Sketches on Standards

Sketches on Standards
Studio album by Stan Kenton
Released	1953
Recorded	January 28 & 30, 1953
Studio	Capitol Recording Studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Capitol H 426
Producer	Lee Gillette
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Sketches on Standards (subtitled Request selections from the Kenton Dance Library) is an album by pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton featuring performances of jazz standards recorded in 1953 and originally released on the Capitol label as a 10-inch LP.^[1][2][3][4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted "although these concise interpretations are not essential, the music is quite pleasing".^[5] On All About Jazz Jack Bowers said "One can’t help noticing that, unlike many of today’s inseparable clones, Kenton’s soloists — most of them, anyway — are almost instantly identifiable. No one, for example, would mistake Konitz, Candoli, Rosolino or Kamuca for anyone else, and their resourceful improvisations sound as fresh today as they did half a century ago".^[6]

Track listing

1. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 3:19
2. "Begin the Beguine" (Cole Porter) - 3:04
3. "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" (Jimmy Davis, James Sherman, Ram Ramirez) - 2:50
4. "Pennies from Heaven" (Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke) - 3:00
5. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 3:05
6. "Fascinating Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:46
7. "There's a Small Hotel" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:43
8. "Shadow Waltz" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) - 2:37

Personnel

• Stan Kenton - piano, conductor
• Conte Candoli, Buddy Childers, Don Dennis, Maynard Ferguson, Ruben McFall - trumpet
• Bob Burgess, Keith Moon, Frank Rosolino, Bill Russo - trombone
• George Roberts - bass trombone
• Vinnie Dean, Lee Konitz - alto saxophone
• Bill Holman, Richie Kamuca - tenor saxophone
• Bob Gioga - baritone saxophone
• Sal Salvador - guitar
• Don Bagley - bass
• Stan Levey - drums
• Stan Kenton (track 2), Lennie Niehaus (track 4), Bill Russo (tracks 1, 3 & 5-8) - arranger

References

1. Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 11, 2016
2. Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 3: 10" Albums: 300 to 449 accessed April 11, 2016
3. The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1953
4. Maynard Ferguson Discography accessed April 11, 2016
5. Yanow, Scott. Sketches on Standards – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
6. Bowers, J. All About Jazz Review, June 1, 2002