Stan Kenton In Concert - London 1972

Kenton was a musical innovator. He went his own way with his music, and didn't compromise on what he wanted to play for commercial reasons. Some liked his music, some didn't care for it. He really introduced use of new time signatures and instrumentation into big jazz bands when he worked with Hank Levy. Don Ellis actually carried on these concepts with his bands in the 70's. Unfortunately he passed away at 44 in 1978, a year before Kenton!

The ‘bones sound really great on “Chiapas.”
Who’s the trumpet soloist with the glasses and long hair?

He was my idol.

thank you for uploading this. it had such a profound impact on my musical upbringing and I had no idea it was even Filmed. Just incredible!!!!!!

The wall of sound! Can you truly call this big band music? These guys have chops.
The sheer joy Stan shows playing and listening to his band makes it all the more enjoyable.

Saw him in college at MSU in 50s and then a few years later in Hershey PA met during intermission very oersonable lifetime fan now 88😢

I read about Stan Kenton for the first time, just 20 minutes ago. Since I treasured Chicago II and Zappa's Grand Wazoo, these brass arrangements are like an epiphany to me.

Someone please tell me the name of the opening number. Please, before I have to look for it.

Stan was a genius. He tried to teach the general public what great music was, but reached deaf ears!

Carol Duensing.
Loved him! Regret not joining him for dinner at Disneyland performance when he invited me.
Artistry in Rhythm!!

well i aint 92 but i still love Stans stuff and thats from a mere toddler of 49! 😁

MELODY MAKER magazine organised a trip to Dublinafter the UK Musicians Union wouldn't allow the Kenton outfit into England.
To hear the band live after the old 78 recodings was mind blowing.
Pete b - South Africa

a lost era for jazz look at them. Hair down their necks horrible flowery shirts beatniks on parade. The Beates did more than pick jazz pockets.

I'm named after ol'Stan.
I remember going with my parents to see the band, if they were in town my folks would have some of the guys over for dinner. l remember Roy Reynolds in particular. He became pretty friendly with my folks.
As a teenage musician back then I had trouble getting beyond his ... sartorial selections.
Those outfits, I mean DAMMM! 😁

They were a utterly NEXT LEVEL band tho
I remember having conversations with that bass player in this vid. Really nice guy.
Can't remember his name.

Who was playing lead trumpet on this hit?

I can't help but notice that all of the brass, the trumpets, the trombones, and the saxophones, are using bright new shiny plated instruments. None of this modern day crap where you have to go raw brass or get a 50-year-old instrument where the finish is all worn off of it. Yet these guys sound terrific. Makes you wonder doesn't it???

Tremendously tight ensemble. Each section is outstanding. I'm a trumpeter so I'm always partial to the trumpets. However, I always like dick shearers style of playing. He would exaggerate the vibrato and the use of the slide gliding in and out of notes, but somehow it always fit well with what he was doing. I had heard that he was the only one in the band that Stan Kenton would allow to play vibrato. Don't know if that's true. I heard Stan's band live on time when they performed at a high school jazz competition festival in 1975. Some of these band members were the same, but the personnel had changed a bit.

Is it about the uniform.. or the instrument,

did he have turettes?