<p>Review\nIn Now You Know one of the founders of the group The Four Freshmen, one of the most popular vocal groups of the 1950s, writes an involving anecdotal book about their early days and evolution. Enjoy a fun, involving story examining songwriting, personal interactions, and the evolution of four careers. -- Midwest Book Review\nFrom the Publisher\nWhere were you when you first fell in love with - and perhaps to - the rich, warm, exciting sound of the Four Freshmen? Here is Ross Barbour's deliciously anecdotal story of this fabulous group, from their days as freshmen at a small Indianapolis music school to their years on center stage in concerts, radio, movies and TV. Learn how that famous sound was created and developed, follow them to hundreds of college concerts, their ups and downs and tragedies. Sit in on a recording session, come along on the famous "Road Show" tour with Stan Kenton and June Christy. Foreword by Bobby Troup. Some two dozen photos and a detailed listing of all Four Freshmen records and CDs are also a part of this close-up look at one of America's most beloved vocal groups</p>

Now You Know: The Story of the Four Freshmen

Biographies & Memoirs

Barbour, Ross

Arts & Literature

Balboa Books

In the years since the publication of 'Kenton on Capitol and Creative World,' Michael Sparkes has turned  up a huge trove of information about the official recordings of Stan Kenton and the people involved in creating them. This is a completely revised version of the early book, incorporating some 70 pages of new material including: Full details on the MacGregor transcriptions; Detailed notes on every official Kenton LP; the background, intention and realization of the music as explained by the musicians themselves; original document examples from Capitol's files; new take numbers; original session A&R producers.This book covers Kenton's 40 years on record - every recording date, every release, every version, unissued recordings studio transcriptions, details on matrix numbers, alternative titles, release numbers, dates, places, people, thousands of facts, including things even the most ardent Kenton fan doesn't know. Stanley Newcomb "Stan" Kenton was a pianist, composer, and arranger who led a highly innovative, influential, and often controversial American jazz orchestra. Kenton was a salient figure on the American musical scene and made an indelible mark on the arranged type of big band jazz. Kenton's music evolved with the times throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and although he was no longer considered a contemporary innovator, he promoted jazz and jazz improvisation through his service as an educator. The "Kenton Style" continues to permeate big bands at the high school and collegiate level, and the framework he designed for the "jazz clinic" is still widely in use today.His music has experienced a resurgence in interest, with later critical "rediscovery" of his music and many reissues of his recordings. An alumni band tours to this day, led by lead trumpeter Mike Vax, which performs not only classic Kenton arrangements, but also new music written and performed in the Kenton style.

Stan Kenton: The Studio Sessions : A Discography

Arts & Photography

Sparke, Michael

Venudor, Pete

Music

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Hartley, Jack

Wölfer, Jürgen

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