Stan Kenton – Stan Kenton Today (VG+/VG+) – 2xLP, UK 1972

Stan Kenton Today is an LP by Stan Kenton from 1972 released on the Decca label.

About this album

Stan Kenton Today: Recorded Live In London is a spirited live big-band album that finds Kenton’s orchestra sounding lean, forceful and unmistakably modern. Recorded in London and issued in 1972, it draws on the bandleader’s long-running blend of punchy brass writing, sectional interplay and driving rhythm, with arrangements that balance concert-hall polish and nightclub energy. Kenton had spent decades pushing big band jazz towards a broader, more ambitious sound, and this set shows that approach still working in front of an audience. The programme mixes signature Kenton favourites with contemporary material, reinforcing his reputation as one of jazz’s most influential big-band innovators.

Genre: Jazz