Sdcampbell, thanks so much for your excellent review and to the others for such great in sight into Kenton. This has all rekindled my interest in his accomplishment and past performances. I was in my teens when I first heard of him and was totally impressed, not to mention in awe over the loudness factor of the performances themselves. I understood that Kenton actually used cotton stuffed in his ears during performances. Back to Music store on the hunt! Mike Vax is also on my list!