Finian's Rainbow (album) explained

Finian's Rainbow
Type:	Album
Artist:	Stan Kenton
Cover:	Finian's Rainbow (Stan Kenton album).jpg
Released:	1968
Recorded:	July 16–18, 1968
Studio:	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Capitol T/ST 2971
Producer:	Lee Gillette
Chronology:	Stan Kenton
Prev Title:	The Jazz Compositions of Dee Barton
Prev Year:	1967
Next Title:	Hair
Next Year:	1969

Finian's Rainbow is an album by bandleader Stan Kenton recorded in 1968 for Capitol Records.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The Allmusic review by Lindsay Planer says "Stan Kenton (piano/arranger) lends his highly stylistic touch to an assortment of Broadway and silver screen selections on the appropriately-titled Finian's Rainbow (1968). His proficiency as a jazz arranger and consummate musician provide unique interpretations on ten familiar melodies -- five taken from the score of Finian's Rainbow [Original Broadway Cast] (1947), and five from films".

Track listing

All compositions by Burton Lane and Yip Harburg except where noted.

1. "Old Devil Moon" - 2:46
2. "If This Isn't Love" - 2:25
3. "When I'm Not Near The Girl I Love" - 2:21
4. "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" - 2:28
5. "That Great Come-and-Get-It Day" - 3:00
6. "Lullaby from Rosemary's Baby" (Krzysztof Komeda) - 3:01
7. "People" (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill) - 2:07
8. "Villa Rides" (Maurice Jarre, Eddie Snyder, Larry Kusik) - 3:07
9. "Chastity Belt" (Riz Ortolani) - 2:56
10. "The Odd Couple" (Neal Hefti, Sammy Kahn) - 2:35

• Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, CA on July 16, 1968 (tracks 5 & 10), July 17, 1968 (tracks 1, 2 & 9) and July 18, 1968 (tracks 3, 4 & 6-8).

Personnel

• Stan Kenton - piano, conductor
  • Jay Daversa, Darryl Eaton, Jim Kartchner, John Madrid, Mike Price - trumpet Shelly Denny, Dick Shearer, Tom Whittaker - trombone
• Joe Randazzo - bass trombone
• Bob Goodwin - bass trombone, tuba
• Ray Reed - alto saxophone, flute
• Mike Altschul, Bob Crosby - tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Earle Dumler - baritone saxophone, English horn
• John Mitchell - baritone saxophone (tracks 6 & 8)
• Bill Fritz - bass saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 1-7, 9 & 10)
• Emil Richards - vibraphone, marimba (track 8)
• Al Vescovo - guitar
  • John Smith - bass Dee Barton - drums, arranger
• Efraim Logreira - percussion

Notes and References

1. Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed July 4, 2016
2. Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 5: 600-2999 (1955-1968) accessed July 4, 2016
3. http://jazzdiscogcorner.pagesperso-orange.fr/discographies_%20labels/c/capitol/instrumentals/k/kenton_stan/discography/capitol_stankenton_1968.htm The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1968