Stan Kenton and his Orchestra recorded London, 6 February 1972. Does the original BBC recording exist for DVD release?
Stan Kenton, Mike Vax, Dennis Noday, Jay Saunders, Ray Brown, Joe Marcinkiewicz, Dick Shearer, Mike Jamieson, Fred Carter, Mike Wallace, Phil Herring, Quin Davis, Richard Torres, Kim Frizell, Willie Maiden, Chuck Carter, Ramon Lopez, John Worster, John Von Ohlen
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apjames 1 month ago
I saw Kenton's band at one of his Drury College clinics later this same year. They played this tune and I was knocked completely out. One of the other songs they played was an extremely tasty version of "A Foggy Day", which included an extraordinary solo by Willie Maiden (who wrote this tune). Von Ohlen's performance that evening propelled me to take up the drum kit. His drive, power and the way the band responded to his rhythmic kicks just fascinated me. I was twelve years old at the time !!
RIMSHOTSON2AND4 2 months ago
Just a note: Ray Brown stopped playing due to surge in his recording studio headphones rupturing his inner ear, not because of a lip injury. In addition to teaching, he continues to be a brilliant arranger for big band and studio orchestra.
pacothetrumpeter 4 months ago
Great tune by Willy Maiden. The band is in top shape here.
janwillemtromp1 4 months ago
@plimbuff Thanks!
CluckJoe13 7 months ago
@CluckJoe13, the Flugelhorn player is named Ray Brown. He was one of the best, until he brook a nerve is his lip, which he never recovered from.
Now the upper left side of his lip is basically paralyzed, hence he has lost his career as a player.
His has since put his time into teaching, (and criticizing his students for playing wrong notes) .
He will listen for 30 minuets and then list EVERY SINGLE wrong note!
I've recorded his teaching, and he's literally ALWAYS right!
CREEPY good teacher!
plimbuff 7 months ago
the best 5 minutes of big band jazz, ever.
catfishsteve 10 months ago
This 'era' of the Kenton band doesn't get enough credit in my view. I believe, due largely to their later work with odd time signatures and instrumentation, that people often forget that they could flat out SWING with the best of them. This particular chart is a great example and remains one of my favorite Kenton band tunes.
s216674 10 months ago
Ray Brown
ste59tag 10 months ago
Who is the Flugelhorn player?
CluckJoe13 11 months ago