Capitol Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Conducts Robert Graettinger's City Of Glass And This Modern World
| Recorded | Dec 1951 |
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| Label | Capitol Records |
| Released | 1951 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 598710 |
The record
Graettinger's dissonant, classically-schooled charts push Kenton's orchestra into genuinely radical territory -- less big band swing than atonal tone poem, with Ferguson's trumpet and Graas's horn cutting through dense, splintered voicings. A fascinating dead-end of progressive jazz, where ambition outpaces swing entirely.
Session personnel
- John Graas — soloist, french horn
- Bart Caldarelli — soloist, saxophone
- Bob Cooper — soloist, saxophone
- Bud Shank — soloist, saxophone
- Herb Geller — soloist, saxophone
- John Rotella — soloist, saxophone
- Gregory Bemko — soloist, cello
- Maynard Ferguson — soloist, trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1956 | Capitol Records · W 736 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1956 | Capitol Records — MONO |
| 1957 | Capitol Records · W 736 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono |
| 1960 | Capitol Records · W-736 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono |
| — | Capitol Records · W 736 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono |
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