This is the title track from the cuban fire suite, an album that is perhaps kenton s masterpiece. Stan kentons orchestra soloists kent larson, lucky. Stan was determined to record a suite that would combine a big band jazz approach with authentic. Capitol bones all brass big band honors the stan kenton jazz. Rugolos and kentons next highbrow project was a stringheavy orchestra that released lush interlude july. This unique feature film explores the rich history and global influences of the cuban music through rousing live performances by worldrenowned contemporary cuban artists as well as moving interviews and rare historic footage. I have come to seriously enjoy kentons music on many albums, but this is good enough to be one of my desert island selections. Stan kenton on allmusic 1960 this cd contains one of the classic stan kenton. The album is based on the simplytitled capitol release a merry christmas. Ihcc library jazz cd collection 4 0783 karrin allyson from paris to rio vocal jazz. Ihcc library jazz cd collection 1 indian hills community.
Shot entirely in cuba, captivating visuals and locations, cubanfire quickly and intimately familiarizes its audience with the emotional. Whether we are able to interpret them or not, they are there. A stellar array of soloists keep the cuban fire raging as you hear fuego cubano. Stan kenton kentons west side story 1961 written by bluelover saturday, 26 november 2016 14. Cuban fire release by stan kenton see all versions of this release, 1 available overview. The best jazz albums of the 1950s selected by piero scaruffi. Kenton formede sit eget big band i 1941, og bragte big band musikken stor fornyelse. Stan kenton on allmusic 1960 this cd contains one of the classic stan. Read stan kentons bio and find out more about stan kentons songs, albums, and chart history.
If you have not yet listened to stan kenton, this is a great place to start. Auxiliary percussion gives this piece some extra latin flavor and the driving 68 feel creates an infectious energy. Full parts for original instrumentation of four saxes, 5 trumpets, 2 french horns, 4 trombones, tuba, piano guitar, bass, drum set, timpani and 6 additional percussionists. Cellar dweller john fedchock john fedchock began his career as a trombonist in the woody herman orchestra, and is. This was stan kentons big bands first fulllength recording of afrocubanstyled music. Scope and contents of the materials the collection consists of about 500 boxes of scores, parts, photographs, videotapes, and noncataloged sound recordings.
Embora stan kenton tenha gravado sucessos anteriores como the peanut vendor em 1947 com o percussionista latino machito, assim como muitos outros singles em latim, o cuban fire. The inclusion, for example, of the multipart, sevenminute concerto to end all concertos indicates that. Bands like stan kentons rehearsed like classical orchestras and employed musicians that were some of the best ever. Fuego cubano cuban fire sierra music publications, inc.
Capitol bones all brass big band honors the stan kenton. Stan kenton was born in wichita, kansas, and was raised first in colorado, then in california. In commenting on his use of rhythm kenton once said that there are many more emotions that can be portrayed and felt in addition to just swinging. Id forgotten what a marvelous piece of work the late johnny richards cuban fire suite is, and am grateful to bobby lamb and the intrepid young musicians at trinity college for such an emphatic reminder. There has never really been anything like the big band era. This component of kentons work may be heard on the 1947 recording machito and on the album cuban fire, still in print after more than fifty years of ceaseless change in popular music. When kenton went latin, the band usually triumphed, especially on the album cuban fire. On this album, the stan kenton orchestra performs cuban fire in a monophonic recording made in 1956.
Kenton was also known for not always sticking religiously to the swing rhythm style, and he often explored different rhythmic patters like the latin rhythms used on the cuban fire recording. Bands like stan kenton s rehearsed like classical orchestras and employed musicians that were some of the best ever. Lamb, an irishborn trombonist who once played in the stan kenton orchestra and remains a great admirer of kentons music, chose to honor his former employer by breathing new life. This was stan kentons big bands first fulllength recording of.
Unlike many young musicians in the 30s and 40s who opted to go right from high school into touring musical groups, carl attended the twoyear school in his home town now university of northeast louisiana and then transferred to lsu where he received his bachelors. Kenton believed well into adulthood that february 19, 1912, was his. The producers who brought west side story to the screen were heard to lament after hearing this album, if wed known about this at the time, this. Kenton had disbanded his large innovations in modern music orchestra the year before these recordings began, but he was, as ever, ambitious.
Solo space is written for tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, drums and congas along with wonderfully exciting ensemble writing making this a sure fire winner with your band. Orange colored sky 1950 was a big enough hit to be re. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Modern big band 0782 john coltrane a love supreme free jazz tranes definitive musical statement. He lived it, and his legacy points to some of those values. Johns 1956 cuban fire has acquired iconic status in the orchestras library. A1 tyne god a2 i cannot understand a3 the journey a4 portrait picture a5 fair stood the wind b1 and i love her b2 life b3 the morning after b4 the house b5 sun in the. Ultimately, jazz police, written in a jazz rock style by gordon goodwin, personifies the big band tradition with a contemporary and original sound. Cuban fire may 1956 was an album of latin standards, including the hit peanut vendor 1956, a reworking of a cuban song, and johnny richards originals. This exciting 68 afrocuban jazzstyle composition was recorded by stan kenton as part of the cuban fire suite and has also become a jazz standard. All titles fuego cubano cuban fire johnny richards. One of the standout projects and recordings for the mid1950s band is the cuban fire. Stan kenton conducts the jazz compositions of dee barton.
The cuban fire project, recorded by capitol records in 1956, thrust him into prominence as a gifted jazz orchestratorcomposer and. The original score of richards was the source for this and all the movements of this suite. Mind for music free online sheet music, music transcriptions, arrangements and practice tools. Kenton was also a pioneer in the field of jazz education, creating the stan. Cuban fire is energetic and innovative without going off the edge of experimentation. The kenton orchestra was expanded to 27 pieces for these dates including six percussionists, two french horns and six trumpets. Richards was born in schenectady, new york, in 1911 and lived until 1968. Cant stop my leg rob mcconnell this medium blues tune. Prologue stan kenton speaks of the deveopment of his music b. As recorded by the stan kenton orchestra on live at brigham young university, this is the thrilling latin stan kenton sound like that of malaga and malaguena that is sure to dazzle any crowd. Take a marvelous bernstein score and give it to collaborators stan kenton and johnnie richards who had previously scored big on cuban fire and you end up with a sum greater than the parts. Stan kenton plays chicago 1973 adventures in jazz 1962 journey into capricorn 1976 kenton s west side story 1960 new concepts of artistry in rhythm. Portrait of a jazz legend jazzed media 2011 i thought that stan was an echo of life itself. Recorded some two decades ago, a stan kenton christmas by capitol bones, an area all brass big band, is suddenly gaining traction.
Ernesto lecuona malaguena pdf the american pianist thomas tirino is a man with a mission. Stan kenton then asked composer johnny richards long time staff arranger for kenton to write an authentic latin suite that would abide by all the rules many afro cuban musicians had. Nat king cole and kenton were personal friends, and recorded together twice for capitol records. This album contains 20 examples of stan kentons postswing bigband style, circa 1952 to 1956. This was stan kenton s big bands first fulllength recording of afro cuban styled music. I have come to seriously enjoy kenton s music on many albums, but this is good enough to be one of my desert island selections. Stan kenton orchestra band music database radio swiss jazz. Kenton was born on december 15, 1911, and his birth certificate states this. They took their music just as seriously as the classical ensembles. Carl fontana, the son of band leadersaxophonistviolinist collie fontana, in whose band carl played during his teen years.
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