City of Glass

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

City of Glass was released as a ten-inch LP by Stan Kenton and consists entirely of music by Bob Graettinger. Kenton had re-formed his orchestra in September 1947 to play progressive jazz for the concert hall. In December 1951 a new Innovations Orchestra was given two studio days, entirely devoted to Graettinger. The main work is the four-part suite City of Glass, a rewritten version of a composition from 1948 that had been performed only twice, in Chicago.

Incident in Jazz is regarded as Graettinger's most coherent work. Opinions on his music were divided. Trumpeter Buddy Childers called it nonsense, and Kenton himself said it was either the best music the orchestra had ever played, or the biggest mess. Graettinger died in 1957, aged 33.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Thermopolae (Thermopylae)2:57Apple Music ↗
2. 2Everything Happens To Me3:03Apple Music ↗
3. 3Incident In Jazz3:28Apple Music ↗
4. 4House of Strings4:18Apple Music ↗
5. 5A Horn4:07Apple Music ↗
6. 6City of Glass (First Movement, Pt. 1):Entrance Into the City4:33Apple Music ↗
7. 7City of Glass (First Movement, Pt. 2): The Structures3:50Apple Music ↗
8. 8City of Glass (Second Movement "Dance Before" the Mirror)4:26Apple Music ↗
9. 9City of Glass (Third Movement): Reflections3:55Apple Music ↗
10. 10Modern Opus3:17Apple Music ↗
11. 11A Cello5:02Apple Music ↗
12. 12You Go To My Head3:22Apple Music ↗
13. 13A Trumpet4:50Apple Music ↗
14. 14An Orchestra4:06Apple Music ↗

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