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John Park

Salute!

By Stan Kenton

Label: Sounds of Yesteryear
Released: 2023
Track listing: My Funny Valentine; The Opener; Sam Meets the Mambo; Take the “A” Train; When Your Lover Has Gone; Nightingale; The Wind; Jersey Bounce; Captain Obu; Prelude to a Kiss; Tico Tico; A Lot of Livin’ to Do; Tuxedo Junction; Beeline East; The Shadow of Your Smile; Just Bones; Street of Dreams.

Stan Kenton: Salute!

by Jack Bowers
February 16, 2023

Stan Kenton, one of the most renowned and influential bandleaders of the twentieth century, died on August 25, 1979. Fortunately—for the sake of history in general and creative music in particular—Kenton's remarkable legacy lives on, and in a perceptive and open-minded world would endure forever. Even to this day, small but devoted groups of enthusiasts share ...

John Park: If Winter Comes

June 8, 2016

Odds are most readers will be unfamiliar with John Park while a majority probably have never heard him play on albums. That's about to change, but first some background. Park was a lead alto saxophonist and occasional tenor saxophonist who is probably best known for joining Stan Kenton's Orchestra in 1973, just as Kenton was embarking ...