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Despite the offstage drama, Kenton tirelessly promoted his "artistry in rhythm" and sought original directions for jazz. How did Kenton hit the pop charts while remaining uncompromisingly ...
Bob Cooper (December 6, 1925 – August 5, 1993) was a West Coast jazz musician known primarily for playing tenor saxophone, but also for being one of the first to play jazz solos on oboe.
Artistry in Rhythm is an album by pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton featuring performances recorded in 1946 and originally released on the Capitol label as four 78rpm discs, reissued as a 10-inch (25 cm) LP in 1953, and then as a 12-inch (30 cm) LP in 1955 with additional tracks.
The Artistry in Rhythm ensemble was a formative band, with outstanding soloists. By early 1947, the Stan Kenton Orchestra had reached a high point of financial and popular success. They played in the best theaters and ballrooms in America and had numerous hit records.
Kenton’s aim to make uncompromising contemporary music culminated in his performances of Bob Graettinger’s fiercely dissonant compositions such as “City of Glass” (1950–1). Thereafter, to retain audiences, he adopted a more varied repertoire but always with self-consciously modern voicings.
Mar 15, 2024 · Kenton's theme song from the early days to the last was called, significantly, “Artistry in Rhythm.” It was owing in part to Kenton's ambitious musical nomenclature that many critics dismissed his work as mannered and pretentious.
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