Whenever you play dance music, it serves a function. It becomes a utility; you have to worry about the tempos and what you're going to play for people. But when you're playing for listening, you're free.

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Back To Balboa - Capitol No. By 1945 the band had evolved quite a bit.  1621 (1961)
West Side Story - Capitol No.

Stanley Newcomb "Stan" Kenton (December 15 1911 – August 25 1979) was a pianist composer and arranger who led an innovative influential and often controversial American jazz orchestra.