Stan Kenton
USA
Born: 15 December 1911
Died: 25 August 1979
Styles: Big Band, Big Band/Swing, Progressive Jazz, Traditional Pop, Vocal/Standards
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There have been few jazz musicians as consistently controversial as Stan Kenton. Dismissed by purists of various genres while loved by many others, Kenton ranks up there with Chet Baker and Sun Ra as jazz's top cult figure. He led a succession of highly original bands that often emphasized emotion, power, and advanced harmonies over swing, and this upset listeners who felt that all big bands should aim to sound like Count Basie. Kenton always had a different vision. Kenton played in the 1930s in the dance bands of Vido Musso and Gus Arnheim, bu...
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