Adventures in Time

Adventures in Time (subtitle A Concerto for Orchestra arranged by Johnny Richards) is an album by the Stan Kenton Orchestra featuring compositions by Johnny Richards recorded in 1962 and released by Capitol Records.[1][2][3]

Adventures in Time
Studio album by
Stan Kenton
Released1962
RecordedSeptember 24–28, 1962
StudioCapitol (Hollywood)
GenreJazz
Length38:15
LabelCapitol T/ST 1844
ProducerLee Gillette
Stan Kenton chronology
Stan Kenton! Tex Ritter!
(1962)		 Adventures in Time
(1962)		 Artistry in Bossa Nova
(1963)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted "none of the songs are all that memorable by themselves. This worthwhile if not particularly essential release is a bit of a historical curiosity".[4] On All About Jazz William Grim was more enthusiastic writing "Out of the entire recorded oeuvre of the Stan Kenton Orchestra, Adventures in Time is one of the most adventurous and musically satisfying records. ...While some critics have derided this album as bombastic and unjazzlike, Kenton and Richards were aiming for much more than the typical fare for a big band. What the Modern Jazz Quartet did in synthesizing the jazz combo and European chamber music, Kenton was doing in combining the big band with the complexities and sonorities of the traditional European orchestra. ...Adventures in Time sounds as breathtakingly modern today as it did when it was first released over forty years ago".[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Richards.

  1. "Commencement" - 3:07
  2. "Quintile" - 6:58
  3. "Artemis" - 5:33
  4. "3 x 3 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 72" - 4:27
  5. "March to Polaris" - 5:52
  6. "Septuor from Antares" - 3:51
  7. "Artemis and Apollo" - 4:32
  8. "Apercu" - 3:54
  • Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, CA on September 24, 1962 (track 1), September 25, 1962 (track 2), September 26, 1962 (tracks 3-5), September 27, 1962 (tracks 6 & 7) and September 28, 1962 (track 8).

Personnel

References
  1. Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed June 9, 2016
  2. Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 5: 600-2999 (1955-1968) accessed June 9, 2016
  3. The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1962
  4. Yanow, Scott. Adventures in Time Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 818. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. Grim, W. All About Jazz Review, January 25, 2003
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