The Stage Door Swings
1959 studio album by Stan Kenton
The Stage Door Swings | ||||
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Studio album by Stan Kenton | ||||
Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | September 22, 1958 | |||
Studio | Riverside Plaza Hotel, NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 32:22 | |||
Label | Capitol ST 1166 | |||
Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
Stan Kenton chronology | ||||
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The Stage Door Swings is an album by bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton featuring performances of Broadway musical tunes recorded in 1958 and released on the Capitol label.[1][2][3]
Reception
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The Allmusic review by John Bush noted "Kenton's band of 1958 didn't boast the firepower of earlier editions, but new arrivals Jack Sheldon and Bill Trujillo contribute a lot".[4]
Track listing
- "Lullaby of Broadway" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 2:42
- "The Party's Over" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 2:58
- "Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" (Robert Wright, George Forrest) - 2:45
- "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) - 3:18
- "Whatever Lola Wants" (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) - 2:29
- "Bali Ha'i" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:05
- "Hey There" (Adler, Ross) - 2:32
- "Younger Than Springtime" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) - 3:00
- "On the Street Where You Live" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) - 2:12
- "I Love Paris" (Porter) - 2:28
- "I've Never Been in Love Before" (Frank Loesser) - 3:14
- "All at Once You Love Her" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) - 2:39
Personnel
- Stan Kenton - piano, conductor,
- Bud Brisbois, Billy Catalano, Frank Huggins, Jack Sheldon, Al Sunseri - trumpet
- Jim Amlotte, Kent Larsen, Archie Le Coque - trombone
- Bob Olson, Bill Smiley - bass trombone
- Lennie Niehaus - alto saxophone, arranger
- Bill Perkins, Bill Trujillo - tenor saxophone
- Steve Perlow, Bill Robinson - baritone saxophone
- Red Kelly- bass
- Jerry McKenzie - drums
References
- ^ Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 21, 2016
- ^ Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 5: 600-2999 (1955-1968) accessed April 21, 2016
- ^ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1958 accessed April 21, 2016
- ^ a b Bush, John. The Stage Door Swings Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
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- Artistry in Rhythm (1946)
- Encores (1947)
- A Presentation of Progressive Jazz (1947)
- Innovations in Modern Music (1950)
- Stan Kenton Presents (1950)
- City of Glass (1951)
- New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm (1952)
- Sketches on Standards (1953)
- This Modern World (1953)
- Portraits on Standards (1953)
- Kenton Showcase (1954)
- Duet (1955)
- Contemporary Concepts (1955)
- Kenton in Hi-Fi (1956)
- Cuban Fire! (1956)
- Kenton with Voices (1957)
- Rendezvous with Kenton (1957)
- Back to Balboa (1958)
- The Ballad Style of Stan Kenton (1958)
- Lush Interlude (1958)
- The Stage Door Swings (1958)
- The Kenton Touch (1958)
- Viva Kenton! (1959)
- Standards in Silhouette (1959)
- Two Much! (1960)
- The Romantic Approach (1961)
- Kenton's West Side Story (1961)
- A Merry Christmas! (1961)
- Sophisticated Approach (1961)
- Adventures in Jazz (1961)
- Adventures in Blues (1961)
- Stan Kenton! Tex Ritter! (1962)
- Adventures in Time (1962)
- Artistry in Bossa Nova (1963)
- Artistry in Voices and Brass (1963)
- Stan Kenton / Jean Turner (1963)
- Kenton / Wagner (1964)
- Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra (1966)
- Stan Kenton Plays for Today (1967)
- The World We Know (1967)
- The Jazz Compositions of Dee Barton (1967)
- Finian's Rainbow (1968)
- Hair (1969)
- Stan Kenton Plays Chicago (1974)
- Adventures in Standards (1975)
- Stan Kenton Presents Gabe Baltazar (1979)
- Stan Kenton's Milestones (1950)
- Stan Kenton Classics (1952)
- Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (1953)
- The Kenton Era (1955)
- The Innovations Orchestra (1997)
- Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana (1959)
- Road Show (1959)
- Live at Redlands University (1970)