Stan Kenton Orchestra - Chiapas 1970 (Live at Redlands Univ.)
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- Stan Kenton Orchestra - Chiapas 1970 from the album Live at Redlands University. Chiapas is one of the States of Mexico.Chiapas (5/4) composed and arranged by Hank Levy
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I was there. "Chiapas" was the first chart Hank did for the band and many more followed. He had been a saxophonist with the band in the late 50's and sort of drifted away from music for awhile. He returned to it as a professor at Towson St. University in Maryland where he began an association with Don Ellis. Ellis was into "odd" metric cycles and performed several of Levy's compositions. Stan wanted to go that direction and hired Levy to write for him. And the band STRUGGLED with it. They played it every night of the 5 1/2 day clinic trying to get a good take. I think it was Tuesday after the evening concert, Stan kept the band late and we could hear them rehearsing this piece late into the night.
This album is a seminal big band recording, and very special to me. I was thrilled by this band (minus Stan who was ill) at the University of South Dakota in the spring of '71. They played pretty much
this entire album, which I bought and played a lot during my college years. 34 years later I found myself appointed president of "Redlands University" (actually the University of Redlands) and I thought the view from my office was very familiar--it was the main photo on the album cover. nealbfinn is right that few there seemed to know about this historic event. When I left I donated the record and the album cover to the university.
This is an absolute definition. I have listened to it many many times. I had the great good fortune of meeting Mr. Levy a number of times. I know what it must have been like for a first year theology student meeting Thomas Aquinas. Mr. Levy was friendly, kind, and a complete gentleman. He is far and away my all time number one composer arranger. (Don Ellis is second). You can see where I stand. By the way, a friend of mine once joked that that the only thing Hank Levy ever wrote in 4/4 was an arrangement pf "Take Five."
"my all time number one composer arranger" - I'm with you on that
Love the joke! Love this album, which I have had in various media over the years since discovering it as a freshman in high school in the late 70's. I had the pleasure of playing "A Little Minor Booze" under Ken Hanna at a Kenton Summer Clinic at Towson in 1978. We didn't have Warren or Quinn, but our soloists were pretty strong. Our trombone section KILLED the soli at the beginning. I have purchased a copy of the chart for own (eventual) big band. The was my gateway album to the wonderful world of Kenton recordings, of which I now have many.
I was in the South Bay, in a music store and was talking to the owner, (retired from the Disneyland Band) about a trumpeter named Warren Gale that had power and confidence (for his age) in Stan's band at Redlands and he said that was peculiar to him personally. I asked, why? He said, Warren was his son. One of the greatest moments of my life. Days also.
Warren Gale and John von Ohlen are BEASTS!!
My late husband was there that night...hear that big "YEAH!" at exactly 2:37? ...that's him.
I always thought that "YEAH" was from Hank, wanting to bring up the energy level of the band during the rhythm transition there. Nice yell.
I was born a little too late but I have over 400 records of Stan, The Boss (MF) and plenty of other great band leaders musicians and run my own band over here in Blighty at the tender age of 50 love it !!!! This is a proper BIG band it’s balanced I’ve the great fortune to meet UK legends Derek Watkins, Bruce Adams and Mike lovatt to whom I’ve had to be lead trumpet for the sections. It’s an amazing sound I absolutely love it and still get up and do my day job.
I had the privilege of producing Stan & his Orchestra. in Santa Barbara in the late 70's. I produced a Sunday nite radio show called the Jazz Seen. Jimmy Lyons, Founder of the Monterey Jazz Festival called me and asked if there was a place that could handle the Kenton band I said yes....& his remark was to expect a phone call in a few minutes. It rang I picked it up & it was Willard Alexander, in N.Y. asking me to put Stan on in concert this coming Saturday nite. (only 5 day away) I told him I wasn't on the air until the next evening so I couldn't do any promotion. He said Stan's name would sell the tickets. The next day I rec'd. a package of posters announcing "Bob Lee" presents the Stan Kenton Orchestra. Well I placed those in every shop, restaurant and gas station hoping we could at least cover the expense. Well Sat. evening the bus rolled in and as we were setting up the facility the fans began to line up at the door. 90% were white or grey haired elders who undoubtedly been the bobby-sockers that danced to Stan's music back in the 40's. It turned out to be standing room only. I had left sufficient open floor area for dancing and as I explained that to the crowd, Stan tugged at my coat tail & quietly said..."We don't do dances any more". So I informed the crowd I had been mistaken....but a half dozen notes into Artistry in Rhythm and the dance floor was crowded. At the end of intermission I announced that Stan says he only does concerts now...and the floor was flooded before the first note was played. Of all the artists I had the privilege to produced I had never received as much appreciation, from jazz fans, as I did for that nite.In the 80's I instituted a series of Clinics/Concerts at none other than the Redlands University.....where Stan began his clinics years earlier. Believe it or not there wasn't one staff member that knew Stan had conducted, for years, a clinic at Redlands U. Even the Prof. of Jazz Studies.
It's a shame no one at Univ. Redlands knew about the Kenton clinics. James R. Jorgenson was the band director there during the 60's-70's and hosted the first three of the Kenton clinics. After '71 it split into two locations. CSU Sacramento hosted the NoCal clinic and Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa held the other. Only difference was that OCC did not have dormitory housing. I was present for 70-71 at Redlands and 73-78 in Sacramento. Both locations were 100+ degree afternoons and at Redlands the AC would break down, leaving us to sweat in our rooms. And the food at the Redlands cafeteria was AWFUL!! The apple pie stuck to your plate like glue and the hamburgers tasted like they had run six furlongs the week before.
I called Redlands some time ago and got connected to the Music Dept. I asked if that Live At Redland's concert had been filmed. As others have commented, the answer was something like Stan who? What concert? What a shame!
i just wish i could have been there when this was recorded
Warren Gale on tpt. Killer!!!!
WOW!!!...
Spectacular Spectacular!
Played this in high school helluva chart
Same here. A great chart indeed.
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