December 13, 2007 by John Ericson

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Malaguena Time


416VH0TR6JL. SL500 AA240 Malaguena TimeI believe many horn players have very wide musical tastes. I know I do. The last couple days I have been in particular coming back to the classic Stan Kenton recording of Malaguena, from 1962, with the Mellophonium section. The version on the recording Adventures in Jazz is really tight; the Mellophoniums make the chart really pop. Check it out.

There was at one time a clip of this that was on YouTube that has been pulled down but I understand to be available on DVD. It was from a TV show, Jazz Scene USA, recorded in 1962. Very worth tracking down if you are interested in the Kenton Mellophonium orchestra.

UPDATE: As per the comment (thank you for the tip) this video is online again (for now, at least) at http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2rhcx_stan-kenton-62-malaguena-jazz-scene_music

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Malaguena Time
Published on December 13, 2007 by John Ericson

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