About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 53. Chapters: Alan Pasqua, Amy London, Antonio Ciacca, Billy Taylor, Bill Lancton, Bobby Broom, Bunky Green, Dick Hyman, Floyd Graham, Frank Cunimondo, Frank Tusa, Gene Hall, Gerald Wilson, Geri Allen, Howard Roberts, Jack Petersen (guitarist), Jamey Aebersold, Jim Riggs, Joanne Brackeen, John Bernard Riley, John Stowell, Larry Carlton, Larry Coryell, Larry Ridley, Lennie Tristano, Leon Breeden, Lynne Arriale, Marcus Belgrave, Mark Levine (musician), Martan Mann, Mimi Fox, Oran Etkin, Phil DeGreg, Raymond Harry Brown, Ray Santisi, Rich Matteson, Robert Conti, Rodney Whitaker, Roni Ben-Hur, Stan Kenton, Steve Sample, Sr., Stewart "Dirk" Fischer, Teddy Wilson, Tommy Vig, Trent Kynaston, William Franklin Lee III. Excerpt: Stanley Newcomb "Stan" Kenton (December 15, 1911 - August 25, 1979) was a pianist, composer, and arranger who led an innovative, influential, and often controversial American jazz orchestra. In later years he was active as an educator. Stan Kenton was born in Wichita, Kansas, and raised first in Colorado, then in California. He learned piano as a child, and while still a teenager toured with various bands. He attended Bell High School, in Bell, California, where he graduated in 1930. In June 1941 he formed his own band, which developed into one of the best-known West Coast ensembles of the 1940s. In the mid-1940s, Kenton's band and style became known as "The Wall of Sound," a tag later used by Phil Spector. Kenton played in the 1930s in the dance bands of Vido Musso and Gus Arnheim, but his natural inclination was as a band leader. In 1941 he formed his first orchestra, which later was named after his theme song "Artistry in Rhythm." A competent pianist, influenced by Earl Hines, Kenton was much more important in the early days as an arranger and inspiration for his loyal sidemen. Although there were no major...
