Finian's Rainbow was a painful memory for Kenton in later years and was panned rather mercilessly by Michael Sparke in the "This Is an Orchestra" biography for its uninspired scoring and lackluster playing by what could have been "any anonymous studio orchestra". So YMMV, it seems, isn't it?  

Ts-find Xenakis, Metastastis (Rosbaud) * Penderecki, Anaklasis (Rosbaud) * Messiaen, Chronochromie (Rosbaud) * Ligeti, Atmospheres (Bour) and some other pieces 

Well, nobody can deny Whiteman's was one of most (if not the most) popular orchestras during the 20s. He hired some of the most relevant musicians and vocalists of that time (among them Bix, Trumbauer, the Dorseys, Red Nichols, Bing Crosby, Bill Rank, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang...), as well as probably the two most outstanding arrangers, Bill Challis and Ferde Grofé).  As mentioned before, in small doses, and picking up here and there, I would say the around 10 CDs I own are "not essential" in my shelves -except for a few sides with Bix-, but "nice to have". Then, you have "Rhapsody In Blue"... the initial acoustic recording recording is a delight. The "King of Jazz" was a star back then...

There was a period when his music seemed to be coming in for reappraisal.

In memoriam, Rafael Amador. R.I.P.