Viva Kenton!

Viva Kenton! (subtitled Exciting Latin Rhythms with the Kenton Touch) is an album by Stan Kenton, released in 1959 by Capitol Records, and later on Kenton's own Creative World label.^[1][2][3]

Viva Kenton!
Studio album by Stan Kenton
Released	1960
Recorded	September 22–23, 1959
Studio	Riverside Plaza Hotel, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Capitol T/ST 1305
Producer	Lee Gillette
Stan Kenton chronology
Standards in Silhouette (1959) Viva Kenton! (1960) Road Show (1959)

The album features compositions by Gene Roland, and was Kenton's second all-Latin album. It was the follow-up to Kenton's successful Cuban Fire! LP of 1956.

Viva Kenton! features Kenton's 18-piece orchestra, with an additional percussion quartet. Featured soloists are alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano, trombonist Don Sebesky, and trumpeter Rolf Ericson.

In 2005, Blue Note released the album on CD (under the Capitol Jazz imprint) with 6 bonus tracks, all taken from the 1963 album Artistry in Bossa Nova.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called the album "potentially gimmicky but surprisingly successful".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Roland except where noted.

1. "Mexican Jumping Bean" - 4:30
2. "Siesta" - 3:37
3. "Cha Cha Sombrero" - 4:48
4. "Chocolate Caliente" - 3:26
5. "Aqua Marine" - 2:41
6. "Opus in Chartreuse Cha-Cha-Cha" - 2:48
7. "Cha Cha Chee Boom" - 3:50
8. "Adios" (Enric Madriguera) - 3:09
9. "Mission Trail" - 3:23
10. "Artistry in Rhythm" (Stan Kenton) - 3:01

• Recorded at the Riverside Plaza Hotel, NYC on September 22, 1959 (track 10) and September 23, 1959 (tracks 1-9)

Personnel

• Stan Kenton - piano, conductor
• Bud Brisbois, Bill Chase, Rolf Ericson, Roger Middleton, Dalton Smith - trumpet
• Kent Larsen, Archie Le Coque, Don Sebesky - trombone
• Jim Amlotte, Bob Knight - bass trombone
• Charlie Mariano - alto saxophone
• John Bonnie, Bill Trujillo - tenor saxophone
• Marvin Holladay, Jack Nimitz - baritone saxophone
• Pete Chivily - bass
• Jimmy Campbell - drums
• Mike Pacheco - bongos, timbales
• Willie Rodriguez - congas, bongos
• Tommy Lopez - congas (tracks 1-9)

References

1. Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 21, 2016
2. Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 5: 600-2999 (1955-1968) accessed April 21, 2016
3. The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1959 accessed April 18, 2016
4. Yanow, Scott. Viva Kenton! Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 819. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.