Stan Kenton Collection of Musical Recordings & Personal Papers

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Stan Kenton Collection of Musical Recordings & Personal Papers

1940-1980

https://www.calstatela.edu/specialcollections/music

Stanley Newcomb Kenton was a renowned bandleader, pianist, arranger, and composer of modern jazz. He made worldwide concert appearances, billed as "artistry in rhythm," progressive jazz, and innovations in modern music. In 1980, the University received the Stan Kenton Collection from his wife Audree Coke, Director of Kentonia, Inc. Approximately 40 linear feet, the collection includes taped radio concerts, interviews, and commercial recordings; honors and awards; scrapbooks; posters; newspaper clippings; programs; and photographs of Kenton and his band dating from the early 1940s, with the bulk of photographs dating to the 1960s and 1970s.

approximately 40 linear feet

eng, Latn

California State University, Los Angeles John F. Kennedy Memorial Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 11641081

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fk36r6 (person)

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 ex...