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Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, Synthesis
A Kenton Celebration
Album US 2017 on Tantara Productions label
Jazz (Big Band)
Tracks 1-1 to 1-7, 1-9 to 1-11, 1-13, 1-14 recorded at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah - February 7, 1959 Tracks 1-8 recorded at Red Hill Inn, Pennsauken, New Jersey - 12 June 1959 Tracks 1-12 recorded at Red Hill Inn, Pennsauken, New Jersey - 11 June 1959 Tracks 2-1 to 2-10 recorded at Brigham Young Univeristy, Provo, Utah, at De Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center. Tracks 2-1 to 2-3, 2-5 to 2-7, 2-11 to 2-15, 2-17 to 2-20 performed by the 2014-2015 BYU Synthesis band. Tracks 2-4, 2-8 to 2-10, 2-16 recorded by the 2015-2016 BYU Synthesis band
Musicians
 | Stan Kenton And His Orchestra , album by |
 | Synthesis , JP album by |
 | Brittney Woodis alto saxophone |
 | Charlie Mariano as, fl, 1923-2009 DE alto saxophone |
| Jory Woodis alto saxophone, soloist, alto saxophone |
 | Lennie Niehaus as, sax, *1929 US alto saxophone, soloist, alto saxophone |
| Justin Hammer clarinet, alto saxophone, lead, soloist, alto saxophone, arranged by |
| Steven Hardy clarinet, alto saxophone, lead |
| Jordan Widdison alto saxophone, clarinet, tenor saxophone, soloist, tenor saxophone, soloist, alto saxophone |
 | Billy Root bs, 1934-2013 US baritone saxophone, soloist, baritone saxophone |
 | Jack Nimitz bs, sax, 1930-2009 US baritone saxophone, soloist, baritone saxophone |
| Jacob Baldwin baritone saxophone |
 | Sture Swenson bs, baritone saxophone |
| Kyle Miller baritone saxophone, clarinet |
 | Carson Smith b, 1931-1997 US bass |
 | Thomas Kelly b, bass |
| Zoe Jorgensen bass, soloist, bass |
 | Bill Smiley tb, US bass trombone |
 | Bob Olson tb, bass trombone |
 | Bobby Knight tb, bass trombone |
 | Jim Amlotte tb, bass trombone, trombone, soloist, trombone |
| Lyman McBride bass trombone |
| Brennan Tolman drums |
 | Jerry Lestock McKenzie dr, drums |
 | Jerry McKenzie dr, US drums, soloist, drums |
| Jesse Quebbeman-Turley drums |
| Parker Speris guitar |
 | Mike Pacheco bgo, perc, dr, percussion, latin |
| Jacob Potter piano, soloist, piano |
| Nick Wagstaff piano, soloist, piano |
 | Stan Kenton p, 1911-1979 US piano, soloist, piano, composed by, arranged by |
| Andrew Larsen tenor saxophone |
 | Bill Trujillo ts, sax, *1930 US tenor saxophone, soloist, tenor saxophone |
 | John Bonnie as, tenor saxophone |
 | Richie Kamuca ts, 1930-1977 US tenor saxophone, soloist, tenor saxophone |
| Derek Crane tenor saxophone, clarinet, soloist, tenor saxophone |
| Kevin Miller tenor saxophone, clarinet, soloist, tenor saxophone |
| Christina Hulbut timpani |
 | Archie LeCoque tb, trombone, soloist, trombone |
| Brennan Bown trombone, soloist, trombone |
| Brian Woodbury trombone, soloist, trombone |
| Danny Burt trombone |
 | Kent Larsen tb, US trombone, soloist, trombone |
| McKay Heaton trombone, soloist, trombone |
| Abby Castleton trumpet |
| Austie Robinson trumpet, soloist, trumpet |
 | Bud Brisbois tr, 1937-1978 US trumpet |
| Dallas Crane trumpet |
 | Daniel Welch key, trumpet |
 | Frank Huggins tr, US trumpet |
 | Jack Sheldon tr, *1931 US trumpet, soloist, trumpet |
 | Joe Burnett tr, US trumpet |
| Jordan Coon trumpet |
| Lisa Christenson trumpet |
| Roger Middleton trumpet |
 | Rolf Ericson tr, 1922-1997 SE trumpet |
| Shane McQuarrie trumpet, lead, soloist, trumpet |
 | Bill Holman ts, sax, *1927 US composed by, arranged by |
 | Marty Paich p, 1925-1995 US arranged by, composed by, arranged by |
