| Viva Kenton! | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | September 22–23, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Riverside Plaza Hotel, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Capitol T/ST 1305 | |||
| Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
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Viva Kenton! (subtitled Exciting Latin Rhythms with the Kenton Touch) is an album by Stan Kenton, released in 1959 by Capitol Records, and later on Kenton's own Creative World label.[1][2][3]
The album features compositions by Gene Roland, and was Kenton's second all-Latin album. It was the follow-up to Kenton's successful Cuban Fire! LP of 1956.
Viva Kenton! features Kenton's 18-piece orchestra, with an additional percussion quartet. Featured soloists are alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano, trombonist Don Sebesky, and trumpeter Rolf Ericson.
In 2005, Blue Note released the album on CD (under the Capitol Jazz imprint) with 6 bonus tracks, all taken from the 1963 album Artistry in Bossa Nova.
- ^ Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 21, 2016
- ^ Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 5: 600-2999 (1955-1968) accessed April 21, 2016
- ^ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1959 accessed April 18, 2016