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The Stage Door Swings is an album by bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton featuring performances of Broadway musical tunes recorded in 1958 and released on the Capitol label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

The Allmusic review by John Bush noted "Kenton's band of 1958 didn't boast the firepower of earlier editions, but new arrivals Jack Sheldon and Bill Trujillo contribute a lot".

Track listing

"Lullaby of Broadway" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 2:42
"The Party's Over" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 2:58
"Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" (Robert Wright, George Forrest) - 2:45
"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) - 3:18
"Whatever Lola Wants" (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) - 2:29
"Bali Ha'i" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:05
"Hey There" (Adler, Ross) - 2:32
"Younger Than Springtime" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) - 3:00
"On the Street Where You Live" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) - 2:12
"I Love Paris" (Porter) - 2:28
"I've Never Been in Love Before" (Frank Loesser) - 3:14
"All at Once You Love Her" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) - 2:39

Personnel

Stan Kenton - piano, conductor,
Bud Brisbois, Billy Catalano, Frank Huggins, Jack Sheldon, Al Sunseri - trumpet
Jim Amlotte, Kent Larsen, Archie Le Coque - trombone
Bob Olson, Bill Smiley - bass trombone
Lennie Niehaus - alto saxophone, arranger
Bill Perkins, Bill Trujillo - tenor saxophone
Steve Perlow, Bill Robinson - baritone saxophone
Red Kelly- bass
Jerry McKenzie - drums

References

Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 21, 2016
Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 5: 600-2999 (1955-1968) accessed April 21, 2016
The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1958 accessed April 21, 2016
^ Bush, John. The Stage Door Swings Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2016.

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Studio albums	Artistry in Rhythm (1946) Encores (1947) A Presentation of Progressive Jazz (1947) Innovations in Modern Music (1950) Stan Kenton Presents (1950) City of Glass (1951) New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm (1952) Sketches on Standards (1953) This Modern World (1953) Portraits on Standards (1953) Kenton Showcase (1954) Duet (1955) Contemporary Concepts (1955) Kenton in Hi-Fi (1956) Cuban Fire! (1956) Kenton with Voices (1957) Rendezvous with Kenton (1957) Back to Balboa (1958) The Ballad Style of Stan Kenton (1958) Lush Interlude (1958) The Stage Door Swings (1958) The Kenton Touch (1958) Viva Kenton! (1959) Standards in Silhouette (1959) Two Much! (1960) The Romantic Approach (1961) Kenton's West Side Story (1961) A Merry Christmas! (1961) Sophisticated Approach (1961) Adventures in Jazz (1961) Adventures in Blues (1961) Stan Kenton! Tex Ritter! (1962) Adventures in Time (1962) Artistry in Bossa Nova (1963) Artistry in Voices and Brass (1963) Stan Kenton / Jean Turner (1963) Kenton / Wagner (1964) Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra (1966) Stan Kenton Plays for Today (1967) The World We Know (1967) The Jazz Compositions of Dee Barton (1967) Finian's Rainbow (1968) Hair (1969) Stan Kenton Plays Chicago (1974) Adventures in Standards (1975) Stan Kenton Presents Gabe Baltazar (1979)
Compilation albums	Stan Kenton's Milestones (1950) Stan Kenton Classics (1952) Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (1953) The Kenton Era (1955) The Innovations Orchestra (1997)
Live albums	Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana (1959) Road Show (1959) Live at Redlands University (1970)
Compositions	"And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine"

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