Stan Kenton Classics is an album by pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton compiling performances recorded between 1945 and 1947 and originally collected on the Capitol label as a 10-inch LP in 1950 then reissued as a 12-inch LP with additional tracks in 1955.

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The Allmusic site awarded the album 41⁄2 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Stan Kenton except where noted.

  1. "Tampico" (Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher) – 2:37
  2. "Artistry in Boogie" (Pete Rugolo, Stan Kenton) – 3:00
  3. "Southern Scandal" – 3:07
  4. "Machito" (Rugolo) – 2:27
  5. "After You" (Seger Ellis) – 3:01 Additional track on 12-inch LP
  6. "Harlem Holiday" – 2:34 Additional track on 12-inch LP
  7. "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine" (Kenton, Charles Lawrence, Joe Greene) – 3:08
  8. "Minor Riff" (Rugolo, Kenton) – 3:07
  9. "Across the Alley from the Alamo" (Greene) – 2:38
  10. "Unison Riff" (Rugolo) – 3:12
  11. "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 3:04 Additional track on 12-inch LP
  12. "How High The Moon" (Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) – 2:30 Additional track on 12-inch LP
  • Recorded at C.P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood, California on May 20, 1944 (track 7), Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois on May 4, 1945 (tracks 1 & 3), at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California on June 4, 1946 (track 2), February 13, 1947 (track 4) February 28, 1947 (tracks 9 & 11) March 31, 1947 (track 8) and October 22, 1947 (track 10), at RKO-Pathé Studios, New York City on January 2, 1947 (track 5), December 21, 1947 (track 12) and December 22, 1947 (track 6).

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