Kenton / Wagner is an album by the Stan Kenton Orchestra performing jazz arrangements of Richard Wagner's compositions recorded in 1964 and released by Capitol Records.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted "Somehow Kenton turns Wagner's music into jazz, capturing the intense emotion, pomposity and drama with daring ideas. Not for all tastes, this LP was one of Stan Kenton's last innovative recordings" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY2jOONTElU&list=RDjY2jOONTElU&start_radio=1

#StanKenton #Wagner #BigBand #Swing #ThirdStream #Jazz #Music

Kenton / Wagner is an album by the Stan Kenton Orchestra performing jazz arrangements of Richard Wagner's compositions recorded in 1964 and released by Capitol Records.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted "Somehow Kenton turns Wagner's music into jazz, capturing the intense emotion, pomposity and drama with daring ideas. Not for all tastes, this LP was one of Stan Kenton's last innovative recordings" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY2jOONTElU&list=RDjY2jOONTElU&start_radio=1

#StanKenton #Wagner #BigBand #Swing #ThirdStream #Jazz #Music

It Might as Well Be Swing is a 1964 studio album by Frank Sinatra, accompanied by Count Basie and his orchestra. It was Sinatra's first studio recording arranged by Quincy Jones.

The recording of "Fly Me to the Moon" which appears on this album has become one of Sinatra's most popular.

It Might as Well Be Swing is a reference to the title of the well known jazz standard "It Might as Well Be Spring".

The initia lRecord World review stated that "Frank and Count Basie make a stunning combination", continuing "and along with Quincy Jones arrangements, they can't be bettered. The sound is brassy and upbeat." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbmALZV9DBA&list=PLph8hEsdeSe09HJhCFf58pTIrQPQniViW

#FrankSinatra #CountBasie #QuincyJones #BigBand #Jazz #Swing #VocalJazz #Music

It Might as Well Be Swing is a 1964 studio album by Frank Sinatra, accompanied by Count Basie and his orchestra. It was Sinatra's first studio recording arranged by Quincy Jones.

The recording of "Fly Me to the Moon" which appears on this album has become one of Sinatra's most popular.

It Might as Well Be Swing is a reference to the title of the well known jazz standard "It Might as Well Be Spring".

The initia lRecord World review stated that "Frank and Count Basie make a stunning combination", continuing "and along with Quincy Jones arrangements, they can't be bettered. The sound is brassy and upbeat." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbmALZV9DBA&list=PLph8hEsdeSe09HJhCFf58pTIrQPQniViW

#FrankSinatra #CountBasie #QuincyJones #BigBand #Jazz #Swing #VocalJazz #Music

Ella and Basie! is a 1963 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by Count Basie and his orchestra, with arrangements by Quincy Jones.

Fitzgerald and the Basie band had recorded together once before, on the 1957 album One O'Clock Jump.

This album is revered alongside Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! (1961), Ella Fitzgerald Sings Songs from Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960), Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959), and Ella in Hollywood (1961) as one of Ella's greatest recordings. The album was rated the 175th best album of the 1960s by Pitchfork. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0phdQAa-Sg&list=OLAK5uy_mrfCJ_RvgkKc94_s4MKiZstO_GQ1pukwI

#EllaFitzgerald #CountBasie #BigBand #Swing #Jazz #VocalJazz #QuincyJones #Music #VerveRecords

Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First (a.k.a. Sinatra-Basie) is a 1962 studio album by Frank Sinatra, arranged by Neal Hefti.

Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First Review by Richard S. Ginell

The long-awaited first collaboration between two icons, Count Basie and Frank Sinatra, did something unique for the reputations of both. For Basie, the Sinatra connection inaugurated a period in the '60s where his band was more popular and better-known than it ever was, even in the big-band era. For Sinatra, Basie meant liberation, producing perhaps the loosest, rhythmically free singing of his career. Propelled by the irresistible drums of Sonny Payne, Sinatra careens up to and around the tunes, reacting jauntily to the beat and encouraging Payne to swing even harder, which was exactly the way to interact with the Basie rhythm machine -- using his exquisite timing flawlessly...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK_xmmB_L9E&list=PL3QK-FeOu2ccjMxb9tguET3nuc_Dv6vte&index=1

#CountBasie #NealHefti #FrankSinatra #Jazz #BigBand #Swing #VocalJazz #Music

Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First (a.k.a. Sinatra-Basie) is a 1962 studio album by Frank Sinatra, arranged by Neal Hefti.

Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First Review by Richard S. Ginell

The long-awaited first collaboration between two icons, Count Basie and Frank Sinatra, did something unique for the reputations of both. For Basie, the Sinatra connection inaugurated a period in the '60s where his band was more popular and better-known than it ever was, even in the big-band era. For Sinatra, Basie meant liberation, producing perhaps the loosest, rhythmically free singing of his career. Propelled by the irresistible drums of Sonny Payne, Sinatra careens up to and around the tunes, reacting jauntily to the beat and encouraging Payne to swing even harder, which was exactly the way to interact with the Basie rhythm machine -- using his exquisite timing flawlessly...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK_xmmB_L9E&list=PL3QK-FeOu2ccjMxb9tguET3nuc_Dv6vte&index=1

#CountBasie #NealHefti #FrankSinatra #Jazz #BigBand #Swing #VocalJazz #Music

Finian's Rainbow is an album by bandleader Stan Kenton recorded in 1968 for Capitol Records.

The Allmusic review by Lindsay Planer says "Stan Kenton (piano/arranger) lends his highly stylistic touch to an assortment of Broadway and silver screen selections on the appropriately-titled Finian's Rainbow (1968). His proficiency as a jazz arranger and consummate musician provide unique interpretations on ten familiar melodies -- five taken from the score of Finian's Rainbow [Original Broadway Cast] (1947), and five from films". - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g55ELZIh0WI&list=RDg55ELZIh0WI&start_radio=1

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Finian's Rainbow is an album by bandleader Stan Kenton recorded in 1968 for Capitol Records.

