Stan Kenton - at the Macumba Club - 2LP - Clear Mustard/Clear Red Vinyl [RSD Black Friday 2024]

This product is an RSD Black Friday 2024 title, which is available to buy in-store from 8am on Friday 29/11/2024, and online from 8am on Saturday 30/11/2024.

Stan Kenton’s 1956 performance at the Macumba Club showcases his big band’s renditions of beloved standards like ‘My Funny Valentine’ and ‘All The Things You Are,’ alongside original compositions like Bill Holman’s ‘Royal Blue'.

Recorded on a November evening in San Francisco, the standout moments belong to tenor saxophonist Bill Perkins, a Golden City native who later collaborated with jazz icons including Chet Baker and Dizzy Gillespie. Perkins shines on solos in tunes like ‘What’s New?’ and ‘El Congo Valiente,’ backed by a stellar rhythm section featuring Don Bagley on bass, Ralph Blaze on guitar, Stan Kenton on piano, and the incomparable Mel Lewis on drums.

This rare double LP, now available on vinyl for the first time, is essential for both big band collectors and jazz enthusiasts alike.

A1. Walking Shoes
A2. Autumn Nocturne
A3. Artistry In Rhythm
A4. Winter In Madrid

B1. My Old Flame
B2. La Suerte De Los Tontos
B3. I Concentrate On You
B4. Theme And Variations

C1. Young Blood
C2. Collaboration
C3. Stella By Starlight
C4. Cherokee

D1. Intermission Riff
D2. Laura
D3. Stomping At The Savoy
D4. Out Of Nowhere