New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm

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{{Infobox album

| name = New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm

| type = Album

| artist = Stan Kenton

| cover = Stan Kenton-New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm (album cover).jpg

| alt =

| released = 1953

| recorded = September 8–16, 1952

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| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 47:36

| label = Capitol

| producer = ?

| prev_title = City of Glass

| prev_year = 1952

| next_title = Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton

| next_year = 1953

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r159565|first=Scott|last=Yanow}}

|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=816}}

}}

New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm is an album by Stan Kenton. "Invention for Guitar and Trumpet" features guitarist Sal Salvador.{{cite news |last=Ratliff |first=Ben |date=October 2, 1999 |title=Sal Salvador, 73, Teacher, Be-Bop Guitarist and Kenton Protege |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/02/arts/sal-salvador-73-teacher-be-bop-guitarist-and-kenton-protege.html |work=The New York Times |accessdate=August 22, 2020}} A New York Times writer commented in 2003 that composer Bill Russo's "Improvisation" piece was "among the highest achievements in orchestral jazz".{{cite news |last=Ratliff |first=Ben |date=January 14, 2003 |title=William Russo, 74, Composer and a Leader in Jazz Repertory |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/14/arts/william-russo-74-composer-and-a-leader-in-jazz-repertory.html |work=The New York Times |accessdate=August 22, 2020}}

Track listing

=Original 1953 LP=

Side A

  1. "23°N — 82°W" (Bill Russo)
  2. "Portrait of a Count" (Russo)
  3. "Invention for Guitar and Trumpet" (Bill Holman)
  4. "My Lady" (Russo)
  5. "Young Blood" (Gerry Mulligan)
  6. "Frank Speaking" (Russo)

Side B

  1. "Prologue (This Is an Orchestra!)" (Credited to Stan Kenton, Johnny Richards)
  2. "Improvisation" (Russo)

=1989 CD reissue=

  1. "Prologue (This Is an Orchestra!)" (Credited to Bill Russo) - 9:57
  2. "Portrait of a Count" (Russo) -
  3. "Young Blood" (Gerry Mulligan)
  4. "Frank Speaking" (Russo)
  5. "23°N — 82°W" (Russo)
  6. "Taboo"* (Margarita Lecuona, S.K. Russell)
  7. "Lonesome Train"* (Gene Roland)
  8. "Invention for Guitar and Trumpet" (Bill Holman)
  9. "My Lady" (Russo)
  10. "Swing House"* (Mulligan)
  11. "Improvisation" (Russo)
  12. "You Go to My Head"* (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)

* Tracks 6, 7, 10 and 12 on CD were not part of the original LP but were recorded at the same sessions"[https://www.discogs.com/Kenton-New-Concepts-Of-Artistry-In-Rhythm/release/7085954]", Original CD packaging scan at Discogs.com

Personnel

References

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Further reading

  • Stan Kenton: This Is an Orchestra! (University of North Texas Press, 2010) Chapter 12.

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Category:1953 albums

Category:Stan Kenton albums

Category:Capitol Records albums

Category:Albums conducted by Stan Kenton

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