Kenton Showcase

Kenton Showcase
Kenton Showcase
Studio album by Stan Kenton
Released	1954
Recorded	March 1, 2 & 3, 1954
Studio	Capitol Recording Studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Capitol H 525/526
Producer	Lee Gillette
Stan Kenton chronology
The Music of Bill Russo Cover
The Music of Bill Holman Cover

Released1954

RecordedMarch 1, 2 & 3, 1954

StudioCapitol Recording Studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA

GenreJazz

Kenton Showcase refers to two 10-inch LPs by bandleader Stan Kenton recorded in early 1954 on Capitol, one each featuring compositions by Bill Holman and Bill Russo. These albums were combined as a 12-inch LP in 1955.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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Studio albums	Artistry in Rhythm (1946) Encores (1947) A Presentation of Progressive Jazz (1947) Innovations in Modern Music (1950) Stan Kenton Presents (1950) City of Glass (1951) New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm (1952) Sketches on Standards (1953) This Modern World (1953) Portraits on Standards (1953) Kenton Showcase (1954) Duet (1955) Contemporary Concepts (1955) Kenton in Hi-Fi (1956) Cuban Fire! (1956) Kenton with Voices (1957) Rendezvous with Kenton (1957) Back to Balboa (1958) The Ballad Style of Stan Kenton (1958) Lush Interlude (1958) The Stage Door Swings (1958) The Kenton Touch (1958) Viva Kenton! (1959) Standards in Silhouette (1959) Two Much! (1960) The Romantic Approach (1961) Kenton's West Side Story (1961) A Merry Christmas! (1961) Sophisticated Approach (1961) Adventures in Jazz (1961) Adventures in Blues (1961) Stan Kenton! Tex Ritter! (1962) Adventures in Time (1962) Artistry in Bossa Nova (1963) Artistry in Voices and Brass (1963) Stan Kenton / Jean Turner (1963) Kenton / Wagner (1964) Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra (1966) Stan Kenton Plays for Today (1967) The World We Know (1967) The Jazz Compositions of Dee Barton (1967) Finian's Rainbow (1968) Hair (1969) Stan Kenton Plays Chicago (1974) Adventures in Standards (1975) Stan Kenton Presents Gabe Baltazar (1979)
Compilation albums	Stan Kenton's Milestones (1950) Stan Kenton Classics (1952) Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (1953) The Kenton Era (1955) The Innovations Orchestra (1997)
Live albums	Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana (1959) Road Show (1959) Live at Redlands University (1970)
Compositions	"And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine"
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