Stan Kenton - Send in the clowns

[jefflongpheonix]

I was in the audience at Redlands University the night that the album was introduced at Stan Kenton's almamater, in 1976. I still get goose bumps. I still have the signed album!!!

[MultiSMOKERINGS]

I HAVE HAD FANATIC FEALINGS FOR KENTON MUSIK FOR OVER 40 YEARS IT STARTED WHEN I FIRST HEARD HIS INTRERPRETER OF STOMPING AT THE SAWOY

IT RANG IN MY EARS FOR WEAKS THAT TIME ALL HIS PRODUKTIONS WERE OUT OF ORDER AND OUT OF STOCK NOW I HAVE EVERY REC THERE IS

[richfanning]

Definitely Jay Sollenberger on lead and solo. To the right of him is Chuck Schmidt, who later would be lead trumpet with Buddy Rich's band. Jay is now in Kansas City and I believe Chuck is still in the Dallas area. Great players!

[SuperTrumpet77]

i played this solo this past year for my high school

[carlotessarini]

@nealbfinn: was that the street of dream album?

Best version of Send in the Clowns Ever.

Jay is good, but the street of dreams version is a prototype of greatness!

[nealbfinn]

John Harner played the solo on the "Kenton 76" recording. This is Jay Sollenberger playing it here.

[TLOZMT]

Im most likely wrong but the lead player looks like my private trumpet teacher, of course aged and stuff

[lagunarobert]

@TLOZMT: his name is Dave Barduhn and he teaches at Mt. Hood Community College in Washington. He is a great musician and educator. I hope that you did study with him.

[moffe12341]

the one trumpet player with the glasses reminds me of dwight from the office :p

[Mserino7]

After listening to this song about 50 times, I'm now going to buy every CD of Stan Kenton.

[andyrob44]

john harners the name of the trumpet soloist.... I just had a clinic with him in St. Louis...

[deeaplw]

simply amazing. the first time i had heard this song i got chills and cried. absolutely one of the greatest versions of this song, and probably Kenton's best work.

[runningbeagle]

Holy chops! Beautiful!

[jrb1376]

I saw Stan Kenton in Ohio near Cincinatti in the late 50's aand later in Illinois in the 70's.. Maynard Ferguson was a trumpet palyer for him. Not sure if he was on this album. Had his own band by then.

[ofnarcr]

God.... the version of this song on his album kenton 76 is simply perfect..

[ofnarcr]

I'm an idiot, idk. Talked to my grandpa about it and he said he couldn't remember who it was. H played for stan in 1974 as a lead trumpet. He was a dentest and still was until just recently.

[randillyamazing]

Can any one tell me the name of the trumpet soloist that plays up really high?

[EastwoodDC]

I saw this Kenton band in 1976 or '77, and awesome doesn't begin to describe them. "Kenton '76" was one on the first albums I ever purchased, and it is still my all time favorite.

[EastwoodDC]

I saw this Kenton band in 1976 or '77, and awesome doesn't begin to describe them. "Kenton '76" was one on the first albums I ever purchased, and it is still my all time favorite.

[boone761]

I became addicted to Kenton in 1944 when hearing him on the Armed Forces Radio Network while stationed in England and have been a fan ever since. Saw him live in Lincoln, NE in 1947. What a treat.

[cdmjazz]

I was lucky enough to hear Jon Harner do this with the band right after they put it in the book. I was about 20 feet from Harner's bell and thought I was having a religious experience! I caught the Kenton band many times and brought them in to the school where I was teaching for a concert, but that first time hearing this piece was one of the things I'll always remember.

[highnotefan]

Jay Sollenberger is the trumpet soloist,

[VriBandDork91]

We played this exact arrangment my freshman year it was awesome. its one of my favorite peices.

[stormnside]

I played trombone in jazz band in highschool, we went to jazz festival, and Stand Kenton & His band did a concert, also a jazz workshop. 1976~ They blew me away, but when they did this song in perticular, I've never been so moved by anything since. I've seen great concerts as I love all genres of music, but this stands alone.The sheer power and emotion in the song words cannot describe. AND the trumpet player was awesome on the solo at the end, yes there's only one Maynard, but he was great.

