Stan Kenton: Artistry in Rhythm

To Stan Kenton, bigger was better. More instruments, expanded ranges, wider voicings, grand gestures, GREATER VOLUME. Everything about him was louder than life. (Did we say louder? Sorry, we meant larger. Listening to Kenton, it's tough to hear yourself think.) And manly? Oh, my dear! Derived from "Invocation to the Nymphs" in Ravel's ballet Daphnis et Chloé, "Artistry in Rhythm" is Stan's only known connection to nymphs. Verily, in the Dark Age before pharmacology vanquished erectile dysfunction, anyone with depleted virility had merely to touch a Kenton record to be restored to full functionality. "Artistry in Rhythm" is Viagra set to jazz.