Sunday, November 24, 2024

A Stan Kenton Reader - Holiday Gift

 This is currently available as a paperback and an eBook on Amazon.com and would make a perfect holiday gift for a Stan Kenton fan in your family or among your friends. Half the profits from sales are shared with the local school district to help students purchase musical instruments.




TABLE OF CONTENTS


Introduction, pp. 8-9


Chapter 1, Stan Kenton: An Introduction by Lillian Arganian, pp. 10-19


Chapter 2. Stan Kenton in “Balboa” by Carol Easton, pp. 20-26


Chapter 3. What Makes "The Kenton Sound" So Distinctive - Mark C. Gridley, pp.27-29


Chapter 4. Stan Kenton - The Beginning Days, Michael Cuscuna, Mosaic Records and Michael Sparke, pp. 30-33


Chapter 5. Stan Kenton: The Early Years, 1941-1947, Part 1 by Edward F. Gabel, pp.34-37


Chapter 6. Stan Kenton: The Early Years, 1941-1947, Part 2 by Edward F. Gabel, pp. 38-44


Chapter 7. Stan Kenton - The Kenton Era by Bud Freeman and Capitol Records Publicity Department, pp. 45-52


Chapter 8. Stan Kenton by George T. Simon, pp. 53-57


Chapter 9. Stan Kenton by Bill Gottlieb, pp. 58-61


Chapter 10. Pete Rugolo: Gentility and Greatness by Steven A. Cerra, pp. 62-69


Chapter 11. Pete Rugolo's Sensibilities by Gene Lees, pp. 70-77


Chapter 12. Shelly Manne  - The Kenton Years, Part 1, Steven A. Cerra, Ed., pp. 78-84


Chapter 13. Shelly Manne - The Kenton Years, Part 2, Steven A. Cerra, Ed., pp. 85-88


Chapter 14. Shelly Manne - The Kenton Years, Part 3, Steven A. Cerra, Ed., pp. 89-94


Chapter 15. Shelly Manne - The Kenton Years, Part 4, Steven A. Cerra, Ed., pp. 95-101


Chapter 16. Shelly Manne - The Kenton Years, Part 5, Steven A. Cerra, Ed., pp. 102-106


Chapter 17. Shelly Manne - The Kenton Years, Part 6, Steven A. Cerra, Ed., pp. 107-112


Chapter 18. Stan Kenton - The Innovations Orchestra, The Expanded Notes by Michael Sparke, pp. 113-121


Chapter 19. Transcription of the Spoken Text to “Stan Kenton - This Is An Orchestra! By Steven A. Cerra, pp. 122-124


Chapter 20. This Is An Orchestra - by Pete Welding, pp. 125-131


Chapter 21. New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm, Part 1, Steven A. Cerra, Ed., pp. 132-137


Chapter 22. New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm, Part 2, Steven A. Cerra, Ed., pp. 138-146


Chapter 23. “Artistry in Rhythm,” Dr. William Lee, pp. 147-151


Chapter 24. The Stan Kenton Orchestra - KENTON: ODYSSEY 1951-1968 - Literally, A Moving Experience by Peter C. Newman, pp. 152-154 


Chapter 25. A Compilation of Writings About the Music of Bob Graettinger by Steven A. Cerra, Ed.. pp. 155-169


Chapter 26. Contemporary Concepts - Bill Holman and Stan Kenton by Bill Holman, pp. 170-173


Chapter 27.  Bill Holman - Kenton Recollections by Bill Dobbins, pp. 174-186


Chapter 28. Kenton Presents Mel Lewis by Chris Smith, pp. 187-191


Chapter 29. “El Congo Valiente” - The Kenton Richards Collaboration by Michael Sparke and Ted Daryll, pp. 192-198


Chapter 30. Road Show: Stan Kenton and His Orchestra with June Christy and the Four Freshman by Bill Peoples, pp. 199-203


Chapter 31. The Creative World of Stan Kenton at the Newport Jazz Festival - Tony Cox and Robert Gordon, pp. 204-211


Chapter 32. “Standards in Silhouette,” The Kenton - Mathieu Alliance by Michael Sparke, pp. 212-216


Chapter 33. “Kenton’s West Side Story” by Ted Daryll, pp. 217-220


Chapter 34. Dave Brubeck and Stan Kenton by Harry Frost, pp. 221-224


Chapter 35. The Kenton Story by Jack McKinney, pp. 225-241


Chapter 36. “Big Band Jazz - Look to the Colleges” by Stan Kenton, pp. 242-246


Chapter 37. Mellophonium Memoirs by Mchael Sparke, pp. 247-251


Chapter 38. Stan Kenton - The Relentless Searcher by Ralph J. Gleason, pp. 252-258


Chapter 39. Stan Kenton. The Endless Search for New Sounds by Noel Wedder and Michael Sparke, pp. 259-265


Chapter 40. “Stan Kenton - Artistry in Limbo” by Whitney Balliett, pp. 266-268


Chapter 41. “Stan Kenton (Big)” by Gary Giddins, pp. 269-271


Chapter 42. Stan Kenton - The Allyn Ferguson Interview” by Lilian Arganian, pp. 272-282


Chapter 43. The Later Years - The Creative World of Stan Kenton by Dr. William Lee, pp. 283-291


Chapter 44. The Later Years - -The Bands of the 1970s: The Mike Suter and Dick Shearer Interviews, pp. 292-301


Chapter 45. The Later Years - The Arrangers for the Bands of the 1970s by Michael Sparke, Mike Vax, Noel Wedder, Hank Levy and Ken Hanna, pp. 302-307


Chapter 46. The Later Years - The Arrangers for the Bands of the 1970s: The Ken Hanna Interview, pp. 308-317


Chapter 47. The New York Times Stan Kenton Obituary by John S. Wilson, pp. 318-321

Chapter 48. Epilogue: Lee Konitz on Stan Kenton by Andy Hamilton; Steve Voce of The Independent Talks with Bill Perkins About His Time on the Kenton Band, pp. 322-325

Bibliography, p. 326

Discography , p. 327







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