Kenneth Lucien Hanna (July 8, 1921 - December 10, 1982) was an American jazz trumpeter, arranger, composer, and bandleader, best known for his work with Stan Kenton. Hired in 1942 by Kenton to add commercial arrangements to the library, he also played trumpet in the band before taking a break for military service. He returned to the trumpet section after the war and continued to contribute compositions and arrangements until 1951. He wrote almost 40 forward thinking compositions and arrangements between 1942 and 1951. He returned to the Kenton writing staff in the late 1960s, contributing over 70 more titles between 1968 and 1977. Hanna was born in Baltimore. He married Margaret Lee Voorhess (1919–1968), with whom he had a son, Donald Voorhess Hanna (1942–2019),and Stephen Charles Hanna (1947-2020),in 1942. Discography As leader 1955 Jazz for Dancers As sideman With Stan Kenton Stan Kenton's Milestones (Capitol, 1943–47 [1950]) Stan Kenton Classics (Capitol, 1944–47 [1952]) Artistry in Rhythm (Capitol, 1946) Encores (Capitol, 1947) A Presentation of Progressive Jazz (Capitol, 1947) The Kenton Era (Capitol, 1940–54, [1955]) Uncollected Stan Kenton & His Orchestra, Vol. 5 (1945–1947) (1994) City of Glass: Stan Kenton Plays Bob Graettinger (1995) With others 2001 1947–1949, Nat King Cole 2002 Cool Christy, June Christy 2002 Those Kenton Days, Art Pepper 2003 Summit Meetings 1939–50, The Metronome All-Stars 2003 Young Art, Art Pepper 2008 Nellie's Nightmare, Buddy Rich Arrangements & compositions created for Kenton + indicates original composition Early years: 1942-1951 April In Paris (1947) The Pastels vocal arranged by Dave Lambert Atlanta G.A. (1946) June Christy vocal Begin the Beguine (1944) Black and Blue (1950) Jay Johnson vocal Build It Up, Paint It Nice, Tear It Down (1944) Anita O’Day vocal Dancing in The Dark (1951) The Day Isn’t Long Enough (1951) Jay Johnson vocal Deep Purple (1951) Don’t Blame Me (1951) Jay Johnson vocal Durango + (1950) Gone With The Wind (1950) Jay Johnson vocal He’s My Guy (1942) Eve Knight vocal How Am I To Know? (1947) I Don’t Want to Cry Anymore (1951) Jay Johnson vocal I Have Faith, So Have You (1943) vocal I Left My Heart at The Stage Door Canteen (1942) Red Dorris vocal I Only Have Eyes for You (1951) I’d Be Lost Without You (1946) June Christy vocal I’m Through with Love (194?) vocal In the Still of The Night (1951) It Ain’t Necessarily So (1944) Anita O’Day vocal The