Stan Kenton
Sign in to saveAmerican pianist, composer, arranger and band leader (1911-1979)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1911-12-15
- Died
- 1979-08-25
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Stan Kenton
- Kenton Live in Europe
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Acting · Wichita, Kansas, USA
Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American pianist, composer, and arranger who led a highly innovative, influential, and often controversial American jazz orchestra. In later years, he was widely active as an educator.
Known for
- Stan Kenton: Artistry in Rhythm — Self1977
- The Merv Griffin Show — Self1962
- The Mike Douglas Show — Self1961
- Playboy's Penthouse — Self1959
- Startime — Self1959
- Music 551955
- General Electric Theater1953
- Stan Kenton and His Orchestra — Himself1947
- Let's Make Rhythm — Stan Kenton1947
- Talk About a Lady — Orchestral Leader1946
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Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 August 25, 1979) led a highly innovative, influential, and often controversial American jazz orchestra. In later years he was widely active as an educator. Origins Stan Kenton was born in Wichita, Kansas, and raised first in Colorado and then in California. He learned piano as a child, and while still a teenager toured with various bands. In June 1941 he formed his own band, which developed into one of the best-known West Coast ensembles of the Forties
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
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· 2019 · cited 6,759x
- Genome sequencing in microfabricated high-density picolitre reactors
· 2005 · cited 6,074x
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Key dates
- Born
- 15 December 1911
- Died
- 25 August 1979
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Wichita
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- orchestral jazz
- Instrument
- piano
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1911 births1979 deaths20th-century American musiciansAge controversies in musicAmerican big band bandleadersAmerican jazz bandleadersAmerican jazz educatorsAmerican jazz pianistsAmerican music arrangersBell High School (California) alumniBurials at Westwood Village Memorial Park CemeteryCapitol Records artists