Stan Kenton, Artistry in Rhythm (Jazzed Media). 
This is the story of Kenton’s development of a big band unlike any of its contemporaries. Photographs, film, video tape, audio recordings and interviews trace the band from its early days through its many incarnations—Artistry in Rhythm, Innovations, Progressive, Contemporary Concepts, Neophonic. Rather than a script and narration, the production depends for continuity on an extended interview with L.A. Jazz Institute head Ken Poston. Poston tends to speak in the historian’s academic mix of past, present and conditional tenses, but he gives good information. The film captures Kenton’s expansive personality and much of his music that matched it. It is a vast improvement over an unrelated 2004 DVD of the same title.
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Being one of the recipients of this DVD, I can state without any doubts whatsoever, this is a “must” for anyone who was ever into Big Band Jazz.
Incredibly well produced by Graham Carter, there is nothing after you watch these stunning 117:00 minutes that you won’t know in regards to one of America’s greatest band leaders Stan Kenton.
Narrated for the most part by Ken Poston of LA Jazz Institute fame, the Kenton story is told by Stan himself, from major interviews over his 37 year span of leading one of the most exciting bands of it’s time, with stunning archive footage, seen mostly for the very first time.
This is one DVD you don’t want to miss, Kenton fan or otherwise!