Stan Kenton Plays for Today is an album by bandleader Stan Kenton recorded in 1966 by Capitol Records.Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed July 4, 2016Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 5: 600-2999 (1955-1968) accessed July 4, 2016The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1966 accessed July 4, 2016
Track listing "It Was A Very Good Year" (Ervin Drake) - 2:17 "Yesterday" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 2:05 "Sabre Dance" (Aram Katchaturian) - 4:14 "Spanish Eyes" (Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder) - 2:27 "Cumana" (Barclay Allen, Harold Spina, Roc Hillman) - 3:20 "The Sound of Music" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:57 "Somewhere, My Love (Lara's Theme)" (Maurice Jarre) - 2:18 "Never on Sunday" (Manos Hadjidakis) - 3:36 "Michelle" (Lennon, McCartney) - 2:38 "Strangers in the Night" (Kaempfert, Singleton. Snyder) - 2:47 "Anna" (Roman Vatro) - 3:30 Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, CA on October 27, 1966 (tracks 3 & 7), November 8, 1966 (tracks 8 & 10), December 14, 1966 (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 9) and December 19, 1966 (tracks 5, 6 & 11).
Personnel Stan Kenton - piano, conductor, arranger Gary Barone, Bud Brisbois, Ronnie Ossa, Dalton Smith, Jimmy Salko (tracks 1, 2 4–6 & 8–11), Ray Triscari (tracks 3 & 7) - trumpet Monty Budwig (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 9 & 11), John Worster (tracks 3, 7, 8 & 10) - bass Frank DeVito (tracks 3, 7, 8 & 10), Ray Price (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 9 & 11) - drums Larry Bunker (tracks 8 & 10), Frank Carlson, Emil Richards (tracks 1–7, 9 & 11), Adolpho "Chino" Valdez - percussion
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