Stan Kenton Plays for Today

Stan Kenton Plays for Today is an album by bandleader Stan Kenton recorded in 1966 by Capitol Records.

Track listing

 * 1) "It Was A Very Good Year" (Ervin Drake) - 2:17
 * 2) "Yesterday" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 2:05
 * 3) "Sabre Dance" (Aram Katchaturian) - 4:14
 * 4) "Spanish Eyes" (Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder) - 2:27
 * 5) "Cumana" (Barclay Allen, Harold Spina, Roc Hillman) - 3:20
 * 6) "The Sound of Music" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:57
 * 7) "Somewhere, My Love (Lara's Theme)" (Maurice Jarre) - 2:18
 * 8) "Never on Sunday" (Manos Hadjidakis) - 3:36
 * 9) "Michelle" (Lennon, McCartney) - 2:38
 * 10) "Strangers in the Night" (Kaempfert, Singleton. Snyder) - 2:47
 * 11) "Anna" (Roman Vatro) - 3:30
 * Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, CA on October 27, 1966 (tracks 3 & 7), November 8, 1966 (tracks 8 & 10), December 14, 1966 (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 9) and December 19, 1966 (tracks 5, 6 & 11).

Personnel

 * Stan Kenton - piano, conductor, arranger
 * Gary Barone, Bud Brisbois, Ronnie Ossa, Dalton Smith, Jimmy Salko (tracks 1, 2 4-6 & 8-11), Ray Triscari (tracks 3 & 7) - trumpet
 * Monty Budwig (tracks 1, 2, 4-6, 9 & 11), John Worster (tracks 3, 7, 8 & 10) - bass
 * Frank DeVito (tracks 3, 7, 8 & 10), Ray Price (tracks 1, 2, 4-6, 9 & 11) - drums
 * Larry Bunker (tracks 8 & 10), Frank Carlson, Emil Richards (tracks 1-7, 9 & 11), Adolpho "Chino" Valdez - percussion