Stan Kenton Autographs
Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though Kenton had several pop hits from the early 1940s into the 1960s, his music was always forward-looking. Kenton was also a pioneer in the field of jazz education, creating the Stan Kenton Jazz Camp in 1959 at Indiana University.
Stan Kenton was born on December 15, 1911, in Wichita, Kansas; he had two sisters (Beulah and Erma Mae) born three and eight years after him, respectively. His parents, Floyd and Stella Kenton, moved the family to Colorado, and in 1924, to the Greater Los Angeles Area, settling in suburban Bell, California.
Kenton attended Bell High School; his high-school yearbook picture has the prophetic notation "Old Man Jazz". Kenton started learning piano as a teen from a local pianist and organist. When he was around 15 and in high school, pianist and arranger Ralph Yaw introduced him to the music of Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines. He graduated from high school in 1930.
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Current items with a signature of Stan Kenton
These are the most current items with a signature of Stan Kenton that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Stan Kenton Bundle: SIGNED Souvenir Brochure, Artistry..., Studio Sessions | $20.68 |  |
| Stan Kenton Bundle: SIGNED Souvenir Brochure, Artistry..., Studio Sessions | $20.68 | |
Traded items with a signature of Stan Kenton
The most expensive item with a signature of Stan Kenton (Artistry In Kenton-Bio-Discovery of Stan Kenton Vol. 1 HB 1969 Rare Signed!) was sold in March 2025 for $450.00 while the cheapest item (JAZZ BIG BAND STAN KENTON SIGNED PAGE & GREAT PRINT) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2010. The month with the most items sold (4) was March 2026 with an average selling price of $52.50 for an autographed item of Stan Kenton. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $450.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.99 was January 2008. In average, an autographed item from Stan Kenton is worth $25.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Stan Kenton were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Artistry in Kenton: The Bio-Discography of Stan Kenton Vol. 1 AUTOGRAPHED | $80.00 |  |
| Artistry in Kenton: The Bio-Discography of Stan Kenton Vol. 1 AUTOGRAPHED | $80.00 | |
 | Autographed 8x10 Photo American popular music and jazz artist Stan Kenton | $38.99 | |
| Autographed 8x10 Photo American popular music and jazz artist Stan Kenton | $38.99 | |
| SIGNED. Stan Kenton: The Early Years, 1941-1947, by Edward F. Gabel. Pbk. | $25.00 | |
| SIGNED. Stan Kenton: The Early Years, 1941-1947, by Edward F. Gabel. Pbk. | $25.00 | |
| SIGNED. Stan Kenton: The Man and His Music, by Lillian Arganian. Pbk. Exc. cond | $25.00 | |
| SIGNED. Stan Kenton: The Man and His Music, by Lillian Arganian. Pbk. Exc. cond | $25.00 | |
 | Stan Kenton Signed Autograph Photograph and His Orchestra General Artist Corp | $99.00 | |
| Stan Kenton Signed Autograph Photograph and His Orchestra General Artist Corp | $99.00 | |
| Stan Kenton Signed Autograph Photograph and His Orchestra General Artist Corp | $99.00 | |
| Stan Kenton Signed Autograph Photograph and His Orchestra General Artist Corp | $99.00 | |
| Stan Kenton Signed Autograph Photograph and His Orchestra General Artist Corp | $99.00 | |
| Stan Kenton Signed Autograph Photograph and His Orchestra General Artist Corp | $99.00 | |
| Stan Kenton Signed Autograph Photograph and His Orchestra General Artist Corp | $249.99 | |
