Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton

Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton is a compilation album by pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton featuring performances recorded between 1951 and 1953 and originally released as a 10-inch LP and 45 rpm EP on Capitol before being reissued as a 12-inch LP with additional tracks in 1955.[1][2][3]

Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton
Compilation album by
Released1953
RecordedSeptember 12, 1950 – January 22, 1953
StudioCapitol, Hollywood
GenreJazz
LabelCapitol T 421
ProducerLee Gillette
Stan Kenton chronology
New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm
(1952)
Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton
(1953)
Sketches on Standards
(1953)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic     [4]

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell said "This early-LP collection partially documents a period of retrenching after Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra took a financial bath. While the album concentrates upon pop standards and an occasional cover of a then-current hit, Capitol also adds some originals from the artist's book, and thus the record becomes a tasty cross-section of the Kenton bands of the early '50s".[4]

Track listing

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  1. "September Song" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson) – 3:21
  2. "Delicado" (Valdir Azevedo, Jack Lawrence) – 2:26
  3. "Dynaflow" (Art Pepper, Stan Kenton) – 3:08
  4. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 3:13
  5. "Beehive" (Gene Roland) – 3:06
  6. "Francesca" (Sherm Feller) – 2:45
  7. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 3:19
  8. "Jump for Joe" (Roland) – 3:04
  9. "Harlem Nocturne" (Earle Hagen) – 3:08
  10. "Taboo" (Margarita Lecuona) – 3:21
  11. "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) – 3:20
  12. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 3:00
  • Recorded at Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA on September 12, 1950 (track 4), March 20, 1951 (track 1), March 28, 1951 (track 3), May 28, 1951 (track 11), May 31, 1951 (track 8), June 28, 1951 (track 6), January 21, 1952 (track 7), March 18, 1952 (track 12), March 20, 1952 (tracks 2 & 5), September 11, 1952 (track 10) and January 22, 1953 (track 9)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 13, 2016
  2. ^ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1953
  3. ^ Maynard Ferguson Discography accessed April 13, 2016
  4. ^ a b Ginell, Richard S.. Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2016.