「A Merry Christmas – Stan Kenton (Capital ST 1621)」は、ピアニスト、スタン・ケントン（Stan Kenton）の楽団が1960年代に録音したクリスマス・アルバム。
最近、とある事情で彼の作品を聴いていた時に、ふと、見つけたアルバムです。
トラディショナルなクリスマスソングを、壮大なビックバンドアレンジで奏でる企画モノアルバムで、８分にも及ぶ「Christmas Medley」が最大の目玉。
「You Tube」などで検索すると、「Angels, We Have Heard On」など演奏した映像が見つかるので、多分、現在もビックバンドのスコア（楽譜）が出回っているんでしょうね。
2003年に、マイケル・カスクーナ監修の元、キャピトル（ブルーノート）から再発売されたＣＤは、ボーナストラックとして、何故かメイナード・ファーガソン楽団の「Christmas For Moderns」が
追加されております。
A Merry Christmas – Stan Kenton (2003)
Capital ST 1621 / Blue Note Records 7243 5 84646 2 7
Feburuary 21(7-10,11), March 14(1,3,5,11) & 20(2,4,6), April 11, 1961(12)
/October 14, 1960(bonus track 13)
01. O Tannenbaum (trad / arr by Ralph Carmichael) 1:55
02. The Holly And The Ivy (trad / arr by Ralph Carmichael) 1:50
03. We Three Kings Of Orient Are (trad / arr by Ralph Carmichael) 2:13
04. Good King Wenceslas (trad / arr by Ralph Carmichael) 1:43
05. The Twelve Days Of Christmas (trad / arr by Ralph Carmichael) 4:04
06. Once In Royal David’s City (trad / arr by Ralph Carmichael) 2:02
07. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (trad / arr by Ralph Carmichael) 1:43
08. O Come All Ye Faithful (trad / arr by Stan Kenton) 3:14
09. Angels, We Have Heard On… (trad / arr by Ralph Carmichael) 2:09
10. O Holy Night (trad) 2:07
11. Christmas Medley (trad / arr by Stan Kenton) 8:21
a. Joy To The World/b. Away In A Manger/c. The First Noel/d. We Wish You A Merry Christmas/
e. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/f. Silent Night
12. What Is A Santa Claus (trad / arr by Ralph Carmichael) 2:29
bonus track 【Maynard Ferguson Orchestra on Roulette】
13. Christmas For Moderns ( / arr by Willie Maiden) 7:04
a. The First noel/b. White Christmas (Irving Berlin)/c. O Come All Ye Faithful/
d. The Christmas Song (Mel Torme – Robert Wells)/e. Silent Night/f. Jingle Bells
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#2,4 & 6: March 20, 1961 at Goldwyn Sound Stage, LA. (Capitol ST 1621)
Stan Kenton (p,celeste) Pete Chivily (b) Jerry Lestock McKenzie (ds) Larry Bunker (per,bells)
Dalton Smith, Bud Brisbois, Larry McGuire, Bob Rolfe (tp)
Bob Fitzpatrick, Paul Heydorff (tb) Jim Amlotte, Dave Wheeler (bass-tb)
Dwight Carver, Gene Roland, Keith LaMotte, Gordon Davison (mellophoniums)
Clive Acker (tuba)
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#1,3,5 & portions of 11: March 14, 1961 at Goldwyn Sound Stage, LA. (Capitol ST 1621)
Stan Kenton (p,celeste) Pete Chivily (b) Jerry Lestock McKenzie (ds) Emil Richards (per,bells)
Dalton Smith, Bud Brisbois, Bob Rolfe, Sanford Skinner (tp)
Bob Fitzpatrick, Paul Heydorff (tb) Jim Amlotte, Dave Wheeler (bass-tb)
Dwight Carver, Gene Roland, Keith LaMotte, Gordon Davison (mellophoniums)
Clive Acker (tuba)
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#7-10 & portions of 11: February 21, 1961 at Goldwyn Sound Stage, LA. (Capitol ST 1621)
Stan Kenton (p,celeste) Pete Chivily (b) Art Anton (ds) Larry Bunker (per,bells)
Dalton Smith, Bud Brisbois, Bob Rolfe, Sanford Skinner (tp)
Bob Fitzpatrick, Tom Shepard (tb) Jim Amlotte, Bob Knight (bass-tb)
Dwight Carver, Gene Roland, Joe Burnett, Gordon Davison (mellophoniums)
Albert Pollan (tuba)
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#12: April 11, 1963 at Capitol Studios, LA. (Capitol single 5085)
Stan Kenton (spoken vocals) Jimmy Rowles (p) Joe Gibbons (g) Joe Comfort (b) Frank Carlson (ds)
Vocal choir and string section:
Rubin Decker, Allan Harshman, Gareth Nuttycombe (violin) Cecil Figelski (viola)
Alexander Borisoff, Williams Vandenberg, Jesse Erlich, Hyman Gold (celli) Hy Lesnick (bass)
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#13(bonus track): October 14, 1960 at Capitol Studios, LA. (Roulette single 4317)
Jaki Byard (p) Charlie Saunders (b) Rufus Jones (ds,bells)
Maynard Ferguson, Chet Ferretti, Rick Kiefer, Jerry Tyree (tp) Slide Hampton, Kenny Rupp (tb)
Lanny Morgan (as) Joe Farrell, Willie Maiden (ts) Frank Hitner (bs)
A Merry Christmas |
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Stan Kenton
Blue Note Records 2003-09-01 |