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Birthday in Britain - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
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  1. Happy Birthday to You
  2. The Daily Dance
  3. Street of Dreams
  4. Of Space and Time
  5. For Better and for Worse
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  1. Happy Birthday to You
  2. The Daily Dance
  3. Street of Dreams
  4. Of Space and Time
  5. For Better and for Worse
  6. No Harmful Slide Effects
  7. Ambivalence
  8. Blues, Between and Betwixt
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The Stan Kenton Orchestra of the 1970s featured high-level musicianship, dramatic arrangements, forceful ensembles and workmanlike solos. The 19-piece band heard on this album is mostly filled with forgotten youngsters; the exceptions are veteran saxophonist Willie Maiden, trombonist Dick Shearer and the then-unknown drummer Peter Erskine. The arrangements are by Hank Levy, Bill Holman (one of his two is "Happy Birthday to You") and Maiden. Well-played and sometimes exciting, this music is rarely memorable. ~ Scott Yanow, ...

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Birthday in Britain 1994, Creative

UPC: 052824106529

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