What is Stan Kenton?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Stan Kenton | image = Stan Kenton.JPG | caption = | image_size = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = Stanley Newcomb Kenton | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|1911|12|15}} <!-- Not born on February 19, 1912. See refs in Early Life for explainment of why many sources give this wrong date --> | death_date = {{death date and age|1979|8|25|1911|12|15}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], United States | origin = [[Wichita, Kansas]], United States | instrument = [[Piano]] | genre = [[West Coast jazz]], [[swing music|swing]], [[jazz]] | occupation = [[Bandleader]], [[pianist]], [[composer]], [[arrangement|arranger]] | years_active = 1930s–1970s | label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]], [[Decca Records|Decca]], Creative World | associated_acts = [[Maynard Ferguson]], [[Zoot Sims]], [[Gerry Mulligan]], [[Anita O'Day]], [[June Christy]], [[Chris Connor]], [[Art Pepper]], [[Pete Rugolo]], [[Eddie Safranski]] | website = | current_members = | past_members = | notable_instruments = }} '''Stan Kenton''' (December 15, 1911<ref name=Sparke>{{cite book |last=Sparke |first=Michael |title=Stan Kenton: This Is an Orchestra! |series=North Texas Lives of Musicians |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r2CiSIXxpYIC&pg=PA1 |accessdate=February 14, 2014 |year=2011 |publisher=University of North Texas Press |location=Denton, Texas |isbn=978-1574413250 |page=1}}</ref> – August 25, 1979) was an American [[jazz music|jazz]] [[pianist]] and [[bandleader]] from [[Wichita, Kansas]]. He worked with many jazz musicians like [[Zoot Sims]], [[Art Pepper]] and [[Stan Getz]]. He died when he was 67 years old.<ref>{{cite book |last=Kenton |first=Leslie |title=Love Affair |url=https://archive.org/details/loveaffairmemoir0000kent |year=2010 |publisher=Vermilion (Ebury Publishing) |isbn=