Artistry In Bossa Nova

One of the final albums "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. Recorded 16 April 1963 and 17 April 1963 (2 sessions) at Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, CA. Dwight Carver was late for the 16 April 1963 recording date (Interlude, Concerto To End All Concertos, and Brasilia) due to a flat tire on the Pasadena freeway and Tony Scodwell assumed lead mellophonium until Carver arrived. Larry Bunker in for Holland on: Interlude, Concerto to End All Concertos, Brasilia, and Kentonova. Trumpets and Mellophoniums lay out on Opus In Pastels. Variation of Artistry In Bossa Nova