The Complete Capitol Studio Recordings of Stan Kenton 1943-47

~ Release by Stan Kenton (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
recording of:
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me (on 1943-11-19)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1943)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1943)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Harmony
version of:
Concerto for Cootie
3:07
2Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
recording of:
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me (on 1943-11-19)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1943)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1943)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Harmony
version of:
Concerto for Cootie
3:05
3Eager Beaver (Master)
recording of:
Eager Beaver (on 1943-11-19)
composer:
Stan Kenton
3:11
4Eager Beaver (1st Issue)
recording of:
Eager Beaver (on 1943-11-19)
composer:
Stan Kenton
3:08
5Harlem Folk Dance (1st Issue)
2:18
6Harlem Folk Dance (Master)
2:18
7Artistry in Rhythm
alto saxophone:
Eddie Meyers and Art Pepper
baritone saxophone:
Bob Gioga
bass:
Clyde Singleton
drums (drum set):
Joe Vernon
guitar:
Bob Ahern
instruments:
Stan Kenton
tenor saxophone:
Maurice Beeson and Red Dorris
trombone:
George Faye, Harry Forbes (jazz trombonist) and Bart Varsalona
trumpet:
Ray Borden, John Carroll (jazz trumpeter), Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer), Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) and Dick Morse
recorded at:
C. P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1943-11-19)
recording of:
Artistry in Rhythm (on 1943-11-19)
composer:
Stan Kenton
3:20
8How Many Hearts Have You Broken
3:12
9She’s Funny That Way
recording of:
She’s Funny That Way (on 1944-05-20)
lyricist:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1928)
composer:
Neil Moret (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI April Music Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Robbins Music Corp. and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
3:04
10I’m Going Mad for a Pad
3:06
11And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine (78 take)
recording of:
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine (on 1944-05-20)
lyricist:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
composer:
Stan Kenton and Charles Lawrence
3:08
12And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine (LP take)
recording of:
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine (on 1944-05-20)
lyricist:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
composer:
Stan Kenton and Charles Lawrence
3:09
13Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart
3:05
14Gotta Be Gettin’
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-05-20) and New York, New York, United States (on 1944-09-26)
alto saxophone:
Bob Lively and Boots Mussulli (Italian-American jazz saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
Bob Gioga
bass:
Bob Kesterson
bass trombone:
Bart Varsalona
drums (drum set):
Johnny Bock
guitar:
Bob Ahern
piano:
Stan Kenton
tenor saxophone:
Emmett Carls and Stan Getz
trombone:
Harry Forbes (jazz trombonist), Freddie Zito and Milt Kabak
trumpet:
John Carroll (jazz trumpeter), Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer), Karl George (US jazz trumpeter), Mel Green (trumpeter) and Gene Roland
vocals:
Anita O’Day (on 1944-09-26)
orchestra:
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
2:47
15Say It Isn’t So
recording of:
Say It Isn’t So (on 1944-12-15)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
3:07
16Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
vocals:
Gene Howard (on 1944-12-15)
recorded at:
C. P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-12-15)
instrumental recording of:
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Seven Lively Arts musical revue) (on 1944-12-15)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
2:58
17Are You Livin’ Old Man?
