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Stan Kenton
Best of Back to Balboa
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Artistry in Rhythm - Kenton Alumni Band, Kenton, Stan & His
2. Be Bop Charlie - Kenton Alumni Band, Florence, Bob
3. Eager Beaver - Kenton Alumni Band, Kenton, Stan [1]
4. A Night in Tunisia - Kenton Alumni Band, Gillespie, Dizzy
5. All About Ronnie - Kenton Alumni Band, Greene, Joe [1]
6. Looking up Old Friends - Kenton Alumni Band, Catingub, Matt
7. Opus in Pastels - Kenton Alumni Band, Kenton, Stan [1]
8. Certain Circles - Kenton Alumni Band, Holman, Bill
9. My Old Flame - Kenton Alumni Band, Coslow, Sam
10. A Baltazar Named Gabe (A Smith Named Greg) - Kenton Alumni Band, Levy, Hank
11. It's All Right With Me - Kenton Alumni Band, Porter, Cole
12. Malague?a - Kenton Alumni Band, Lecuona, Ernesto

This "best of" disc, featuring the finest selections from the five-disc set, includes Kenton alumni Maynard Ferguson, Bob Florence, Bill Holman, Buddy Childers, Shorty Rogers, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, and many more.

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All Artists: Stan Kenton
Title: Best of Back to Balboa
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Mama Records
Release Date: 4/4/1995
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Cool Jazz, Modern Postbebop, Swing Jazz, Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, Bebop, Orchestral Jazz, Easy Listening, Oldies, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 734956100421, 734956100445

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Not true to orginial music. Sounded off key and distracted.

Bill _ palverde@i1.net | Missouri | 04/28/1999

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Sounded to me like a pickup band from the local musicians union. I know that a lot of the musicians connected with the band were individual stars and performers in their own right. The performance did not follow along from the orginial book. The orginial recordings dating from 1952 were crisp and even when these selections were heard in person they did not deviate from the orginial. I was disappointed that they were not true. The trombone section sounded off key with every one trying to lead. This was a signature of the band and, I am afraid it missed the mark. Now, I know why there was no Ghost Band after his death."

This is NOT the Kenton band!

Tom T | Westfield, NJ | 02/27/2001

(2 out of 5 stars)

"This is the Kenton Alumni Band and others from a celebration and conference held on May 30 to June 2, 1991. Some of the sounds were not too good, but some good stuff too. The Kenton discipline is certainly not there, but what can you expect."