The Allmusic review by Lindsay Planer says "Stan Kenton (piano/arranger) lends his highly stylistic touch to an assortment of Broadway and silver screen selections on the appropriately-titled Finian's Rainbow (1968). His proficiency as a jazz arranger and consummate musician provide unique interpretations on ten familiar melodies -- five taken from the score of Finian's Rainbow [Original Broadway Cast] (1947), and five from films". - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g55ELZIh0WI&list=RDg55ELZIh0WI&start_radio=1

#StanKenton #BigBand #Jazz #Swing #Broadway #Music

The World We Know is an album by bandleader Stan Kenton recorded in 1967 by Capitol Records.

The Allmusic review by Lindsay Planer says "Combining divergent reworkings of pop music standards with his own undeniably unique originals, Kenton applies his trademark intricate and individual harmonic phrasings. The consistent results bear out his ability to augment his highly stylized arrangements within a framework of familiarity... While enthusiasts of the artist's work will undoubtedly be impressed, to modern ears the easy listening orchestration may seem heavy-handed, if not lackluster - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp5k3-PeE6M&list=OLAK5uy_kOawAsn1uY7meoETOpRXcigYvmgX3nsKU

#StanKenton #BigBand #Jazz #EasylIstening #60spop #Music #Swing

The World We Know is an album by bandleader Stan Kenton recorded in 1967 by Capitol Records.

The Allmusic review by Lindsay Planer says "Combining divergent reworkings of pop music standards with his own undeniably unique originals, Kenton applies his trademark intricate and individual harmonic phrasings. The consistent results bear out his ability to augment his highly stylized arrangements within a framework of familiarity... While enthusiasts of the artist's work will undoubtedly be impressed, to modern ears the easy listening orchestration may seem heavy-handed, if not lackluster - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp5k3-PeE6M&list=OLAK5uy_kOawAsn1uY7meoETOpRXcigYvmgX3nsKU

#StanKenton #BigBand #Jazz #EasylIstening #60spop #Music #Swing

The Jazz Compositions of Dee Barton is an album by bandleader Stan Kenton recorded in 1967 by Capitol Records.

The album has become the most important artistic achievement by the Kenton organization from that late 1960s era of otherwise desperate attempts at achieving commercial success. The album was different and was not cast in the typical Kenton style most of his fans were familiar with. When the album is heard with broader ears there are "intriguing colors and attractive themes interacting with typical Kentonian sounds and dissonance." Trombonist Jim Amlotte sums up this album well, "This is what Stan wanted. He didn't want a copy-cat of what had gone before. Stan didn't like to look back - he was always moving forward to the next thing." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtTa7BaAQds&list=OLAK5uy_nz0LCmBRijN88q-lgRmSppQ3mhfUhrcKg&index=1

#StanKenton #Jazz #BigBand #Music #DeeBarton #Swing

The Jazz Compositions of Dee Barton is an album by bandleader Stan Kenton recorded in 1967 by Capitol Records.

The album has become the most important artistic achievement by the Kenton organization from that late 1960s era of otherwise desperate attempts at achieving commercial success. The album was different and was not cast in the typical Kenton style most of his fans were familiar with. When the album is heard with broader ears there are "intriguing colors and attractive themes interacting with typical Kentonian sounds and dissonance." Trombonist Jim Amlotte sums up this album well, "This is what Stan wanted. He didn't want a copy-cat of what had gone before. Stan didn't like to look back - he was always moving forward to the next thing." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtTa7BaAQds&list=OLAK5uy_nz0LCmBRijN88q-lgRmSppQ3mhfUhrcKg&index=1

#StanKenton #Jazz #BigBand #Music #DeeBarton #Swing

Children Of Time by Michael Garrick Jazz Britannia Orchestra With Norma Winstone, released on Jazz Academy Records in 2006.

On Children of Time, Michael Garrick stretches his sacred-jazz imagination into cosmic scale, writing for the Jazz Britannia Orchestra and reuniting with vocalist Norma Winstone to explore creation myths, Eucharistic ritual, and his own visionary texts. The result is a 2006 suite that feels like a liturgy drifting through deep space, turning theology into glowing, unsettled sound. - Soundohm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvYmWZPJLrA&list=RDBvYmWZPJLrA&start_radio=1

#MichaelGarrick #NormaWinstone #Jazz #BritJazz #BigBand #ThirdStream #Music #JazzOrchestra

Children Of Time by Michael Garrick Jazz Britannia Orchestra With Norma Winstone, released on Jazz Academy Records in 2006.

On Children of Time, Michael Garrick stretches his sacred-jazz imagination into cosmic scale, writing for the Jazz Britannia Orchestra and reuniting with vocalist Norma Winstone to explore creation myths, Eucharistic ritual, and his own visionary texts. The result is a 2006 suite that feels like a liturgy drifting through deep space, turning theology into glowing, unsettled sound. - Soundohm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvYmWZPJLrA&list=RDBvYmWZPJLrA&start_radio=1

#MichaelGarrick #NormaWinstone #Jazz #BritJazz #BigBand #ThirdStream #Music #JazzOrchestra

Big Bands only: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (Londres - 2004)
https://bigbandsonly.blogspot.com/2026/01/jazz-at-lincoln-center-orchestra.html
#jazz #bigband #WyntonMarsalis #JLCO

Big Bands only: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (Londres - 2004)
https://bigbandsonly.blogspot.com/2026/01/jazz-at-lincoln-center-orchestra.html
#jazz #bigband #WyntonMarsalis #JLCO