New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm

New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm
Studio album by Stan Kenton
Released	1953
Recorded	September 8, 1952 – September 16, 1952
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:36
Label	Capitol
Producer	?
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New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm is an album by Stan Kenton.

Background

Fresh from the commercial failure of his Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra, Kenton returned to the studio and the road with a new jazz band, featuring some of the top-flight west coast players he had come to know since his last jazz band broke up in 1950. He commissioned music from several arrangers, including Bill Holman, Johnny Richards, Gerry Mulligan, Shorty Rogers, and Bill Russo, and this album was the result. Long regarded as one of the finest Kenton recordings, this studio album captures the energy and fire of one of Kenton's hardest-swinging bands, including soloists like Frank Rosolino, Lee Konitz, Conte Candoli, Maynard Ferguson, and Sal Salvador.

Track listing

Original 1953 LP

Side A

1. "23°N — 82°W" (Bill Russo)
2. "Portrait of a Count" (Russo)
3. "Invention for Guitar and Trumpet" (Bill Holman)
4. "My Lady" (Russo)
5. "Young Blood" (Gerry Mulligan)
6. "Frank Speaking" (Russo)

Side B

1. "Prologue (This Is an Orchestra!)" (Credited to Stan Kenton, Johnny Richards)
2. "Improvisation" (Russo)

1989 CD Reissue

1. "Prologue (This Is an Orchestra!)" (Credited to Bill Russo) - 9:57
2. "Portrait of a Count" (Russo) -
3. "Young Blood" (Gerry Mulligan)
4. "Frank Speaking" (Russo)
5. "23°N — 82°W" (Russo)
6. "Taboo"* (Margarita Lecuona, S.K. Russell)
7. "Lonesome Train"* (Gene Roland)
8. "Invention for Guitar and Trumpet" (Bill Holman)
9. "My Lady" (Russo)
10. "Swing House"* (Mulligan)
11. "Improvisation" (Russo)
12. "You Go to My Head"* (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)

• Tracks 6, 7, 10 and 12 on CD were not part of the original LP but were recorded at the same sessions

Personnel

• Stan Kenton – piano
• Conte Candoli – trumpet
• Buddy Childers – trumpet
• Maynard Ferguson – trumpet
• Don Dennis – trumpet
• Ruben McFall – trumpet
• Bob Fitzpatrick – trombone
• Keith Moon – trombone
• Frank Rosolino – trombone
• Bill Russo – trombone
• George Roberts – bass trombone
• Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
• Vinnie Dean – alto saxophone
• Richie Kamuca – tenor saxophone
• Bill Holman – tenor saxophone
• Bob Gioga – baritone saxophone
• Sal Salvador – guitar
• Don Bagley - bass
• Stan Levey – drums
• Derek Walton – conga
• Kay Brown – vocals on "Lonesome Train"