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Portraits on Standards - Stan Kenton
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  1. You and the Night and the Music
  2. My Reverie
  3. I've Got You Under My Skin
  4. Autumn in New York
  5. April in Paris
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  1. You and the Night and the Music
  2. My Reverie
  3. I've Got You Under My Skin
  4. Autumn in New York
  5. April in Paris
  6. How High the Moon
  7. Crazy Rhythm
  8. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
  9. Baia
  10. Street of Dreams
  11. Don't Take Your Love from Me
  12. More Love Than Your Love
  13. Alone Too Long
  14. The Lady in Red
  15. Under a Blanket of Blue
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While most of Stan Kenton's recordings in the 1950s tend to be complex and sometimes bombastic, his versions of standards could often be sentimental and very melodic. This LP from the Creative World catalog (music originally released by Capitol) alternates between ballads and boppish romps, mostly featuring the 1953-1954 orchestra, a band that could often swing hard. With such major soloists as altoist Art Pepper (featured on "Street of Dreams"), trumpeter Conte Candoli, Zoot Sims on tenor, altoist Lee Konitz, and ...

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Portraits on Standards 2001, Blue Note

UPC: 724353157128

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