[Dixielandjazz] Kenton Changes Big Band Sound

[Stephen G Barbone]

> "Jack Mitchell" <fjmitch at westnet.com.au> wrote:
>
>> But the younger Sinatra is a storehouse of jazz academia and its  
>> changes
>> through
>> the years, which keeps it continually viable in an age of synthetic  
>> music
>> and current
>> fads.
>> "The big jazz band sound changed in the 1960s with Stan Kenton, who  
>> was
>> primarily
>> responsible with experimenting and more flexibility in the sound.
>
>
> It seems that Sinatra's "storehouse of jazz academia" (whatever that  
> means)
> needs some revision. Kenton changed the big band sound in the 1940s.  
> Whether
> it was for better or worse, I'll leave others to discuss.

> To which Bob Ringwald suggested could have been a typo.

I would add that perhaps Sinatra Jr. was referring to Kenton's  
Mellophonium band circa 1960-63. This version had its own 4  
mellophonium section and was a change from previous Kenton sounds. He  
even won a Grammy and it was the foundation of his educational work  
with colleges and high schools which legacy and big band influence  
continues today.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
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