Stan Kenton

A Night at the Golden Nugget

Gene Roland wrote for the Stan Kenton Orchestra for almost the entire history of the Kenton Band. He wrote the entire 'Adventure in Blues' album for that band, and this is just one of many highly original, swinging charts on that recording. This is the original version written for the Kenton instrumentation of that time (1 alto, 2 tenor, baritone and bass saxophones; 5 trumpets; 4 mellophoniums; 5 trombones; piano, bass and drums). There is also an edited version available with standard instrumentation. Alto sax and trumpet are soloists on this medium blues swinger. Roland at his best! 5-5-4-5-3