[Dixielandjazz] Kenton Changes Big Band Sound

[Marek Boym]

Origninality - perhaps.   But what about swing?
I know, he recided some swinging numbers, but most of his music I find
pompous, heavy and boring.
Even BG found itdifficult to swing when he used the same arrangers.
Cheers


On 12 March 2011 22:11, Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:
> Marek Boym wrote regarding Stan Kenton:
>
>> And what good it has done is reflected by todays musicians synthetic
>> sound.  Somehow, most "jazz" graduates manage to sound the same - lots
>> of tecnique, complete lack of any originality or soul.
>
>
> Kenton sure did have originality as did all of the Jazz greats from Louis, Teagarden, Goodman, etc.
>
> --Bob Ringwald
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