Cuban Fire

STAN KENTON

Cuban Fire

Vintage Kenton Johnny Richards material. One of my very favorites. If you’ve not heard it I suggest you do so, If you haven’t heard it for a while listen again.
A six-part suite composed and arranged by Johnny Richards. The Kenton orchestra was expanded to 27 pieces for these dates including six percussionists, two French horns and six trumpets. With such soloists as tenor-great Lucky Thompson (on "Fuego Cubano,") trombonist Carl Fontana, altoist Lennie Niehaus, Bill Perkins on tenor and trumpeters Sam Noto and Vinnie Tanno, and plenty of raging ensembles, this is one of Stan Kenton's more memorable concept albums of the 1950s.

SAXOPHONE:
Gabe Baltazar Sax (Alto)
Lennie Niehaus Sax (Alto)
Wayne Dunstan Sax (Baritone)
Marvin Holladay
Sax (Baritone) Billy Root
Sax (Baritone) Wayne Dunston
Sax (Bass) Sam Donahue
Sax (Tenor) Bill Perkins
Sax (Tenor) Paul Renzi
Sax (Tenor) T

ROMBONE

Ray Sikora 

Kent Larsen

Bobby Knight 

Carl Fontana 

Dick Hyde

Bob Fitzpatrick 

Don Kelly

Jim Amlotte

FRENCH HORN
Irving Rosenthal
Julius Watkins

TUBA
Albert Pollan

TRUMPET:
Jay McAllister
Dalton Smith
Bob Rolfe
Sam Noto
Al Mattaliano
Ed Leddy
Lee Katzman
Steve Huffsteter
Phil Gilbert
Bud Brisbois
John Audino

PERCUSSION:
George Laguna
Timbales
George Gaber
Timpani
Sol Gubin
Timpani
Ralph Blaze
Guitar
Mario Alvarez
Maracas
Willie Rodriguez
Banjo, Bongos
Roger Mozian
Claves
Tommy Lopez
Congas
Roger Mozian
Claves
Tommy Lopez
Congas