Stan Kenton: My World Is Music
Kentner Auditorium, Decatur, Illinois
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Stan Kenton: My World Is Music presents the music of bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton. The title points to a program centered on his musical world, with Kenton’s distinctive role as a performer and leader at its heart.
Listeners can expect a radio presentation focused on music rather than a narrated story. The supplied title identifies Kentner Auditorium in Decatur, Illinois, as the setting, giving the program a specific concert-hall context.
Kenton’s work is associated with ambitious big-band jazz, bold ensemble writing, and a powerful brass sound. This program offers a chance to hear his music in a live-performance setting and experience the energy of a band led by one of jazz’s notable arrangers and bandleaders.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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