Great Entertainment Moments Ltd. proudly presents
THE LOST STAN KENTON CONCERT VIDEO
Recorded live in Los Angeles, March 18, 1978
This color video is the last video recording of Kenton’s last band.
*NOT AVAILABLE IN STORES*

The numbers on the video are: Body and Soul,  Chelsea Bridge,  A Little Minor Booze,   Turtle Talk, All The Things You Are,  Malaguena,  Bogota,  Lush Life,  Peanut Vendor, Roy’s Blues, Intermission Riff, LAST PERFORMANCE of Artistry In Rhythm.

Following 85 minutes of his best band ever in full stereo, we proudly present a series of live interviews that span Stan’s entire career.  There are over twenty memorable color photographs of his greatest bands, Stan on the stand waving his arms, Stan conducting his school clinics, and several full color shots of his hottest albums from the Capitol & June Christy years. The legendary Pete Rugolo says, “This is the finest live concert recording of Kenton I’ve ever heard. The fidelity is extraordinary.  This video also contains a brilliant photo documentary of Stan’s life.”     Streaming video: View our twelve-minute documentary on Stan's life from "The Lost Concert" Video. Windows Media Player Real Video Player Quicktime Video Player     Listen to Real Audio clips from the Lost Concert  Artistry in Rhythm  Malaguena

This video has been edited and enhanced using digital technology.  It was not recorded for broadcast, so is being offered by GEM Limited “as is”. TO ORDER THE LOST STAN KENTON VIDEO The price for this unique historical video is $39.95. Please add $4 for U.S. S&H, $8 for outside U.S. (California residents add $3.29 CA sales tax) Specify U.S. VHS, or English PAL format. Please send check or U.S. $ money order to: Great Entertainment Moments Ltd. 8491 Sunset Boulevard, Box 670 Los Angeles, CA 90069

This engagement in March 1978 does not appear in any of the band’s published itineraries.  Even Audree Coke Kenton could not find any record of this concert in Kentonia files.

When Robert Widener presented the band in 1977, Stan could not be there because of his tragic accident in Reading, PA.  Bob kept in touch with Stan and his agent, Willard Alexander.  The idea of reopening the legendary Cocoanut Grove appealed to them.  Widener made arrangements to reopen this historic room which had been mothballed and unused for years.

Bob advised his mailing list that Kenton would be back, and it would be at the Cocoanut Grove.  Willard Alexander called and said, “March in California.”  Bob picked Saturday, March 18.  Stan’s fans rushed to book seats and the event sold out in days.  Because of short notice, the engagement never appeared in published itineraries.  The room was full of celebrities: Benny Goodman, Nelson Riddle, Henry and Ginny Mancini, Joe Bushkin, Bobby Troup, Julie London, Arthur Godfrey, Chubby Jackson, to name a few.  Stan was in a jovial mood, and the band was sensational- some say the best of his career.  In 1997, Bob discovered the tapes in storage, and the Lost Concert video was found!