A later piece from 1945 is “Intermission Riff,” based squarely on Gerald Wilson’s “Yard Dog Mazurka” originally recorded years earlier by the Jimmy Lunceford band. There is a rhythmic piano, bass and drum intro before the riff begins out of nowhere and proceeds to pervade the entire work with daring filigrees on brass. It builds and, in the case of all of Stan Kenton’s scores, swings majestically like an eagle in full flight.
Posted on 03/06/2008
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