Stan Kenton

Stan Kenton

ComposerActorSound Dec 15 (died age 67) Wichita, Kansas, USA 1942–1982 (40 year career)
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Biography

Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American pianist, composer, and arranger who led a highly innovative, influential, and often controversial American jazz orchestra. In later years, he was widely active as an educator.