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Stan Kenton & His Orchestra

Jazz
West Coast jazz
Pianist Stan Kenton – born in Wichita, Kansas on December 15, 1911 - was not only one of the last great bandleaders to emerge during the big band era, he was also one of the most controversial, consistently going against the musical grain of the day. Although many jazz purists dismissed his work as an aberration of the popular swing bands of the day, the wrought emotional power of his bands with their strident walls of brass made others consider him a visionary, who changed perceptions of jazz. Growing up in the Los Angeles suburb of Bell, he was taught piano in his teens by loca...
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Orange Coloured SkyNat King Cole and Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
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The Lady in RedAnita O'Day and Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
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Too Marvelous for WordsStan Kenton and Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
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Over the RainbowJune Christy, Stan Kenton and Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
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TampicoStan Kenton & His Orchestra
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Willow, Weep For MeStan Kenton & His Orchestra
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Orange Coloured SkyNat King Cole and Stan Kenton & His Orchestra

Music! Music! Music!

2:33

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The Lady in RedAnita O'Day and Stan Kenton & His Orchestra

And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine

2:35

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Too Marvelous for WordsStan Kenton and Stan Kenton & His Orchestra

3:33

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Over the RainbowJune Christy, Stan Kenton and Stan Kenton & His Orchestra

The Cool Jazz of June Christy

3:20

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TampicoStan Kenton & His Orchestra

Tampico

2:44

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Willow, Weep For MeStan Kenton & His Orchestra

Tampico

3:12

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