tracks

Theme And Introduction
Lover
DownBeat Award To June Christy
Lonely Woman
DownBeat Award To Pete Rugulo
Impressionism
DownBeat Award To Eddie Safranski
Safranski
DownBeat Award To Shelly Manne
Artistry In Percussion
DownBeat Award To Stan Kenton
The Peanut Vendor
Theme & Sign-Off
A Theme Of Four Values
Young Blood
Intermission Riff
Cherokee
Take The 'A' Train
Polka Dots And Moonbeams
Fearless Finlay
I'm Glad There Is You
Kingfish
Out Of Nowhere
Limelight
Gone With The Wind
Intermission Riff
Sophisticated Lady
Lullaby Of Birdland
It's A Big Wide Wonderful World
Give Me A Song With A Wonderful Melody
Prologue - West Side Story
Maria
Malaguena
What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
No Harmful Slide Effects
Of Space And Time
For Better And For Worster
Street Of Dreams
Malaga
Artistry In Rhythm

notes

The Companion CDs to the Book "This Is An Orchestra" featuring previously unreleased Kenton Performances

Recording dates & locations:
Tracks 1-1 to 1-13: February 20, 1944 - Civic Opera House, Chicago Illinois
Tracks 1-14 to 1-24: February 1, 1956 - Soldiers Club, Fort Ord, Monterey, California
Tracks 2-1 to 2-3: June 17,1961 - Moonlight Gardens, Coney Island Park, Cincinatti, Ohio
Track 2-4: September 28, 1962, Hollywood Palladium Hollywood, California
Track 2-5 & 2-6: August 24, 1962Patio Gardens Ballroom, The Lagoon, Salt Lake City, Utah
Tracks 2-7 to 23-9: March 15, 1961 at Band Rehearshal, Hollywood California
Track 2-10:November 30, 1971, Memorial Hall, Wittenberg Univerity,Springfield, Ohio
Tracks 2-11 to 2-16:February 16, 1973, Colston Hall, Bristol, Sommerset, England

Addendum:
Track 2-6 "Give me a song with a beautiful melody" (recorded as printed on booklet on August 24, 1962) is not confirmed by the M. Sparke discography. Confirmed date is here September 10, 1963 at Capitol Tower studios.
Track 2-9 "Malaguena" (recorded as printed on booklet on March 15, 1961) is not confirmed by the Book of M.Sparke. Available rec. dates from the Sparke discography for this title are Jan. 25, 1955 / December 11, 1961/ December 12, 1961 and February 10, 1972

