Well I have to give a shoutout to Jerome, he hipped me to Stan Kenton on the Crackhouse thread, I quickly found 4 albums, and became a Kenton fan. I especially liked Standards In Silhouette, however side 2 is a little dinged, I'll have to find another copy as I prefered side 2, the last song especially.
Glad to hear that you're enjoying Kenton.
You should also consider grabbing a decent compilation of his 1940s stuff. There are a number of tunes, such as Intermission Riff, Minor Riff, and others that are an important part of his catalog. These were originally issued on 78s, and have been reissued on vinyl by Capitol and specialty labels such as Mosaic. I have the 10 LP boxed set from Mosaic, which is long OOP. A good place to start is this budget priced Proper Box...
http://www.amazon.com/Stan-Kenton-Story/dp/B000051TPC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317903185&sr=8-1You get 4 CDs, and it is the only set that I know of besides the pricey Mosaic set that includes nearly all of Kenton's important 1940s work. Some of the very first recordings of Stan Getz are here (he joined Kenton in the mid 1940s). Sound quality is good for the money, even great at times.
Hope your review went well.
--Jerome