Stan KENTON & His Orchestra “ Southern Scandal “ !!!

RARE OLDIES SOUNDIES WITH MR STAN KENTON & HIS ORCHESTRA ! Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 August 25, 1979) was a pianist who led a highly innovative, influential, and often controversial American jazz orchestra. In later years he was widely active as an educator. Stan Kenton was born in Wichita, Kansas, and raised first in Colorado and then in California. He learned piano as a child, and while still a teenager toured with various bands. He attended Bell High School, in Bell, California, where he graduated in 1930. In June 1941 he formed his own band, which developed into one of the best-known West Coast ensembles of the Forties. In the Mid 40’s Kenton’s Band and style became known as “The Wall of Sound“, a tag later used by Phil Spector. Kenton played in the 1930s in the dance bands of Vido Musso and Gus Arnheim, but his natural inclination was as a band leader. In 1941 he formed his first orchestra, which later was named after his theme song “Artistry in Rhythm“. As a competent pianist, influence