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Adventures in Blues

1963 studio album by Stan Kenton

Adventures in Blues is an album by the Stan Kenton Orchestra featuring compositions by Gene Roland recorded in late 1961 and released by Capitol Records in 1963.[1][2][3]

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Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted "This is one of the finer recordings by the Mellophonium Band, arguably Stan Kenton's last great orchestra. With the use of 20 horns, Roland was able to get a surprising amount of variety out of the material, making this a Kenton recording well worth investigating".[4] On All About Jazz William Grim wrote "This may be the most swinging of all of Kenton's albums because the arrangements were done by Gene Roland, the most consistently swinging of all of the great arrangers who honed their talents writing for the Kenton juggernaut. ...Adventures in Blues is a great album and gives conclusive proof that when the music called for it, the Stan Kenton Orchestra could swing with the best of them".[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Roland.

  1. "Reuben's Blues" - 4:26
  2. "Dragonwyck" - 4:40
  3. "Blue Ghost" - 4:18
  4. "Exit Stage Left" - 4:18
  5. "Night at the Gold Nugget" - 5:36
  6. "Formula SK-32" - 3:06
  7. "Aphrodisia" - 3:11
  8. "Fitz" - 4:30
  9. "The Blue's Story" - 3:22
  • Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, CA on December 7, 1961 (tracks 1, 3 & 4), December 12, 1961 (track 8), December 13, 1961 (tracks 2, 5 & 9) and December 14, 1961 (tracks 6 & 7).

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed June 9, 2016
  2. [2]
    Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 5: 600-2999 (1955-1968) accessed June 9, 2016
  3. [3]
    The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1961
  4. [4]
    Yanow, Scott. Adventures in Blues Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  5. [5]
    Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 817. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. [6]
    Grim, W. All About Jazz Review, November 16, 2002
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