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Don Scaletta

Stan Kenton Salute

By Don Scaletta

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Released: 2004
Track listing: Artistry in Rhythm; The Kingfish; Long Ago and Far Away; Shoo-Fly Pie; Tampico; Salute to Kenton medley; The Opener; La Suerte de los Tontos; Alone; Stompin

Don Scaletta and the Jazz Project: Stan Kenton Salute

by Jack Bowers
February 19, 2004

Although at 34:12 the Jazz Project’s salute to the incomparable Stan Kenton is one of the briefest I’ve heard, it is otherwise first-class all the way. Pianist Don Scaletta’s Florida-based band is quite good, and there are times when I was almost convinced that this was no re-creation but the powerful Kenton orchestra come alive again. ...