The Stage Door Swings is an album by bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton featuring performances of Broadway musical tunes recorded in 1958 and released on the Capitol label.[1][2][3]

The Stage Door Swings
Studio album by Stan Kenton
Released	1959
Recorded	September 22, 1958 Riverside Plaza Hotel, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:22
Label	Capitol ST 1166
Producer	Lee Gillette
Stan Kenton chronology
Lush Interlude (1958) The Stage Door Swings (1959) The Kenton Touch (1958)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

The Allmusic review by John Bush noted "Kenton's band of 1958 didn't boast the firepower of earlier editions, but new arrivals Jack Sheldon and Bill Trujillo contribute a lot".[4]

Track listing

1. "Lullaby of Broadway" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 2:42
2. "The Party's Over" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 2:58
3. "Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" (Robert Wright, George Forrest) - 2:45
4. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) - 3:18
5. "Whatever Lola Wants" (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) - 2:29
6. "Bali Ha'i" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:05
7. "Hey There" (Adler, Ross) - 2:32
8. "Younger Than Springtime" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) - 3:00
9. "On the Street Where You Live" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) - 2:12
10. "I Love Paris" (Porter) - 2:28
11. "I've Never Been in Love Before" (Frank Loesser) - 3:14
12. "All at Once You Love Her" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) - 2:39

Personnel

• Stan Kenton - piano, conductor,
• Bud Brisbois, Billy Catalano, Frank Huggins, Jack Sheldon, Al Sunseri - trumpet
• Jim Amlotte, Kent Larsen, Archie Le Coque - trombone
• Bob Olson, Bill Smiley - bass trombone
• Lennie Niehaus - alto saxophone, arranger
• Bill Perkins, Bill Trujillo - tenor saxophone
• Steve Perlow, Bill Robinson - baritone saxophone
• Red Kelly- bass
• Jerry McKenzie - drums

References