Re: So, has anyone heard of Stan Kenton ?


Todd A. (tamodeo@stern.nyu.edu)
Wed, 18 Nov 1998 14:16:13 -0500



At 10:37 AM 11/18/98 -0800, Yvonne Liu wrote:
>So, has anyone heard of Stan Kenton ?
>
>Thx,
>Yvonne.

Here is a passage from the All Music Guide's essay on
Stan Kenton:

There have been few jazz musicians as consistently controversial as
Stan Kenton. Dismissed by purists of various genres while loved by
many others, Kenton ranks up there with Chet Baker and Sun Ra as jazz's
top cult figure. He led a succession of highly original bands that often
emphasized emotion, power and advanced harmonies over swing, and this upset
listeners who felt that all big bands should aim to sound like Count Basie.
Kenton always had a different vision.

Incidentally, if you are not familiar with the All Music Guide, you
will love it (especially you Yvonne!) if you are a music junkie.
The address is http://www.allmusic.com/. Its a comprehensive database
of music (& film!). Its very thorough and informative (and ADDICTIVE!).
For instance, if there is this drummer you especially like on a
Paul Weller record. You go to that record. Find the name of the drummer.
Click on her/his name and then you get a list of everything that drummer
has done. Everything is hyper linked to the max...so you can spend hours
clicking from here to there and there. Also, if there is an artist that
you want to get into but you don't know where to start, it recommends
which CD to start off with. Its a perfect example of what the web should
be about. Depth, Substance, & Fun.

-todd a



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