| Mikey, I know what you mean because in my mind, there isn't much of a difference in how the band sounds between the two albums, so it would really come down to a matter of preference as to which tunes you liked the best. Honestly, the only reason I went with #2 is because of what Doc told me waaaay back in 1987 when I had the opportunity to meet him after a concert he gave with the Denver symphony.
The subject came up because when it came time to do the meet/greet/autograph thing, where everone else was having him sign the playbill, I came prepared with my "Doc Severinsen and Xebron" cassette so that he could sign the inside of the cassette case cover. When he asked me if I had either of the TSB albums and I said no, that's when he told me that the thought #2 was the better of the two and if I was only to get one, that should be the one.
Here are a couple of other choices of mine.
Kenton - 76 (I LOVE this album - I don't know if this is the quintesential "Kenton" sound, but in my mind, it's one of the best Kenton albums I've heard.)
Maynard Ferguson - MF Horn/MF Horn II
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