Stan Kenton and the birth of the progressive jazz sound - Rare Interview!
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- From the ARCHIVE, Richard Niles’ documentary on Progressive Jazz bandleader STAN KENTON. Not only is there a rare interview with Kenton himself but Niles interviews his daughter, acclaimed author LESLIE KENTON who discusses her father’s concepts. Kenton was a committed innovator who, for forty years, pushed jazz forward in harmony, composition, orchestration, and featured the work of gifted arrangers such as Pete Rugolo, Johnny Richards, musicians Stan Getz, Art Pepper, Conti Candoli, and singers Anita O’Day and June Christy.
Don’t miss this video full of candid photos of Stan and his musicians on stage, in the studio and on the band bus!
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I am a lifelong classical pianist who played big band music from age 13 to 18. During these years, my father, a former big band trumpet player, introduced me to the music of Stan Kenton. The effect was that of steel being drawn to a huge magnet. I have come to realize there was no force in ALL OF MUSIC like Stan Kenton. I remember hearing Kenton live in the St. Louis Kiel Auditorium. It was like going to an orchestra concert, except he didn't use strings. We bathed in the intense washes of sound, as entire sections played solos. Polychords abounded. It was an absolutely amazing experience. Kenton presided at the 9' Steinway, and was a gracious "host" of the evening. Sadly, since he was on tour, he was carrying a core of regulars, while picking up quite a few players at each stop. A purist or historian may have been able to tell the difference between what we heard and the sound of musicians who played with Kenton all the time, but for me, it was an unforgettable experience. It is sad that this video has--in 2024--only 129 "likes". Stan Kenton was an important American musician, as Alkan was important in piano composition in the late 19th Century. Both of these men deserve to be remembered for their singular and unforgettable contributions to music.
Lifelong fan here. Thanks for this!
Thank you for this incredible bio on Kenton.
Although I knew the name, I had never known of Stan Kenton’s important role - the missing link in the evolution of jazz out of the ballroom and into the concert hall. So this an important step in the birth of the cool - American classical music, as it evolved from a spontaneous expression of joy and celebration into a complex and totally new art form that helped define the new post-war age of America and its own unique musical forms. Invaluable lesson in the history of American culture Richard. You should teach all this at degree level.
I had the same experience. I knew of him and always viewed him as a swing orchestra leader. Little did I know of his leaving swing behind and exploring progressive music. My father inlaw who grew up with swing at his popular music, is not aware of Kenton's "modern" leanings and would be abhorred if he heard his later music. I relish knowing that fact!
Stan Kenton changed my musical approach while attending his clinics with Erskine on drums.
Great job!
Great presentation. Instead of it being a Jazz Orchestra, he was an Orchestra that had a Jazz Style
What a great channel! I mean such great topic stan kenton!!!
Well done.
He told me not to quit guitar after hearing me solo!
Would like to hear more about Michael F.
The bill Russo chris Connor era ,my favorite
Richard, help me out w the 'Pillow Farm' euphemism, please ? ("would've ended up in some pillow-farm, high in the Hollywood Hills")
It means a rest home, or an asylum, or a drug rehab where you rest all day, on a pillow.
Bob Thurber