Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton

Released

1953

Recorded

September 12, 1950 – January 22, 1953

Studio

Capitol T 421

Stan Kenton chronology

New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm
(1952)

Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton
(1953)

Sketches on Standards
(1953)

Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton is a compilation album by pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton featuring performances recorded between 1951 and 1953 and originally released as a 10-inch LP and 45 rpm EP on Capitol before being reissued as a 12-inch LP with additional tracks in 1955.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell said "This early-LP collection partially documents a period of retrenching after Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra took a financial bath. While the album concentrates upon pop standards and an occasional cover of a then-current hit, Capitol also adds some originals from the artist's book, and thus the record becomes a tasty cross-section of the Kenton bands of the early '50s".^[4]

Track listing

"September Song" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson) – 3:21
"Delicado" (Valdir Azevedo, Jack Lawrence) – 2:26
"Dynaflow" (Art Pepper, Stan Kenton) – 3:08
"Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 3:13
"Beehive" (Gene Roland) – 3:06
"Francesca" (Sherm Feller) – 2:45
"Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 3:19
"Jump for Joe" (Roland) – 3:04
"Harlem Nocturne" (Earle Hagen) – 3:08
"Taboo" (Margarita Lecuona) – 3:21
"Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) – 3:20
"Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 3:00

Recorded at Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA on September 12, 1950 (track 4), March 20, 1951 (track 1), March 28, 1951 (track 3), May 28, 1951 (track 11), May 31, 1951 (track 8), June 28, 1951 (track 6), January 21, 1952 (track 7), March 18, 1952 (track 12), March 20, 1952 (tracks 2 & 5), September 11, 1952 (track 10) and January 22, 1953 (track 9)

Personnel

Stan Kenton – piano, conductor
Alfred "Chico" Alvarez, (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 & 11), Conte Candoli (tracks 2, 5, 7, 9, 10 & 12), Pete Candoli (track 7), Buddy Childers (tracks 2, 5, 6, 9, 10 & 12), Don Dennis (tracks 2, 5, 9, 10 & 12), Maynard Ferguson (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6- 11), John Howell (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 & 11), Ruben McFall (tracks 2, 5, 9, 10 & 12), Jerry Munson (track 7), Al Porcino (track 4), Clyde Raesinger (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 12), Shorty Rogers (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 & 11), Jimmy Salko (tracks 8 & 11), Ray Wetzel (tracks 1 & 3) – trumpet
Milt Bernhart (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 & 11), Eddie Bert (track 4), Harry Betts (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6–8 & 11), Harold Branch (tracks 2 & 5), Bob Burgess (tracks 9 & 10), Gerald Finch (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 12), Bob Fitzpatrick (tracks 1–8, 11 & 12), Dick Kenney (tracks 1, 3, 6–8 & 11), Keith Moon (tracks 9 & 10), Frank Rosolino (tracks 9 & 10), Bill Russo (tracks 2 5, 9, 10 & 12) – trombone
John Halliburton – trombone, bass trombone (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 12)
George Roberts (tracks 2, 5, 7, 9, 10 & 12), Bart Varsalona (track 4), Paul Weigand (tracks 8 & 11) – bass trombone
John Graas – French horn (track 7)
Vinnie Dean (tracks 9 & 10), Lee Konitz (tracks 9 & 10), Dick Meldonian (track 2, 5, 7 & 12), Lennie Niehaus (tracks 2, 5 & 12), Art Pepper (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 & 11), Bud Shank (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 & 11), Herbie Steward (track 7) – alto saxophone
Bob Cooper (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 7), Bart Caldarell (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6–8 & 11), Lee Elliot (tracks 2, 5 & 12), Jimmy Giuffre (track 8 & 11), Bill Holman (tracks 2, 5, 9, 10 & 12), Richie Kamuca (tracks 9 & 10) – tenor saxophone
Bob Gioga – baritone saxophone
Ralph Blaze (tracks 1–8, 11 & 12), Sal Salvador (tracks 9 & 10) – guitar
Laurindo Almeida – guitar, cabasa (track 2)
Don Bagley – bass
Frank Capp (tracks 2, 5 & 12), Stan Levey (tracks 9 & 10), Shelly Manne (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6–8 & 11) – drums
Ramon Rivera – congas (track 4)
Ken Walton – bongos (track 10)
Vocals by band (tracks 1, 7 & 11)
Stan Kenton (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 11), Gene Roland (tracks 5, 8 & 10), Pete Rugolo (track 2, 4, 6, & 12), Bill Russo (track 9) – arranger

References

^ Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 13, 2016
^ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1953
^ Maynard Ferguson Discography accessed April 13, 2016
^ ^a ^b Ginell, Richard S.. Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2016.

