Stan Kenton Tribute - CMJO - La Guera Baila Cuban Fire Suite

CHICAGO METROPOLITAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA- Concert at New Trier HS, 1995. LA GUERA BAILA from CUBAN FIRE SUITE, by Johnny Richards; Lenny King, Director Emeritus; SOLOISTS: Jack Schmidt, trombone; Todd Herbert, tenor sax; Neil Harmon, trumpet; Joe Sonnefeldt, Latin percussion. Jim Peterson, current Director Web site: http://cmjo.com PERSONNEL: Saxes - Chris Sarlas, Ken Kistner, Mark Tuttle, Todd Herbert, Leo Kawczinski; Trumpets - Tim Burke, Neil Harmon, Jim Peterson, Chris Goode; Trombones - Jack Schmidt, Hary Kozlowski, Tom Kordus, Audrey Morrison, Mike Young; Piano - Loren Golden; Bass - David Rothstein; Drums - Phil Gratteau; Latin Percussion - Joe Sonnefeldt. SPECIAL THANKS TO: James Warrick, New Trier HS Jazz Director; Tom Hutton, Recording Engineer; Jeff Michehl, Mixdown Engineer

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[clondraboy]

@pindaric

Not familiar with Back to Balboa but have Contemporary Concepts which has his superb rendering of Yesterdays. I also have The Brothers with Bill , Richie Kamuca and Al Cohn I also have an album with Bill, Bud Shank and Shorty Rogers.

I was fortunate enough (and old enough) to have seen Bill play live with Kenton on his 1956 tour of Europe!

[pindaric]

@clondraboy  Oh yes, definitely! Perkins never got the recognition he deserved. Getz supposedly said once that Perkins was the best white tenor player of the 1950s. Have you listened to Perkins' solos on Kenton's "Back to Balboa" album?

[clondraboy]

@pindaric  Yes, but don't you miss Bill Perkins?

[pindaric]

A fine cover of this classic Kenton. Great sound

[jogo3574]

Stan would be approve, I'm sure....Great!

[jazzernauts]

I can't help but think about sexy women, cigarettes from their lips, the late office party downtown, salesmen tired just off the road enjoying a classic Olive Martini with their feet up, the wife bringing the paper. Oh, and the all-tube Hi-Fi cranked with this song!