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Portraits on Standards
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Portraits on Standards · In 1953 Stan Kenton and his orchestra recorded a series of jazz standards for Capitol, which first appeared on a 10-inch LP. The arrangements were written by Bill Russo. Kenton himself led the group and played piano. The orchestra included, among others, Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino, Lee Konitz and Zoot Sims.
The album features songs such as I've Got You Under My Skin, April in Paris, How High the Moon, Crazy Rhythm and Duke Ellington's I Got It Bad. According to the reviewer Scott Yanow, most of this orchestra's recordings from the 1950s were complicated and sometimes bombastic, but the versions of standards were often sentimental and very melodic. The music alternates, in his view, between ballads and boppish outbursts from an orchestra that could swing hard.
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Track list
- 1You And The Night And The Music2:41Apple Music ↗
- 2Under A Blanket Of Blue2:49Apple Music ↗
- 3I've Got You Under My Skin2:50Apple Music ↗
- 4Autumn In New York2:41Apple Music ↗
- 5April In Paris2:51Apple Music ↗
- 6How High The Moon2:21Apple Music ↗
- 7Crazy Rhythm2:00Apple Music ↗
- 8I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)3:03Apple Music ↗
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