COMPOSERS: Various
LABELS: Capitol Jazz
ALBUM TITLE: Stan Kenton
PERFORMER: Stan Kenton (piano), etc
CATALOGUE NO: 5 21222 2
The ‘Mellophonium’ band created a strong body of work in the enormous Kenton canon. Indeed, Bill Holman’s arrangement here of Ernesto Lecuona’s ‘Malaguena’ possesses all the power and intensity associated with Kenton’s band channelled to impressively creative ends. SN