Results for "Don Bagley"

Don Bagley

Born: July 18, 1927

Stan Kenton and His Orchestra: In a Lighter Vein

by Jack Bowers
December 13, 2020

Stan Kenton was a man of many moods, as was his intrepid and popular orchestra, which endured until his passing in August 1979 and whose renown is kept alive even today by the Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra. Kenton dons his carefree hat on In a Lighter Vein, an assortment of straight-ahead themes from the orchestra's jazz ...

Salute to Stan Kenton: Artistry in Contrast

by Jack Bowers
November 9, 2009

Artistry in Rhythm, the Ken Poston / Los Angeles Jazz Institute's 2009 homage to the renowned bandleader Stan Kenton, was held October 8-11 at the Sheraton LAX Four Points Hotel. As always, there was much to see, hear and admire: films, panel discussions, special presentations and, last but not least, no fewer than nineteen concerts by ...

The Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra Gets "Thrasched"

by Jack Bowers
March 3, 2009

The thirty-third annual Albuquerque Jazz Festival ended its two-day run on February 21, 2009. The event is devoted mainly to performances by high school and middle school bands, while the grand finale features the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra with invited guests, this year the saxophone quartet Thrascher (Randy Hamm, soprano; Tim Ishii, alto; Ed Petersen, tenor; Glenn ...

The Soft Sell

By Don Bagley

Label: Nonesuch
Released: 1959

New Concepts Of Artistry In Rhythm

By Stan Kenton

Label: Capitol Records
Released: 1953
Track listing: 23°N — 82°W; Portrait of a Count; Invention for Guitar and Trumpet; My Lady; Young Blood; Frank Speaking; Prologue (This Is an Orchestra!); Improvisation.