(2-CD Set) Stan Kenton labelled the music he made as "progressive jazz" and it certainly was far from the big band sound of the day played by the likes of Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey. Kenton was the John Mayall of his day and many fine musicians passed through his bands including Kai Winding, Shelly Manne, Stan Getz, Maynard Ferguson, Art Pepper, Bud Shank, singers Anita O'Day and June Christy and many more of whom are featured on these two great remastered CDs. This double CD also includes the albums Kenton In Hi Fi and Cuban Fire. OMIT-6/27/08-Capitol