John Tapscott

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Agreed that the '53 Band may have been even a better collection of talent, but by '56 the band had an even greater wealth of Holman charts, which are tough to beat. Anyway, I greatly enjoy both bands.

👍 Mel Lewis is wonderful on this recording. Now: I see a lot of people at various sites have given this 5 stars. I don't hear it like that at all. I like Sonny, but 3 stars maybe. 👍

👍Yes, I have the Shearer recording. It's wild and wooly, mostly in a good way. Not as polished as the Kenton Orchestra. Listened to this one lately. The 1956 Kenton Orchestra was a rather incredible collection of talent, never to be quite matched by any subsequent Kenton Orchestra.

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