credits

Alto Saxophone – Art Pepper (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Gabe Baltazar (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9), George Weidler (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), John Park (tracks: 2-11 to 2-16), Lennie Niehaus (tracks: 1-14 to 1-24)
Alto Saxophone, Flute – Quin Davis (tracks: 2-10)
Baritone Saxophone – Allan Beutler (tracks: 2-4 to 2-6), Bob Gioga (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Jack Nimitz (tracks: 1-14 to 1-24), Marvin Holladay (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3, 2-7 to 2-9), Willie Maiden (tracks: 2-10 to 2-16)
Baritone Saxophone, Bass Saxophone – Joel Kaye (tracks: 2-4 to 2-6), Wayne Dunstan (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3, 2-7 to 2-9)
Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Roy Reynolds (tracks: 2-11 to 2-16)
Baritone Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Chuck Carter (2) (tracks: 2-10)
Bass – Bucky Calabrese (tracks: 2-4 to 2-6), Curtis Counce (tracks: 1-14 to 1-24), Eddie Safranski (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), John Worster (tracks: 12-10 to 2-16), Peter Chivily (tracks: 2-7 to 2-9), Pierre Joseph, (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3)
Bass Trombone – Dave Wheeler (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9), Jim Amlotte (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9), Mike Wallace (tracks: 2-10 to 2-16), Phil Herring (tracks: 2-10- 2-16)
Bongos – Jack Costanzo (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
Co-producer – Bill Lichtenauer, Michael Sparke
Congas – Ramon Lopez (tracks: 2-10 to 2-16)
Drums – Dee Barton (tracks: 2-4), Jerry L. McKenzie, (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3, 2-7 to 2-9), John Von Ohlen (tracks: 2-5, 2-6, 2-10), Mel Lewis (tracks: 1-14 to 1-24), Peter Erskine (tracks: 2-11 to 2-16), Shelly Manne (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
Engineer [Mastering] – Gary Cobb
French Horn – Fred Fox (2) (tracks: 1-14 to 1-24), Irving Rosenthal (tracks: 1-14 to 1-24)
Graphics, Design, Layout – Larry Bowman (3)
Guitar – Laurindo Almeida (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Ralph Blaze (tracks: 1-14 to 1-24)
Mellophone [Mellophonium] – Carl Saunders (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3), Dwight Carver (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9), Gene Roland (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9), Gordon Davison (tracks: 2-6 to 2-9), Jim Knight (4) (tracks: 2-5), Joe Burnett (tracks: 2-4 , 2-6 to 2-9), Keith LaMotte (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3), Lou Gasca (tracks: 2-4 to 2-6)
Percussion [Latin] – George Acevedo (2) (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3, 2-7 to 2-9)
Piano – Stan Kenton
Tenor Saxophone – Bill Perkins (tracks: 1-14 to 1-24), Bob Cooper (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Charlie Mariano (tracks: 2-5), Chris Galuman (tracks: 2-11 to 2-16), Don Menza (tracks: 2-4), Paul Renzi (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3, 2-6 to 2-9), Ray Florian (tracks: 2-4), Sam Donahue (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3, 2-6 to 2-9), Spencer Sinatra (tracks: 1-14 to 1-24), Warner Weidler, (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Kim Frizell (tracks: 2-10), Richard Torres (tracks: 2-10 to 2-16)
Trombone – Bart Varsalona (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Bob Fitzpatrick (tracks: 1-14 to 1-24), Bob Fitzpatrick (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9), Bud Parker (tracks: 2-1 to 2-6), Carl Fontana (tracks: 1-14 to 1-24), Dick Shearer (tracks: 2-10 to 2-16), Don Kelly (tracks: 1-14 to 1-24), Eddie Bert (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Fred Carter (tracks: 2-10), Harry Betts (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Harvey Coonin (tracks: 2-11 to 2-16), Jack Spurlock (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3), Kent Larsen (tracks: 1-14 to 1-24), Lloyd Spoon (tracks: 2-11 to 2-16), Mike Jamieson (tracks: 2-10), Milt Bernhart (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Paul Heydorff (tracks: 2-7 to 2-9), Tom Ringo (tracks: 2-4 to 2-6)
Trumpet – Al Porcino (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Bob Behrendt (tracks: 2-1 to 2-6), Bob Rolfe (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3, 2-7 to 2-9), Bob Winiker (tracks: 2-11 to 2-16), Buddy Childers (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Chico Alvarez (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Dalton Smith (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9), Dennis Noday (tracks: 2-10 to 2-16), Ed Leddy (tracks: 1-14 to 1-24), Ernie Bernhardt (tracks: 2-7, 2-8), Frank Minear (tracks: 2-11 to 2-16), Gary Slavo (tracks: 2-4 to 2-6), Jay Saunders (tracks: 2-10), Joe Marcinkiewicz (tracks: 2-10), Keith LaMotte (tracks: 2-4 to 2-6), Ken Hanna (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Larry McGuire (tracks: 2-7 to 2-9), Marvin Stamm (tracks: 2-1 to 2-6), Mike Snustead (tracks: 2-11 to 2-16), Mike Vax (tracks: 2-10), Paul Adamson (tracks: 2-11 to 2-16), Phil Gilbert (tracks: 1-14 to 1-24), Phil Grossman (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3), Ray Brown (12) (tracks: 2-10), Ray Wetzel (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Sam Noto (tracks: 1-14 to 1-24), Sanford Skinner (tracks: 2-7 to 2-9), Vinnie Tanno (tracks: 1-14 to 1-24)
Tuba – Clive Acker (tracks: 2-7 to 2-9), Dave Wheeler (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9), Jay McAllister (tracks: 1-14 to 1-24), Phil Herring (tracks: 2-10- 2-16)
Vocals – Jean Turner (2) (tracks: 2-5, 2-6), June Christy

companies

Record Company – Tantara Productions, Inc.

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