Adventures in Jazz (album)

Adventures in Jazz
Studio album by
Stan Kenton
ReleasedNovember 1962 (LP)[1]
1999 (CD reissue)
RecordedJuly 5, 1961
in Hollywood at Capitol Records
September 26, 1961
at Manhattan Center in New York City (original LP)
December 11/12/14, 1961
in Hollywood at Capitol Records (extra re-issued material on CD)
GenreJazz, big band
Length35:32 (LP)
53:11 (CD reissue)
LabelCapitol
ProducerLee Gillette (LP)
Michael Cuscuna (CD reissue)
Stan Kenton chronology
Adventures in Standards
(1961)
Adventures in Jazz
(1962)
Adventures in Blues
(1961)
Capitol ST-1796 (LP)
Creative World ST-1010 (LP)
Capitol Jazz 7243 5 21222 26 (CD)

Adventures in Jazz is an album by the Stan Kenton Orchestra, recorded in late 1961 but not released until about a year later in November 1962.[1] The album won a Grammy Award in the category for Best Jazz Performance – Large Group (Instrumental) category in 1963. This would be Kenton's second Grammy honor in as many years, the first being Kenton's West Side Story winning the Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1962. Adventures In Jazz was also nominated for Best Engineered recording (other than classical and novelty) for the 1963 Grammys.[2] The 1999 CD re-issue of Adventures In Jazz is augmented with two alternate takes from the original recording sessions and one track from Kenton's release Sophisticated Approach.

  1. ^ a b Best estimate of release is just before November 17, 1962, because this is the first date it shows in Billboard as a new release
  2. ^ Billboard Magazine, Apr 20, 1963, p.30