Friday, December 15, 2023

December 15 - Stan Kenton (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for December 15th are here: David Guion (2019), Ludwig van Beethoven [sic] (2020), A. P. Carter; Christoph Demantius (2021), and Michel Richard Delalande; Alan Freed (2022)

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Stan Kenton (15 December 1911 – 25 August 1979) was a jazz pianist, composer, arranger and band leader who led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Though Kenton’s big band was arty and loud,

They never set out to disgruntle the crowd.

Their sound was a wall, and it powerfully plowed

Through any objections, and when they had wowed, ---

They ended the set with a flourish and bowed.

 

 

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