DISCOGRAPHY
23 DEGREES NORTH, 82 DEGREES WEST
By Stan Kenton
Released September 1952
REVIEW
This CD features Stan Kenton's Orchestra on five separate radio broadcasts from 1952-53. Unfortunately the first seven songs (all taken from April 2, 1953) have a distracting hum but otherwise the music is consistently enjoyable. Kenton's band of 1953 was one of his most swinging, featuring a strong rhythm section propelled by drummer Stan Levey and such soloists as tenorman Richie Kamuca, trumpeter Conte Candoli, trombonist Frank Rosolino and altoist Lee Konitz in addition to singer Chris Connor. Konitz in particular is well-featured on this CD which puts the emphasis on standards and hard-swinging. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
TRACKS
| 1 | Artistry in Rhythm [Theme & Opening Announcements] | Kenton | 3:42 |
| 2 | Works (AKA Bill Holman's Work) | Holman | 3:11 |
| 3 | Yesterdays | Harbach/Kern | 4:17 |
| 4 | Swinghouse | Mulligan | 3:44 |
| 5 | Stan Kenton Speaks | Kenton | 1:13 |
| 6 | Gone With the Wind | Magidson/Wrubel | 2:57 |
| 7 | There Will Never Be Another You | Gordon/Warren | 3:22 |
| 8 | Artistry in Rhythm [Theme & Opening Announcements] | Kenton | 2:13 |
| 9 | Love for Sale | Porter | 3:11 |
| 10 | Over the Rainbow | Arlen/Harburg | 4:22 |
| 11 | Hava Havana | Holman | 4:24 |
| 12 | Frank Speaking | Russo | 4:23 |
| 13 | I'll Remember April | DePaul/Johnston/Ray | 3:12 |
| 14 | Young Blood | Mulligan | 4:09 |
| 15 | Street of Dreams | Lewis/Young | 2:54 |
| 16 | Blue Moon | Hart/Rodgers | 3:04 |
| 17 | Bill's Blues | Russo | 2:48 |
| 18 | Lover Man | Davis/Ramirez/Sherm | 3:18 |
| 19 | Collaboration | Kenton/Rugolo | 2:39 |
| 20 | 23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West | Barton/Russo | 3:49 |
| 21 | My Lady | Russo | 4:04 |
| 22 | Bill's Blues [Incomplete Take] | Russo | 2:40 |
PERFORMERS
| Bass | Don Bagley |
| Brass | Buddy Childers |
| Drums | Stan Levey |
| Guitar | Sal Salvador |
| Piano | Stan Kenton |
| Reeds | Lee Konitz Richie Kamuca |
| Sax (Alto) | Lee Konitz Vinnie Dean |
| Sax (Baritone) | Bob Gioga Boots Mussulli Hank Levy |
| Sax (Tenor) | Bill Holman Richie Kamuca |
| Trombone | Bill Russo Bob Burgess Frank Rosolino Keith Moon Tommy Shepard William Russo |
| Trombone (Bass) | George Roberts |
| Trumpet | Buddy Childers Conte Candoli Don Dennis Don Smith Ernie Royal Maynard Ferguson Ruban McFall |
| Vocals | Chris Connor |