v t e Stan Kenton
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"

v t e Art Pepper
Years given are for the recording(s) featuring Art Pepper, not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Surf Ride (1952–54) Two Altos (with Sonny Red, 1952–57) The Return of Art Pepper (1956) Playboys/Picture of Heath (1956) The Art Pepper Quartet (1956) Art Pepper with Warne Marsh (1956) Modern Art (1956–57) Collections (1957) Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section (1957) Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics (1959) Gettin' Together (1960) Intensity (1960) Smack Up (1960) Living Legend (1975) The Trip (1976) A Night in Tunisia (1977) Tokyo Debut (1977) No Limit (1977) Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard (1977) Friday Night at the Village Vanguard (1977) Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard (1977) More for Les at the Village Vanguard (1977) San Francisco Samba (1977) Among Friends (1978) Art Pepper Today (1978) New York Album (1979) So in Love (1979) Artworks (1979) Landscape (1979) Besame Mucho (1979) Straight Life (1979) One September Afternoon (1980) Winter Moon (1980) APQ (1981) Art 'n' Zoot (with Zoot Sims, 1981) Arthur's Blues (1981) Art Pepper with Duke Jordan in Copenhagen 1981 (1981) Roadgame (1981) Art Lives (1981) Goin' Home (with George Cables, 1982) Tête-à-Tête (with George Cables, 1982)
With Stan Kenton	The Kenton Era (1940–54) Stan Kenton's Milestones (1943–47) A Presentation of Progressive Jazz (1947) Stan Kenton Classics (1947) Encores (1947) Innovations in Modern Music (1950) Stan Kenton Presents (1950) The Innovations Orchestra (1950–51) This Modern World (1951) Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (1950–52)
With Shorty Rogers	Modern Sounds (1951) Popo (1951) Shorty Rogers and His Giants (1953) Cool and Crazy (1953) The Swingin' Nutcracker (1960)
With others	Chet Baker Big Band (1956) Mucho Calor (Conte Candoli, 1957) Hoagy Sings Carmichael (Hoagy Carmichael, 1956) California Hard (Dolo Coker, 1976) Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre (1959) On the Road (Art Farmer, 1976) Birds and Ballads (Johnny Griffin, 1978) Mistral (Freddie Hubbard, 1980) Very R.A.R.E. (Elvin Jones, 1979) Some Like It Hot (Barney Kessel, 1959) The West Coast Sound (Shelly Manne, 1953) Cool Heat (Anita O'Day, 1959)
Film soundtracks	The Gauntlet (Jerry Fielding, 1977) Heart Beat (Jack Nitzsche, 1980) The Subterraneans (André Previn, 1960)

v t e Shorty Rogers
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
As leader or co-leader	Modern Sounds (1951) Popo (1951) Shorty Rogers and His Giants (1953–54) Cool and Crazy (1953) Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins (1954–55) Collaboration (1954) Shorty Rogers Courts the Count (1954) Martians Come Back! (1955) Martians Stay Home (1955) The Swinging Mr. Rogers (1955) Way Up There (1955) Portrait of Shorty (1957) Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers (1957) Wherever the Five Winds Blow (1957) Afro-Cuban Influence (1958) Chances Are It Swings (1958) Gigi in Jazz (1958) The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs (1959) The Swingin' Nutcracker (1960) An Invisible Orchard (1961) The Fourth Dimension in Sound (1961) Bossa Nova (1962) Jazz Waltz (1962) Mavis Meets Shorty (with Mavis Rivers, 1962) Gospel Mission (1963) Yesterday, Today and Forever (and Bud Shank, 1963) California Concert (with Bud Shank, 1985)
With Stan Kenton	Innovations in Modern Music (1950) Stan Kenton Presents (1950) Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (1950–53) The Kenton Era (1950–51) The Innovations Orchestra (1950–51)
With Pete Rugolo	Introducing Pete Rugolo (1954) Adventures in Rhythm (1954) Rugolomania (1954–55) New Sounds by Pete Rugolo (1954–55)
Sideman with others	Collaboration West (Teddy Charles, 1952–53) Evolution (Teddy Charles,1953–55) Jimmy Giuffre (Jimmy Giuffre, 1954–55) The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet (Jimmy Giuffre, 1956)
Soundtracks	The Man with the Golden Arm (with Elmer Bernstein, 1955) Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan (from Tarzan, the Ape Man, 1959) Baby the Rain Must Fall (film released 1965) Stagecoach (collaboration with Jerry Goldsmith, film released 1966) Heart Beat (1979)
Arranger	Christmas Album (Herb Alpert, released 1968) Chet Baker & Strings (1953–54) You're the Reason I'm Living (for Bobby Darin, 1962–63) Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile (for Bobby Darin, released 1966) Ode to Billie Joe (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1967) Local Gentry (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1968) The Delta Sweete (for Bobbie Gentry, released 1968) Reza (for Terry Gibbs, 1966) Lena Like Latin (for Lena Horne, 1963) In Love Again! (for Peggy Lee, 1963) Pass Me By (for Peggy Lee, 1965) The West Coast Sound (for Shelly Manne, 1953–55) My Son the Jazz Drummer! (for Shelly Manne, 1962) Portrait of Carmen (for Carmen McRae, 1967) The Sound of Silence (for Carmen McRae, 1967–68) The Wichita Train Whistle Sings (for Michael Nesmith, 1968) Big Swing Face, 1967) Buddy & Soul (for Buddy Rich, 1969) A Spoonful of Jazz (for Bud Shank, 1967) Comin' Home Baby! (for Mel Tormé, 1962)
Arranger for The Monkees	The Monkees Present (1966–69) "Daydream Believer"/"Goin' Down" (released 1967) "D. W. Washburn" (released 1968) The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (1967–68)