Portraits on Standards
Studio album by
Stan Kenton
Released1953
RecordedJuly 8, 1953
StudioCapitol Recording Studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
LabelCapitol H 462
ProducerSid Feller
Stan Kenton chronology
This Modern World
(1953) 		Portraits on Standards
(1953) 		Kenton Showcase
(1954)

Portraits on Standards is an album by pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton with featuring performances of jazz standards recorded in 1953 and originally released on the Capitol label as a 10-inch LP.[1][2][3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted "While most of Stan Kenton's recordings in the 1950s tend to be complex and sometimes bombastic, his versions of standards could often be sentimental and very melodic" and said the music "alternates between ballads and boppish romps, mostly featuring the 1953–1954 orchestra, a band that could often swing hard".[4]

Track listing

  1. "You and the Night and the Music" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 2:43
  2. "Reverie" (Claude Debussy) – 2:56
  3. "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Cole Porter) – 2:53
  4. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 2:41
  5. "April in Paris" (Duke, Yip Harburg) – 2:53
  6. "How High the Moon" (Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) – 2:22
  7. "Crazy Rhythm" (Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn) – 3:02
  8. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:02

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 11, 2016
  2. ^ Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 4: The 12" LPs: 450-599 accessed April 11, 2016
  3. ^ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1953
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Portraits on Standards – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
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