[guitarhero31333]

god, that trumept player is anoying, FAIL, maynard did a beter job

[ShowinYaHow]

@guitarhero31333

Fail? He played in the Stan Keynton band... I doubt thats a fail. Quit hating on people who are pretty fuckin good.

[guitarhero31333]

@ShowinYaHow dude obviously has bad upper range, cuz it sounded like a dieing pig

[bjsmisek]

great song. this song is probably next years ballad for the Jazz Band. I'm in it. Yeah!!

[darthrebelpenguin]

@bjsmisek

Dude, really? When Katona say that? I must've missed that, which I would hope he would tell me considering I'm our pianist. xD lmao

[supernole100]

@fuckinghaxx Sorry, what I said came off as a little harsh. But I don't think it would sound so hot on a 'bone, hahaha

[supernole100]

@fuckinghaxx I think it sounds better on trumpet.

[lakejw]

@fuckinghaxx WOW!! YOU ARE AMAZING!! WILL YOU TEACH US?!?!

[JoshInBb]

anyone know of where i could find this arrangement?

[jwryals1982]

@JoshInBb I actually own this exact arrangement

[mikeysax20]

Brilliant chart... its Dennis Noday that does the hi trumpet ,  I played in his big band in the late 80's in Florida :-)

[mikeysax20]

Brilliant :-)

[mikeysax20]

Brilliant stuff :-) All you high school guys take note that the Trumpet player doin the screamers is Mr Dennis Nody who I worked with in Florida ... he is the bomb :-)

[highnotefan]

@mikeysax20

No - it's Jay Sollenberger. I should know, he's n my big band.

[mikeysax20]

its brilliant stuff ....all you high school guys wish you could play the lead trumpet like mr Dennis Noday who btw i played w/ his big band in Florida .... if you think im jokin check me at myspace/mikeysax

[darkmikolai]

i find it hard to believe that any high school band could have a screamer like that even if there was there would have been some noise about him at an ange where students are still learning what their instrument really does i doubt he could pull it off maybe down an octave MAYBE

[jwryals1982]

@darkmikolai @ptlover2000 I am 28 now, but when I was in HS, I was able to a nail double high G and A on command. I didn't play this chart until college, but I am sure I would have had no problem nailing the G on this chart!

[tpte]

I'm trying to decide if I like this version or the one Barbara Streisand sings better. haha

[guitarhero31333]

@tpte listen to the one with maynard soloing, it is on the street of dreams album

[tpte]

Actually that album has John Harner playing the solo and I agree that is the best rendition I've ever heard.

[darthrebelpenguin]

I love this song, not only for its beauty as an ensemble piece, but the nice big piano solos I get. :D lol

[supernole100]

I love how innocent the trumpet solo starts. And then it just blows you away.

[wengy01]

Yes he could. Used a Schilke 14A4A. It took me until college to get it!

[jobeezer]

Played this in high school. I loved every second.

[scottfg]

I think everybody played this in HS ! (But not many HS kids could play the trumpet part!)

[supernole100]

The lead trumpet player in my high school Jazz band NAILED that solo. It was epic.

[ptlover2000]

Very, very unlikely and HS trumpet player can do that solo WITH THAT RANGE, and big, fat high notes! Are you sure you haven't been smoking something?

[supernole100]

I swear to you he nailed it. I have no idea how cause I can get no where close to that range. That's just his thing man, he nails the high notes with ease, not so hot on everything else (counting, expression, and such) but range is his thing.

[IAmARad]

@jobeezer

Wait, did you have a trumpet that could do it at the proper octave? Nobody in our band can even come close. Although, none of us have the right kind of mouthpeice, so who knows....

[guitarhero31333]

bryce gets pretty close

[conyelp]

Very interesting arrangement of this song, it has a latin sound to it. Thanks for the upload

[goodoledaysrgone]

I was thinking that was Charlie Davis on lead here...on the left with glasses.

