Stan Kenton

Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though Kenton had several pop hits from the early 1940s into the 1960s, his music was always forward-looking. Kenton was also a pioneer in the field of jazz education, creating the Stan Kenton Jazz Camp in 1959 at Indiana University.

Birth and Death Data: Born Wichita (city in and county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States), Died August 25, 1979 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1944

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, leader, composer

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Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D4VB-0444	10-in.	11/24/1944	And her tears flowed like wine	Phil Moore Four	Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and instrumental quartet	composer
Decca	70315	10-in.	2/13/1942	Gambler's blues	Stan Kenton Orchestra		arranger, leader
Decca	70316	10-in.	2/13/1942	Lamento gitano	Stan Kenton Orchestra		arranger, leader
Decca	70317	10-in.	2/13/1942	Reed rapture-1	Stan Kenton Orchestra		arranger, leader
Decca	70318		2/13/1942	Trumpet symphonette	Stan Kenton Orchestra		arranger, leader
Decca	70319A	10-in.	2/13/1942	Concerto for doghouse	Stan Kenton Orchestra		arranger, leader
Decca	70320[a]		2/13/1942	[Unknown title(s)]	Stan Kenton Orchestra		arranger, leader
Decca	70321[a]		2/13/1942	It seems to me	Stan Kenton Orchestra		arranger, leader
Decca	70322[a]		2/13/1942	[Unknown title(s)]	Stan Kenton Orchestra		arranger, leader
Decca	70323	10-in.	2/13/1942	El choclo	Stan Kenton Orchestra		arranger, leader
Decca	DLA 2751	10-in.	9/11/1941	Taboo	Stan Kenton Orchestra		arranger, leader
Decca	DLA 2752	10-in.	9/11/1941	Adios	Stan Kenton Orchestra		arranger, leader
Decca	DLA 2753	10-in.	9/11/1941	This love of mine	Stan Kenton Orchestra		arranger, leader
Decca	DLA 2754	10-in.	9/11/1941	The Nango	Stan Kenton Orchestra		arranger, leader

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kenton, Stan," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205348.

Kenton, Stan. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205348.

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