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5 saxophones (AATTB), 5 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, drums, guitar

The music of Stan Kenton has always moved me. From the first time I heard those sensuous trombone solos accompanied by lush romantic harmonies I was in love with the sound. Soon after moving to Nashville in 1982 I composed Late Night Rendezvous for a rehearsal band I led at Opryland. The melody is perhaps one of the more romantic lines I have composed. And the climaxes are my tribute to those overpowering sounds that inspired me so much the many times I sat in front of one of the Kenton sound explosions.