[dochink1]

Jay Solenberger on lead and Steve Campos, both with glasses, '77 road band was great, played my Orlando college same year

[wengy01]

I had to catch my lead trumpet player in high school when he forgot to breathe again going up. he passed out. Did it on a Maynard tume as well.

[IAmARad]

@wengy01

YES!

[tomtheheadr]

Awsome. What more can you say. I'd have paid anything to have heard the Kenton band live.

[flugelsak]

Not taking away a thing from Mr. Sollenberger because he was a monster player with the Kenton band, but I still love John Harners' full, fat tone on the trumpet solo on the Kenton 76 album. What a great band. Blessed to have heard Kenton live twice before he died. Thanks so much for posting this.

[enlitened1234]

Dig the little vibrato the Jay puts on the end of his sustained notes. Ala bill chase. Awesome

[THEOJAIBRIAN]

The 1976 Kenton recording with JOHN HARNER on trumpet is the best version of this...here, even the piano is out of tune. Sad......

[kbkushalutube]

I don't like this version very much

[compenm]

Stan Kenton is wonderful, is the best,

[tpte]

The flute bit right before the trumpet solo always gives me a heart attack from the antici...................patio­n.

[supernole100]

We play this in my Jazz band and i wanted to play first but i am only a freshman so I get to play second but still it is great!!!!

[mightymjc10]

I love this piece

[greentrombone]

I see Jay Sollenberger every now and then. He lives in KC where I go to school.

[Jaketrombone]

ahhh man Kenton live is great, but this song on the LP is a classic.

better ending, haha not saying that wasn't amazing

[jcashtr02]

My favorite version of this song...

[ronnyboy33]

Yeah! The first big band I ever saw...in 1972. I play trombone today because of Dickus. RIP Sir.......And Jay was my trumpet section leader when I played on Hank Levy's band at the Kenton Clinic in 1976 at Sac State.

[nealbfinn]

Hey I was there at CSUS in '76. I was right behind you. Played trombone 2 in the #2 band. I sure miss those Kenton Clinics. Went to nine of them.

[Jazz4Joe]

This version of "Send in the Clowns" is on the "Street of Dreams" album.  On the recording you really hear the full sound. Just an unbelieveable piece.

[Freddoslav]

great....who is lead trpt?

thanks

[Kalsno]

does anybody know the notes at 4:23 and 4:28?

thanks.

[nealbfinn]

The top note at 4:10 is G above high C above the staff. The four notes beginning at 4:22 are G-double Bb-Eb-F.

And those are the transposed pitches that are on the part

[Kalsno]

thanks! ;)

[dmjl1]

the four notes at 4:22 are G, Bb, D and F

[brlucmo]

Yah for Jay Sollenberger. Us KC guys are the best. I wish boulevard was playing right now.

[jazztrumpet5]

Jay! He's a Kansas City guy and I'm proud to know him and to have played with him. He's a great guy and musician. Still plays great, too!

[mbuggy11]

The trumpet solo in the version I have is way better.

[cuateg]

This is by fat fav song ever......I was wondering if anyone knew where i could buy this arrangement......

[mbuggy11]

I own it. I could send it to you if you wanted.

[saxandgames]

You can download it from Youtube

[saxandgames]

You actually have to ask? Google: send in the clowns stan kenton sheet music

[nealbfinn]

The arrangement is by Dave Barduhn, not Stan

[jenny6664]

I had to play this one twice! Wonderful! Just like everything he did -- perfect. So much so that I could just hear the NY Philharmonic playing this; it is every bit as classic as anything done by the 'old' masters!

Pure genius. Thank you for posting. jenny

[Duckleft]

Thank you for posting this. The trumpet solo - album version - is one of my favorite. This live version is not quite as elegant/detailed but still love the way Kenton arranged this.

[1nessism]

sweet!

[musteach]

Way to go Jay Sollenberger!!! Is that Chuck Schmidt in the trumpet section. If so, it must have been right before he joined Buddy Rich's band, playing lead trumpet.

[MJ2420]

Yes. That's Schmidt. It would have been great to hear him play that solo!

[musicblew69]

I miss this guy