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1960 studio album by Stan Kenton
Viva Kenton! (subtitled Exciting Latin Rhythms with the Kenton Touch ) is an album by
Stan Kenton , released in 1959 by
Capitol Records , and later on Kenton's own Creative World label.
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The album features compositions by
Gene Roland , and was Kenton's second all-
Latin album. It was the follow-up to Kenton's successful
Cuban Fire! LP of 1956.
Viva Kenton! features Kenton's 18-piece orchestra, with an additional percussion quartet. Featured soloists are
alto saxophonist
Charlie Mariano ,
trombonist
Don Sebesky , and
trumpeter
Rolf Ericson .
In 2005,
Blue Note released the album on CD (under the Capitol Jazz imprint) with 6 bonus tracks, all taken from the 1963 album
Artistry in Bossa Nova .
Reception
The
Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called the album "potentially gimmicky but surprisingly successful".
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Track listing
All compositions by Gene Roland except where noted.
"Mexican Jumping Bean" - 4:30
"Siesta" - 3:37
"Cha Cha Sombrero" - 4:48
"Chocolate Caliente" - 3:26
"Aqua Marine" - 2:41
"Opus in Chartreuse Cha-Cha-Cha" - 2:48
"Cha Cha Chee Boom" - 3:50
"Adios" (
Enric Madriguera ) - 3:09
"Mission Trail" - 3:23
"Artistry in Rhythm" (Stan Kenton) - 3:01
Recorded at the Riverside Plaza Hotel, NYC on September 22, 1959 (track 10) and September 23, 1959 (tracks 1-9)
Personnel
Stan Kenton -
piano ,
conductor
Bud Brisbois ,
Bill Chase ,
Rolf Ericson , Roger Middleton, Dalton Smith -
trumpet
Kent Larsen, Archie Le Coque,
Don Sebesky -
trombone
Jim Amlotte, Bob Knight -
bass trombone
Charlie Mariano -
alto saxophone
John Bonnie, Bill Trujillo -
tenor saxophone
Marvin Holladay,
Jack Nimitz -
baritone saxophone
Pete Chivily -
bass
Jimmy Campbell -
drums
Mike Pacheco -
bongos ,
timbales
Willie Rodriguez -
congas , bongos
Tommy Lopez - congas (tracks 1-9)
References
^ Vosbein, P.
Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 21, 2016
^ Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M.
Capitol Album Discography, Part 5: 600-2999 (1955-1968) accessed April 21, 2016
^
The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1959 accessed April 18, 2016
^
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b Yanow, Scott.
Viva Kenton! Review at
AllMusic . Retrieved April 21, 2016.
^
Cook, Richard ;
Morton, Brian (2008).
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.).
Penguin . p. 819.
ISBN
978-0-141-03401-0 .
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