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Title: Comprehensive Coverage of Stan Kenton's Life and Kenton Band
Review: Bill Lee was performer in Stan Kenton's band. They developed great rapport. This 700+ page book was published in 1980 about a year after Kenton's death. It has statements from various performers in the band and lots and lots of pictures.This is not a book that most readers will wish to read from cover to cover. ( I have an intense interest in the subject, so I did it!)Because of the loose organization of the book, it's not easy to get a comprehensive picture of the year-to-year progress of the Kenton Band. I am in touch with trumpeter Mike Vax, current leader of the Stan Kenton Alumni Band. He clarified the point for me that Dr. Lee had been working on this book prior to Kenton's death. If you are a Kenton-completist, then you need this book in your library.F. Norman VickersPensacola,FL12-12 2012
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