Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979
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English
Biographical notes:
Stanley Newcomb Kenton was born on December 15, 1911 in Wichita, Kansas. His family lived in California and Colorado before permanently settling in Bell, California, in the Los Angeles area. Kenton's musical career began in his teens, and made his first recordings with Gus Arnheim in 1937, joining Vido Musso's band in 1938, and organizing a rehearsal band which evolved into his own orchestra. From the 1940s onward, the Kenton band was the site of intersection between jazz, popular music, and experimental composition and arranging. Kenton engaged a wide variety of composers and arrangers, including Willie Maiden, Bill Russo, Johnny Richards, Pete Rugolo, and Bill Holman. He also took an interest in jazz education, participating in "stage band" camps, and collaborating with Leon Breeden of what is now the University of North Texas. Cooperation between Kenton and Breeden led to high-profile performing opportunities for the One O'Clock Lab Band, and the transfer of Kenton's band library to North Texas, beginning in 1962 and concluding after Kenton's death. Kenton continued touring until August of 1978, and died in Los Angeles the following year, on August 25, 1979.
Links to collections
William Russo Music and Personal Papers
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center
Bill Holman Collection
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Southern scandal [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. One twenty [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Tea for two [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Eager beaver [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. I surrender dear [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. I'm going mad for a pad [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Opus a dollar three eighty [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Easy street [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Opus a dollar three eighty [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Easy street [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Solitude [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Artistry in rhythm [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Tampico [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Southern scandal [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Artistry jumps [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Tampico [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan. Partially printed document signed "Stanley Kenton," dated : Philadelphia, 25 October 1962, 1962 Oct. 25.
Pierpont Morgan Library.
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Artistry in rhythm [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. I never thought I'd sing the blues [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Solitude [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Stan Kenton Collection, 1936-2001
University of North Texas. Music Library
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. I surrender dear [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Two moose in caboose [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Artistry jumps [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). A Tribute to the Artistry in Rhythm of Stan Kenton / produced by Peter C. Newman, 1988 - house program.
University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Harlem folk dance [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. I'm going mad for a pad [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Eager beaver [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. I never thought I'd sing the blues [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Painted rhythm [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Harlem folk dance [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Painted rhythm [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. One twenty [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Two moose in caboose [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979. Begin the biguine [Multimédia multisupport] / Stan Kenton, dir.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
Shaw Festival Collection (University of Guelph). A Tribute to the Artistry in Rhythm of Stan Kenton / produced by Peter C. Newman, 1986 - house program.
University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
Rogers, Robert, 1921-. Oral history interview with Robert and Daisy Rogers, 2007 September 03.
University of North Texas Library, UNT
Easton, Carol. Carol Easton papers, 1937-1976.
Harold B. Lee Library
Vido Musso Collection, 1939-1982
University of North Texas. Music Library
Leon Breeden Collection, 1919-2010
University of North Texas. Music Library
Department of Music of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1937-1983
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives and Records Service
Gene Hall Collection, 1944-1993
University of North Texas. Music Library
Gerry Dexter Cassette Collection, 1947-1995
University of North Texas. Music Library
Nick Contorno Collection, 1950-2010
University of North Texas. Music Library
Willis Conover Collection, 1930-1996
University of North Texas. Music Library
Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990)
Library of Congress. Music Division
Ambassador Auditorium Collection, 1974-1995
Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries
Online Archive of California. Jazz concert programs ca 1948-1952.
University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
Maynard Ferguson, circa 1948-2006
University of North Texas. Music Library
Eugene Earle Collection, 1939-1980s
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
Don Mitchell Collection, 1991-1995
University of North Texas. Music Library
Gordon Munford Collection, 1941-1975
University of North Texas. Music Library
Bishop, Keith. Jazz composers, arrangers and performers.
California State University, Long Beach
Hall, Gene, 1913-. Oral history interview with Gene Hall, 1991 February 9, 14, 18, and 19.
University of North Texas Library, UNT
Duke Ellington recordings collection
Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, Harvard College Library
Manne, Shelly. Shelly Manne collection, 1940-1980
Library of Congress
J. Frank Lively Collection, 1950-1979
University of North Texas. Music Library
Stan Kenton Collection of Musical Recordings & Personal Papers
California State University, Los Angeles John F. Kennedy Memorial Library
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Subjects:
- Big bands
- Jazz musicians
Occupations:
- Arrangers (Musicians)
- Bandleaders
- Composers
- Conductors (Music)
- Pianists
Places:
- Colorado, CO, US
- Hollywood, CA, US
- Bell, CA, US
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- Beverly Hills, CA, US
- Wichita, KS, US
- Bakersfield, CA, US
Variant Names
Kenton, Stanley Newcomb, 1911-1979
Kenton, Stanley, 1911-1979
Кентон, Стэн, 1911-1979