Stan Kenton: spartiti difficile

Many think that Standards in Silhouette was the most beautiful ballad album (available on CD from Sierra Music) ever recorded by the Kenton Band. This chart is the fourth one (along with Ill Wind, The...

Bill Mathieu's arrangements, done for the Stan Kenton Orchestra, were some of the most beautiful pieces ever recorded by that band. This is a splendid rendition of a great standard. It contains all of...

requires Flute and Tuba

The Stan Kenton Orchestra was always ahead of its time! This chart was based on the music of Blood Sweat and Tears. It is a trombone feature throughout and is a wild and very exciting rock/fusion char...

There have been many requests for a stand alone version of Kenton's theme song. This is the short version which was played by Stan's band in the later years. 5-5-5-2

Another terrific feature chart by Bill Holman. This one was written to feature Gabe Baltazar (alto saxophone) and was recorded on the Adventures in Jazz album (available on CD from Sierra). It opens w...

As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on 'Live at the Tropicana'

As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on 'Sketches on Standards', this is a wonderful, creative arrangement of a great standard. Russo had a wonderful way with chord substitutions and used them a l...

Buddy Childers, that is! Willis wrote this for Buddy in 1954, and it is recorded on the Kenton Showcase album (This music is available from Mosaic Records in their Russo/Holman CD set.). A terrific fe...

This is a new edition (Finale computer notation) of this wonderful composition. It is available with a full score for the first time. Exactly as recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on the Kenton '76...

Recorded in 1954 for the recording Kenton Showcase this chart is an alto saxophone feature throughout. It was originally recorded by Lee Konitz. Yet another wonderful Holman feature chart. (condensed...

Another amazingly futuristic piece from Rugolo's great mind. An outstanding example of the classical side of the late '40's Kenton bands written in 1947. A great (unusual) addition to any Kenton progr...

One of the great pieces written for the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra, founded and conducted by Stan Kenton. Four french horns are essential, along with 4 trumpets, 5 trombones and woodwinds. Exciti...

Now Edition! Although this has been in the catalog for a while, it is now notated in Finale, and the new edition comes with a full score for the first time. Marty's arrangement stands alone in the cat...

The original chart as played by the Stan Kenton Orchestra. No holds barred on this one, no watered-down version. The chart allows for cued sections, exactly how the band played it. This is the real th...

As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Live at Brigham Young University, this is a rare baritone saxophone solo feature throughout. The arrangement by Holman is marvelous, opening and closing wit...

This was the first of many 'time charts' that Hank wrote for the Kenton Band. This is as exactly recorded on the 'Live at Redlands University' CD. The piece in written mostly in 5/4 and features solo...

There have been SO many requests for the ORIGINAL arrangement as recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra, that Curnow has made it available for the first time. Here is the national anthem, as recorded b...

Hank Levy wrote this wonderful 5/4 chart in the early '70's (1973), and it was recorded on the 'Birthday in Britain' CD. Solos for bass and alto saxophone. 5-5-5-3 (condensed score)

Bob Curnow has taken the brilliant arrangements done for the Stan Kenton Orchestra by Ralph Charmichael and created a medley of fresh, modern versions containing Angels We Have Heard on High, The Holl...

As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Merry Christmas, this chart has optional saxophone parts which nicely cover the french horn parts (originally written for only brass and rhythm section). Th...

Questa è la versione di Stan Kenton e Anita O'Day, anche se noi l'abbiamo modificata per suonare con 8 ottoni, invece dei 10 originali. Questo brano è insolito, in quanto la band canta i ritornelli e...

Trascritta dalla registrazione del 1956, Peanut Vendor rimane uno dei successi più duraturi di Stan Kenton, ed è una carta caratteristica per il trombone solista (che fa un assolo per il primo minuto...