The Stan Kenton Orchestra - La Suerte de los Tontos

[DarthPickley]

stupid people are so lucky...

[downwest357]

It's interesting (in a good way) to find a piece where trumpets don't have the melody for the entire song! They barely even have it here! 

[Paradox621]

As disliked as they are for their flaws as instruments, mellophoniums have a place in my heart simply because of Kenton's work with them. As I mellophone player, I hope to one day get the opportunity to try out one of these horns- my understanding is that they're quite rare now.

[ThunderRese]

Agreed with the comment below

[cometausti]

@iamfatandsassy show some class and knock off the bad words, this is a public site and my kids like Stan and his music and had to see you post

[tksjoker]

played this for a high school marching show and for jazz band in college. love it!

[robespierrebeauregar]

WHAT ARE THOSE HUGE HORNS

[jilmjones]

damnit...i keep clicking wrong...i mean to say : they definitely dont make em like this anymore

[ozdobby]

awesome! I'm playing this song in my high school band at the moment,

its probably one if not the most challenging piece we've played in the entire time ive been at high school and im a senior now so its pretty awesome to be playing a song like this

[wldlndfyrfytr]

We played this in my highschool jazz band. That was back in the early 70's. Loved it, as I did most of Kenton's stuff. I've got this laying around on cd somewhere in the house. Artistry In Rythym, I believe.

[ExcoastieJ]

My wife also played this in school and she never heard the original arrangement until I played this for her - Stan Kenton was the greatest!

[theagent9]

I played this in the the 9th grade with the Los Angeles City Jazz Band. Long time ago Hard song

[Tayl0NP]

I'm so glad this is up here! This piece is generally too advanced for high schools and those recordings are all I can ever find...