Standards In Silhouette - Stan Kenton

 

The Thrill Is Gone

Standards In Silhouette 

Stan Kenton

Stan Kenton and his great band in varied shades of blue, with a brand-new book of brilliant concert arrangements 

Produced by Lee Gillette

Capitol Records T 1394

1960

Personnel:

Leader and Piano: Stan Kenton

Saxophones: John Bonnie, Marvin Holladay, Charlie Mariano, Jack Nimitz & Bill Trujillo

Trumpets: Bud Brisbois, Bill Chase, Rolf Ericson, Roger Middleton & Dalton Smith

Trombones: Jim Amlotte, Bob Knight, Kent Larsen, Archie LeCoque & Don Sebesky

Bass: Pete Chivity

Drums: Jimmy Campbell

Percussion: Mike Pacheco & William Rodriguez 

(Clyde Reasinger in for Smith on The Meaning Of The Blues, and Lonely Woman)

From the back cover: In this album the Kenton band works with fresh and imaginative interpretations of fine standards, blending the familiar Kenton touch with a warm, yet bluesy sound that's strikingly new.

The arrangements are by talented Bill Mahieu, the youthful Chicagoan who has worked with the band as both trumpet player and staff writer. His inventive writing is enhanced by some truly outstanding solo performances which are skillfully woven into the framework of each selection. Especially in evidence is the sensitive trumpet stylings of Rolf Ericson, the great Scandinavian instrumental star who has helped to brighten the American jazz scene in recent years. Charlie Mariano is featured on alto, Bill Trujillo on tenor, with Don Sebesky and Archie LeCoque sharing the trombone solos.

Willow Weep For Me

The Thrill Is Gone

The Meaning Of The Blues

When Sunny Gets Blue

Ill Wind

Django

I Get Along Without You Very Well

Lonely Woman