 | Pete Rugolo key, tr, 1915-2011 US composed by, arranged by |
 | Bill Mathieu p, tr, *1937 US arranged by |
 | Gene Roland tr, 1921-1982 US arranged by |
 | Joe Coccia , arranged by |
| Hayley Kirkland , vocals |
 | Steven Hardy sax, soloist, clarinet |
 | Bob Graettinger sax, 1923-1957 US arranged by, composed by, arranged by |
 | Neal Hefti tr, 1922-2008 US composed by, arranged by |
| Lisa Christensen , soloist, trumpet |
Producers
| Larry Bowman layout, design, graphic |
| Parker Robinson engineer, assistant editing |
| Gary Cobb engineer, mastering |
| Ray Smith engineer, recording assistant, producer, directed by |
| Jeffrey Carter engineer, recording |
| Michael Sparke liner notes, research |
| Terry Vosbein liner notes |
| Gavin Lurssen mastered by |
| Bill Lichtenauer producer |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theme & Variations | Stan Kenton And His Orchestra | Bill Holman | 3:06 |
| 2 | Kingfish | Stan Kenton And His Orchestra | Bill Holman | 6:01 |
| 3 | My Old Flame | Stan Kenton And His Orchestra | Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow | 5:08 |
| 4 | The Big Chase | Stan Kenton And His Orchestra | Marty Paich | 5:34 |
| 5 | Interlude | Stan Kenton And His Orchestra | Pete Rugolo | 4:57 |
| 6 | Love For Sale | Stan Kenton And His Orchestra | Cole Porter | 3:48 |
| 7 | Intermission Riff | Stan Kenton And His Orchestra | Ray Wetzel | 6:09 |
| 8 | This Is Always | Stan Kenton And His Orchestra | Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | 4:55 |
| 9 | The Peanut Vendor | Stan Kenton And His Orchestra | Marion Sunshine, Moises Simons, Wolfe Gilbert | 5:37 |
| 10 | Stella By Starlight | Stan Kenton And His Orchestra | Ned Washington, Victor Young | 7:22 |
| 11 | It's All Right With Me | Stan Kenton And His Orchestra | Cole Porter | 4:31 |
| 12 | Frenesi | Stan Kenton And His Orchestra | Alberto Dominguez, Bob Russell, Ray Charles | 4:06 |
| 13 | Artistry In Rhythm | Stan Kenton And His Orchestra | Stan Kenton | 3:31 |
| 14 | Stan's Closing Remarks | Stan Kenton And His Orchestra | 0:47 | |
| 15 | You Go To My Head | Synthesis (20) | Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots | 3:44 |
| 16 | Opus A La Kenton | Synthesis (20) | Pete Rugolo | 3:19 |
| 17 | Pepper Pot | Synthesis (20) | Pete Rugolo | 2:25 |
| 18 | You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me | Synthesis (20) | Irving Kahal, Pierre Norman, Sammy Fain | |
| 19 | June's Bop | Synthesis (20) | Pete Rugolo | 2:17 |
| 20 | Hollywood Turmoil | Synthesis (20) | Pete Rugolo | 3:52 |
| 21 | Song For Trombone | Synthesis (20) | Pete Rugolo | 5:26 |
| 22 | Riffin' Around | Synthesis (20) | Chuck Sagle | 3:00 |
| 23 | Opus 69 | Synthesis (20) | Pete Rugolo | 3:32 |
| 24 | Blue Moon | Synthesis (20) | Rodgers & Hart | 2:20 |
| 25 | September Song | Synthesis (20) | Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson | 2:49 |
| 26 | Laura | Synthesis (20) | David Raksin | 5:01 |
| 27 | April In Paris | Synthesis (20) | E.Y. Harburg, Vernon Duke | 2:16 |
| 28 | Molshoaro | Synthesis (20) | Bob Graettinger | 2:46 |
| 29 | Weird Dreams | Synthesis (20) | Pete Rugolo | 3:31 |
| 30 | If I Had You | Synthesis (20) | James Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Ted Shapiro | 2:49 |
| 31 | The Firebird Jumps | Synthesis (20) | Igor Stravinsky | 3:53 |
| 32 | I'll Never Be The Same | Synthesis (20) | Frank Signorelli, Matty Malneck | 3:39 |
| 33 | Sahara | Synthesis (20) | Neal Hefti | |
| 34 | Temptation | Synthesis (20) | Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown | 3:33 |
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