste the above in.
Absolutamente comprensible el fanatismo de mi padre por Stan Kenton, maestro !!!!
Great post! Thanks !
Believe me one day Stan Kenton, music will be rediscovered by new listeners. When ?
This is one good thing about the internet. Now you don't have to accidentally run into someone who knows someone who has a moldy record on a shelf, if only he could find it.
Ever been to a record store that was closed to the public? I wonder if there are still any anywhere.
THIS IS MUSIC!
Could have been recorded yesterday...beautiful music!!
A great treasure :-)
Thank you. Wow
Wow !!!!
Music by real musicians. How did we fall into the mire of crap peddled these days by children. It makes me weep.
Yet children love that "crap" and I hate to tell you, a lot of young jazz musicians also love that "crap". Because they enjoy a variety of music, and not just "old man jazz music" like you.
And the people playing that "crap" are muli-millionaires. So, they must be doing something right, while you're miserable and weepy! LOL
@@edpolk1262 no. It's not like that at all.
STAN KENTON JAZZ GREAT WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME.
I see Roy Reynolds on tenor sax but don't see Shearer.....? That's not Von Olen on drums, but Gary Hobbs would soon join the band. One of the tunes on the second set is "Lush Life" which was featured on "Kenton in Europe." The next is "The Peanut Vendor" I think. Then it's "Roy's Blues"....This is very near the end of Kenton's era.
Bravissimi
anyone know the names of the two trumpet soloists that kept coming up in front of the band?
Thanks for posting! I went to the Kenton clinic at Towson State for a week the summer of 1978, so this is obviously the same band. Yes, Stan was not at his best at this time. During the opening concert on a Sunday evening, Stan couldn't even remember the names of some of the guys who had been with him for years. But, six days later during the closing concert, his solo in Artistry In Rhythm was like the old Stan was back.
One question: Does anyone remember the name of the lead trumpet player? He was a good player, but was having some chop issues that week. I'm pretty sure he took over when John Harner left the band, which were big shoes to fill.
Tim Wolf i was the baritone player at Towson. sounds like you're a trumpet player. Bob Coasson was the lead player. Bob Doll, Steve Campos, and Tim Burke. I think Bob C lives in Australia now, Bob Doll in San Fransisco. Steve Sadly, Campos, a great player and human being passed away a few years ago. Tim Burke is a music contrator in Chicago last I knew.
Thanks Jack! Bob looks a little different than he did in 1978. ;) Also, I didn't know that Campos passed away. One of the best on the "scream" trumpet parts.
Did anyone know Mike Lacy or Tom Lacy? Two bone players that were up and coming with Stan at the time he passed. Mike went to Towson. They and Dickus ended up in Detroit where I met them in 1979. I was in Dick's big band at WSU and are still friends with the Lacy's to this day.
@@jackstuck thanks for mentioning the late Steve Campos. He was a sweet man and great jazz player. He popped into the De Anza College Jazz Band around 1972 on a GI Bill, I think, where I got to stand next to him as an 18 yr old. He once, kindly asked me to not use my Mendez vibrato in the section. That junior college band in Cupertino, CA, under the direction of Dr. Herb Patnoe, lost musicians each semester to the likes of Stan Kenton, Chuck Mangione, Cleo Lane and Elvis. Everyone who met Steve loved him.
the lead trumpet player was Bob Coassin facebook.com/bob.coassin/about?section=year-overviews&lst=100006685237065%3A100013287873228%3A1566426502
Young guys!
The first tune was Body and Soul, not Artistry in Rhythm
Lush Life on intro before the mc
Was that first song Artistry or something else? Couldn't quite figure it out
What year was this.? My brother Don Sleet might have been in the trumpet section
the last band - 1978. I don't see Don's name in the "Stan Kenton Artistry in Rhythm" book that names all the players over the years. Maybe he was on another band. Woody Herman?
Thanks, Jack....Don would have been in the bank in the 1956-1966 era
Can anyone list the personnel here, pls?
Pulled this personnel list off a 1978 issue of Creative World magazine.
This was a really good band, and a particularly excellent bone section. All of us outliers who grew up with the Shearer sound couldn't imagine anyone else having the chops for the lead trombone. Roger Homefield surprised us all, with power and taste, sounding like a Bob Fitzpatrick of the 70s. And Michael Bard really pulled the sax section together after the Terry Layne lead alto years.
Saxes
Michael Bard, lead alto
Roy Reynolds, tenor
Jack Stuckey, tenor
Dan Landis, bari
Lisa Hittle, bari
Trumpets
Tom Baker
Bob Coassin
Bob Doll
Clay Jenkins
Bruce Haag
Roger Homefield, lead trbn
AG Robeson
Denny Brunk
Tom Lacey, bs trbn
Allan Morrissey, bs trbn, tuba
Jay Cummings, drums
Ramon Lopez, congas
John Ward, bass
Stan Kenton, piano
Ken Shirk ..Hi Ken..I just wanted to let you know..that was me on bass in the video at the Coconut Grove in March ‘78. Jon Ward came on the band when I left. Kirk F Smith...thanks for getting that list..even I forgot a couple names!
This is a wonderful concert but I have questions: why is it called the lost concert and when was it recorded?
It was recorded March 18, 1978 at the grand re-opening of the Cocoanut Grove ballroom in LA. It's the lost concert because it was "discovered' after someone made the unauthorized "bootleg" video to sell. The band didn't get paid.
Jack Stuckey ..Good memory, Jack! How did you remember that date? You must have one of our old itineraries! Good times, Buddy! Miss ya!
When did Shearer leave ?
Summer 1977.
Is that Don Menza on tenor and soprano ?
No. Roy Reynolds. Menza was with Louie Bellson.