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-05-20, on 1944-12-15)
alto saxophone:
Bob Lively and Boots Mussulli (Italian-American jazz saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
Bob Gioga
bass:
Bob Kesterson
bass trombone:
Bart Varsalona
drums (drum set):
Jim Falzone
guitar:
Bob Ahern
piano:
Stan Kenton
tenor saxophone:
Emmett Carls and Stan Getz
trombone:
Harry Forbes (jazz trombonist), Freddie Zito and Milt Kabak
trumpet:
John Carroll (jazz trumpeter), Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer), Karl George (US jazz trumpeter), Mel Green (trumpeter) and Gene Roland
vocals:
Anita O’Day (on 1944-12-15)
orchestra:
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
recorded at:
C. P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-12-15)
recording of:
Are You Livin’, Old Man? (on 1944-12-15)
writer:
Redd Evans, Irene Higginbotham and Abner Silver
2:38
18Balboa Bash
2:40
19Ooh, What I Dreamed About You
recording of:
Ooh, What I Dreamed About You (on 1945-01-16)
writer:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986) and Poot Pray
2:41
20I Want a Grown‐Up Man
2:48
21Travelin’ Man
recording of:
Travelin' Man
writer:
DE VOL (BEMANI) and Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
2:55
22Around the Town
2:54
23Tampico
recording of:
Tampico (on 1945-05-04)
writer:
Allan Roberts (songwriter) and Doris Fisher
2:44
24Southern Scandal
recording of:
Southern Scandal (on 1945-05-04)
composer:
Stan Kenton
3:07
▼ CD 2
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1Opus in Pastels
3:06
2It’s Been a Long, Long Time
recording of:
It’s Been a Long, Long Time (on 1945-07-30)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd.
2:45
3Don’t Let Me Dream
2:44
4Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’
recording of:
Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’ (on 1945-10-15)
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
2:36
5Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’
recording of:
Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’ (on 1945-10-30)
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
2:50
6Aritstry Jumps
recording of:
Artistry Jumps (on 1945-10-30)
composer:
Stan Kenton
2:38
7Painted Rhythm (alternate take)
recording of:
Painted Rhythm (on 1945-10-30)
composer:
Stan Kenton
3:02
8Painted Rhythm
recording of:
Painted Rhythm (on 1945-10-30)
composer:
Stan Kenton
2:55
9Blue Music
3:33
10Body and Soul
recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1945-11-27)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:16
11We’ll Be Together Again
recording of:
We’ll Be Together Again (on 1945-11-27)
lyricist:
Frankie Laine
composer:
Carl T. Fischer (Native American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Cares Music, Cares Music Company, EDM Music, Fischer-Carey Music Co., Marmor Music, Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd., Terry Fischer Music Co., ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
3:34
12Easy Street
3:38
13On the Sunny Side of the Street
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street (on 1945-11-27)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
part of:
American Splendor
3:49
14I Surrender, Dear
recording of:
I Surrender Dear (on 1945-11-27)
lyricist:
Gordon Clifford (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
3:27
15Begin the Beguine
recording of:
Begin the Beguine (on 1945-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Jubilee
2:37
16Two Moose in a Caboose
3:24
17Solitude
recording of:
(In My) Solitude (on 1945-12-20)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
3:19
18No Baby, Nobody but You
recording of:
No Baby, Nobody but You (on 1945-12-20)
writer:
Seger Ellis
2:44
19Never Too Late to Pray
3:34
20Tea for Two
recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1945-12-20)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
2:55
21One Twenty
2:45
22Don’t Blame Me
recording of:
Don’t Blame Me (on 1945-12-20)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
premiered at:
reputation Stadium Tour: Glendale (2018-05-08)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Ireneadele Publishing
1:59
23Intermission Riff
recording of:
Intermission Riff (on 1945-12-20)
composer:
Ray Wetzel
4:05
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1It Ain’t Necessarily So
recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements) (on 1945-12-20)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so”
3:38
2I Never Thought I’d Sing the Blues
3:01
3Artistry in Rhythm (Opening Theme)
recording of:
Artistry in Rhythm (on 1945-12-20)
composer:
Stan Kenton
0:37
4Artistry in Rhythm (Closing Theme)
recording of:
Artistry in Rhythm (on 1945-12-20)
composer:
Stan Kenton
1:46
5Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy
recording of:
Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy (on 1945-12-26)
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Guy Wood
2:37
6I Been Down in Texas
recording of:
