Documenting Stan Kenton's always controversial but never sleepy music, the seven-CD Complete Capitol Studio Recordings of Stan Kenton 1943-47 features the orchestra at a time when it was reaching its greatest popularity, evolving from using the artist's charts into the Pete Rugolo era. In addition to some unreleased tracks, there are also several rare sessions included that were recorded at the time strictly for radio airplay. Most of Kenton's biggest hits ("Artistry in Rhythm," "Eager Beaver," "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine," "Tampico," "Southern Scandal," "Artistry Jumps," "Intermission Riff," "Across the Alley From the Alamo," and "The Peanut Vendor") are here, as are many concert works. A classic reissue.
Disc One [70:42]
01. Do Nothin' Until You Hear From Me [master take] (3:07)
02. Do Nothin' Until You Hear From Me [first issued take] (3:05)
03. Eager Beaver [master take] (3:11)
04. Eager Beaver [first issued take] (3:08)
05. Harlem Folk Dance [first issued take] (2:19)
06. Harlem Folk Dance [master take] (2:19)
07. Artistry In Rhythm (3:21)
08. How Many Hearts Have You Broken (3:13)
09. She's Funny That Way (3:05)
10. I'm Going Mad For A Pad (3:06)
11. And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine [78 take] (3:08)
12. And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine [LP take] (3:09)
13. Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart (3:06)
14. Gotta' Be Gettin' (2:47)
15. Say It Isn't So (3:08)
16. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (2:58)
17. Are You Livin' Old Man (2:39)
18. Balboa Bash (2:40)
19. Ooh, What I Dreamed About You (2:42)
20. I Want A Grown-Up Man (2:48)
21. Travelin' Man (2:56)
22. Around The Town (2:55)
23. Tampico (2:45)
24. Southern Scandal (3:07)
Disc Two [71:27]
01. Opus In Pastels (3:06)
02. It's Been A Long, Long Time (2:45)
03. Don't Let Me Dream (2:44)
04. Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' (2:37)
05. Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' (2:51)
06. Artistry Jumps (2:39)
07. Painted Rhythm [alt. take] (3:02)
08. Painted Rhythm (2:56)
09. Blue Music (3:34)
10. Body And Soul (3:17)
11. We'll Be Together Again (3:35)
12. Easy Street (3:39)
13. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (3:50)
14. I Surrender Dear (3:28)
15. Begin The Beguine (2:37)
16. Two Moose In A Caboose (3:24)
17. Solitude (3:20)
18. No Baby, Nobody But You (2:44)
19. Never Too Late To Pray (3:34)
20. Ten For Two (2:55)
21. One Twenty (2:45)
22. Don't Blame Me (2:00)
23. Intermission Riff (4:06)
Disc Three [70:37]
01. It Ain't Necessarily So (3:38)
02. I Never Thought I'd Sing The Blues (3:02)
03. Artistry In Rhythm - Opening Theme (0:37)
04. Artistry In Rhythm - Closing Theme (1:46)
05. Shoo Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy (2:38)
06. I Been Down In Texas (3:08)
07. All The Time (2:59)
08. That's The Least You Can Do (3:00)
09. Intermission Riff (3:17)
10. Four Months, Three Weeks, Two Days, One Hour Blues (3:06)
11. Rika Jika Jack [alt. take] (3:03)
12. Rika Jika Jack (3:04)
13. Artistry In Boogie (3:00)
14. Come Back To Sorrento (3:06)
15. Who's Got A Tent For Rent (2:28)
16. I Got The Sun In The Morning (3:00)
17. Peg O' My Heart (3:35)
18. Come Rain Or Come Shine (3:00)
19. They Say It's Wonderful (3:17)
20. I Don't Know Why, I Just Do (4:16)
21. He's Funny That Way (3:15)
22. Lover (2:06)
23. Ain't No Misery In Me (3:04)
24. Artistry In Percussion (3:13)
Disc Four [66:52]
01. Safranski [first take] (3:09)
02. Safranski [second take] (3:09)
03. Artistry In Bolero (3:06)
04. Until The Real Thing Comes Along (2:52)
05. I'm Yours (3:19)
06. Yesterdays (3:40)
07. I've Got The World On A String (3:43)
08. Ecuador (2:44)
09. End Of The World (3:56)
10. More Than You Know (2:28)
11. Reed Rapture (2:20)
12. You May Not Love Me (2:59)
13. That's The Least You Can Do (3:04)
14. Sepulveda (2:40)
15. I'd Be Lost Without You (3:05)
16. Lover Man (3:28)
17. Scotch And Water (3:00)
18. Cocktails For Two (3:03)
19. Everybody Swing (2:19)
20. It's A Pity To Say Goodnight (2:56)
21. Willow Weep For Me (3:13)
22. Fantasy (2:40)
Disc Five [61:41]
01. Concerto To End All Concertos - Pt. 1 (3:13)
02. Concerto To End All Concertos - Pt. 2 (3:10)
03. Collaboration (2:48)
04. Don't Want That Man Around (2:58)
05. Opus In Pastels [alt. take] (2:49)
06. Opus In Pastels (2:50)
07. His Feet Too Big For De Bed (2:48)
08. After You (3:02)
09. Down In Chi-Hua-Hua (3:00)
10. Don't Want That Man Around (3:05)
11. Machito (2:28)
12. Collaboration (2:44)
13. Rhythm Incorporated - Pt. 1 (2:44)
14. Rhythm Incorporated - Pt. 2 (2:04)
15. There Is No Greater Love (3:05)
16. Across The Alley From The Alamo (2:38)
17. Collaboration (2:42)
18. How Am I To Know (2:46)
19. The Spider And The Fly (2:26)
20. Minor Riff (3:08)
21. Machito (2:29)
22. Lover (2:46)
Disc Six [63:46]
01. Monotony (2:57)
02. Interlude (3:16)
03. Artistry In Harlem Swing (2:49)
04. Please Be Kind (2:59)
05. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good (2:22)
06. By The River Ste. Marie (1:42)
07. April In Paris (2:17)
08. Don't Worry 'Bout Me (2:06)
09. If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight (3:47)
10. Sophisticated Lady (3:17)
11. The Fatal Apple (Unison Riff) (2:31)
12. Elegy For Alto (3:13)
13. Soothe Me (3:12)
14. Chorale For Brass, Piano And Bongo (3:04)
15. Curiosity (2:43)
16. Theme To The West (3:12)
17. Abstraction (3:08)
18. Fugue For Rhythm Section (3:00)
19. Monotony (3:09)
20. Unison Riff (3:13)
21. Lament (3:08)
22. Introduction To A Latin Rhythm (2:42)
Disc Seven [45:53]
01. Monotony (2:57)
02. Interlude (3:16)
03. Artistry In Harlem Swing (2:49)
04. Please Be Kind (2:59)
05. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good (2:22)
06. By The River Ste. Marie (1:42)
07. April In Paris (2:17)
08. Don't Worry 'Bout Me (2:06)
09. If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight (3:47)
10. Sophisticated Lady (3:17)
11. The Fatal Apple (Unison Riff) (2:31)
12. Elegy For Alto (3:13)
13. Soothe Me (3:12)
14. Chorale For Brass, Piano And Bongo (3:04)
15. Curiosity (2:43)
16. Theme To The West (3:12)
17. Abstraction (3:08)
18. Fugue For Rhythm Section (3:00)
19. Monotony (3:09)
20. Unison Riff (3:13)
21. Lament (3:08)
22. Introduction To A Latin Rhythm (2:42)
Rec.: 1943-1947.
