In 1961. Stan Kenton hired his former alto saxophonist-arranger. Lennie Niehaus, to prepare a book of standard ballads for his newly expanded .Mellophonium orchestra, which featured such excellent soloists as trumpeter Marvin Stamm, alto saxophonist Gabe Baltazar, and tenor saxophonist Sam Donohue. Kenton was so impressed with the results that he recorded 12 of Niehaus’s beautiful sonic tapestries in July for this album. He recorded six more in December and they are included here as bonus tracks.
18 Tracks.