I Been Down in Texas (on 1945-12-26)
writer:
John Criner and Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
3:08
7All the Time
recording of:
All the Time
writer:
Sammy Fain and Ralph Freed
2:58
8That’s the Least You Can Do
recording of:
That’s the Least You Can Do (on 1946-01-14)
writer:
Robert Levinson (songwriter) and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”)
2:59
9Intermission Riff
recording of:
Intermission Riff (on 1946-01-14)
composer:
Ray Wetzel
3:16
10Four Months, Three Weeks, Two Days, One Hour Blues
3:05
11Rika Jika Jack (Alternate Take)
3:03
12Rika Jika Jack
3:03
13Artistry in Boogie
recording of:
Artistry in Boogie (on 1946-06-04)
composer:
Stan Kenton and Pete Rugolo
2:59
14Come Back to Sorrento
recording of:
Come Back to Sorrento (on 1946-06-04)
lyricist:
Giambattista De Curtis
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer) (in 1902)
translator:
Claude Aveling
translated version of:
Torna a Surriento
3:06
15Who’s Got a Tent for Rent
2:27
16I Got the Sun in the Morning
recording of:
I Got the Sun in the Morning (from “Annie Get Your Gun”) (on 1946-06-07)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
2:59
17Peg O’ My Heart
recording of:
Peg o’ My Heart (on 1946-06-07)
lyricist:
Alfred Bryan (US songwriter) (on 1913-03-15)
composer:
Fred Fisher (on 1913-03-15)
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
3:35
18Come Rain or Shine
recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine (on 1946-06-07)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
3:00
19They Say It’s Wonderful
recording of:
They Say It’s Wonderful (from “Annie Get Your Gun”) (on 1946-06-07)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Co. and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
3:16
20I Don’t Know Why (I Just Do)
recording of:
I Don’t Know Why (on 1946-06-07)
lyricist:
Roy Turk (in 1931)
composer:
Fred Ahlert (in 1931)
publisher:
Bucks Music Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music
4:15
21He’s Funny That Way
recording of:
She’s Funny That Way (on 1946-06-07)
lyricist:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1928)
composer:
Neil Moret (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI April Music Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Robbins Music Corp. and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
3:14
22Lover
recording of:
Lover
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1932)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
2:05
23Ain’t No Misery in Me
recording of:
Ain’t No Misery in Me (on 1946-07-12)
writer:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
3:03
24Artistry in Percussion
3:13
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1Safranski (Artistry in Bass) (first take)
3:09
2Safranski (Artistry in Bass) (second take)
3:08
3Artistry in Bolero
3:05
4Until the Real Thing Comes Along
recording of:
Until the Real Thing Comes Along (on 1946-07-18)
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner and Alberta Nichols
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:51
5I’m Yours
recording of:
I’m Yours (on 1946-07-18)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
3:19
6Yesterdays
recording of:
Yesterdays (on 1946-07-18)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Universal Music Publishing Limited, UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
3:39
7I’ve Got the World on a String
recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String (on 1946-07-18)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Mills Music, Inc. and S.A. Music Co.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:42
8Ecuador
2:44
9End of the World
3:55
10More Than You Know
recording of:
More Than You Know (on 1946-07-18)
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Intersong Music, LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (, until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Great Day!
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
2:27
11Reed Rapture
2:20
12You May Not Love Me
2:59
13That’s the Least You Can Do
recording of:
That’s the Least You Can Do (on 1946-01-14)
writer:
Robert Levinson (songwriter) and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”)
3:03
14Sepulveda
2:40
15I’d Be Lost Without You
recording of:
I’d Be Lost Without You (on 1946-07-19)
writer:
Sunny Skylar
3:05
16Lover Man
recording of:
Lover Man (on 1946-07-19)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:27
17Scotch and Water
3:00
18Cocktails for Two
recording of:
Cocktails for Two (on 1946-07-19)
lyricist:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
composer:
Sam Coslow
3:02
19Everybody Swing
2:18
20It’s a Pity to Say Goodnight
recording of:
It’s a Pity to Say Goodnight (on 1946-07-25)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
2:55
21Willow Weep for Me
recording of:
Willow Weep for Me (on 1946-07-25)
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
3:13
22Fantasy
2:39
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