Stan Kenton "Artistry In Rhythm" 78 RPM 4-disk Capitol (BD-39) 1946 Autographed
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Stan Kenton "Artistry In Rhythm" 78 RPM 4-disk Capitol (BD-39) 1946. Autographed by Stan kenton: "For Bob - This was the first! Sincerely Stan Kenton"
The binding has separated (see photo) The disks are scuffed and scratched. Some foxing on the covers. There is a tear on one of the sleeves (see photo). Autograph is clear and intact.
Stan Kenton was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though Kenton had several pop hits from the early 1940s into the 1960s, his music was always forward looking. Kenton was also a pioneer in the field of jazz education, creating the Stan Kenton Jazz Camp in 1959 at Indiana University.
Kenton's Artistry in Rhythm ensemble was a formative band, with outstanding soloists. By early 1947, the Stan Kenton Orchestra had reached a high point of financial and popular success. They played in the best theaters and ballrooms in America and numerous hit records. Dances at the many ballrooms were typically four hours a night and theater dates generally involved playing mini concerts between each showing of the movie. This was sometimes five or six a day, stretching from morning to late night. Most days not actually playing were spent in buses or cars. Days off from performing were rare. For Stan Kenton they just allowed for more record signing, radio station interviews, and advertising for Capitol Records. Due to the financial and personal demands, following an April performance in Tuscaloosa, he broke up the Artistry in Rhythm incarnation of Kenton ensembles.
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