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Stan Kenton

BAND RANKINGS:

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All Time

of 150,006

473
Decades
- 1940s
  
  of 38
  
  14
- 1950s
  
  of 170
  
  81
- 1960s
  
  of 431
  
  0
- 1970s
  
  of 328
  
  0
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  1,386
- 2000s
  
  of 10,561
  
  8,726
Genres
- Jazz
  
  of 1,947
  
  236
- Pop
  
  of 13,662
  
  1,745

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1940s

2.8116

1950s

2.2429

1960s

0.0000

1970s

0.0000

1990s

2.5113

2000s

0.3268

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Stan Kenton is ranked overall as 2.7684 out of 4 stars

2.7684

Stan Kenton Biography

Formed:

December 1911

Disbanded:

August 1979

Genres:

Classical, Jazz, Miscellaneous, Pop

Labels:

Allegro Corporation, Allegro Distributed Labels, Arpeggio, Asv Living Era, Big City Records, Blue Note, Capitol/emi/sbk/chrysalis, Castle Pulse/wave, Choice, Classic Company, Classics, Classics French, Collector's Choice/hepcat, Definitive Records (spain), Dynaflow/city Hall

History:

There have been few jazz musicians as consistently controversial as Stan Kenton. Dismissed by purists of various genres while loved by many others, Kenton ranks up there with Chet Baker and Sun Ra as jazz's top cult figure. He led a succession of highly original bands that often emphasized emotion, power, and advanced harmonies over swing, and this upset listeners who felt that all big bands should aim to sound like Count Basie. Kenton always had a different vision. Kenton played in the 1930s ...more

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