"These recordings are the original versions of 18 of Stan Kenton's most important recordings for Capitol spanning 1943 to 1961."
The last two selections are stereo, all others are mono.
Tracks 1, 2 recorded Nov. 19, 1943 in Hollywood
Tracks 3, 4 recorded Oct. 30, 1945 in Hollywood
Track 5 recorded Jan. 14, 1946 in Hollywood
Track 6 recorded Feb. 28, 1947 in Hollywood
Track 7 recorded Mar. 31, 1947 in Hollywood
Track 8 recorded Oct. 22, 1947 in Hollywood
Track 9 recorded Dec. 6, 1947 in New York City
Track 10 recorded Dec. 22, 1947 in New York City
Track 11 recorded Sept. 12, 1950 in Hollywood
Track 12 recorded May 28, 1951 in Hollywood
Track 13 recorded Sept. 11, 1952 in Chicago
Track 14 recorded Sept. 15, 1952 in Chicago
Track 15 recorded July 22, 1955 in Chicago
Track 16 recorded May 24, 1956 in New York City
Tracks 17, 18 recorded Dec. 12, 1961 in Hollywood
31 March 1968, Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Recorded at Patio Gardens Ballroom, New Lagoon, Salt Lake City, Utah.
24th August 1962: 9 to 13, 16, 17
25th August 1962: 1 to 8, 14, 15
Recorded at March Field Officers Club March Field Air Force Base, Riverside, California on 13th December 1959.
Recorded at the Holiday Ballroom Northbrook, Chicago, Illinois on 6th may, 1962.
Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles:
- tracks 2, 7, 12 on May 19, 1958
- tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11 on June 16, 1958
- tracks 3, 5, 9, 13 on June 23, 1958.
©? 1997 Capitol Records, Inc.
Track 13 is a bonus track
Total Time: 43:36
Printed in U.S.A.
© ? 1989 Capitol Records, Inc.
Recorded in Chicago, on September 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 1952.
Tracks 6, 7, 10, 12 were not in the original 10" album of New Concepts in Artistry in Rhythm and are added here to complete these sessions.
All selections recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles.
Mastered using 24-bit Super Bit Mapping.
? & © 2001 Capitol Records, Inc. Capitol Jazz is a trademark of Capitol Records, Inc.
Printed in USA. Made in USA.
Original release 1961 on Capitol St 1460
Recorded in concert at the Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2, 1959.
Inside the barcode box on the tray liner is "Manufactured by Amazon.com kydc, Lexington, KY."
There is no track duration given for track #15.
Recorded live on 31 March 1968 at Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan
This is a collection of recordings from September 11, 1941 (tracks 4-6, 9) and February 13, 1942 (tracks 1-3, 7 and 8).
These recordings were transferred from disc sources. Surface noise is audible.
96 kHz, 24-bit digital transfer
Available until May 2005
Printed in USA.
Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles:
- September 21, 1960 (tracks 11, 12)
- July 7, 1961 (track 10)
- December 7, 1961 (tracks 1, 3, 4)
- December 12, 1961 (track 8)
- December 13, 1961 (tracks 2, 5, 9)
- December 14, 1961 (tracks 6, 7)
DDD Recording
Box Set contains thick booklet