In the early 1950s, just as the 10-inch LP and 45 were becoming standard formats, Capitol decided to showcase artists who either played in Stan Kenton's bands or Kenton fancied at the time. The label put Don Hassler in charge of producing the "Kenton Presents" series, which made the switch to the 12-inch format when the LP expanded in 1956.
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