Of these five tracks, four were recorded again for subsequent Creative World releases, and one had been recorded previously for Capitol. Ken Hanna is represented by three titles, two originals and his arrangement of a Michel Legrand standard. What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life was to become a staple of Kenton concerts for years to come. In this early version there is an orchestral introduction that precedes the familiar piano melody. Bogota, here featuring conga player Effain Logreira, would later become Ramon Lopez’s property.
It is fascinating to listen to Kenton awkwardly introduce Willie Maiden’s tone poem, Orgasm. It is no wonder that the name was changed to Height of Ecstasy by the time it was recorded for the Live at Butler album.
