Adventures In Blues

Another album "From the Creative World of Stan Kenton" series. These albums featured an instrument mistakenly reported to be of Kenton's own design, the mellophonium (a mellophone that has been "partially unwrapped to form a bell forward instrument"), although his use of it brought the instrument to the fore. Kenton incorporated a four-man mellophonium section from September, 1960 through November, 1963, spanning 11 albums (subtitled "From the Creative World of Stan Kenton"). The instrument was designed and manufactured by C. G. Conn. Other companies also manufactured the instrument, but in different physical configurations than the Conn design that Kenton employed. One of three concept albums (Adventures In Jazz, Adventures In Time, Adventures In Blues) produced by Lee Gillette and recorded in December, 1961. Adventures In Blues was recorded 7 December 1961, 12 December 1961, 13 December 1961, and 14 Devember at Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, CA. ST 1985 on front and rear covers and spine, ST-1985 on labels. Track B5 is shown as "The Blues Story" on cover, "The Blue's Story" on label. "Five-pointed star" (☆) in runouts denotes Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles. Runouts are etched with the exception of pressing plant symbol (☆) which is stamped.