Tracklist
| Part 1: Prologue | |
| A1 | Prologue - Stan Kenton Speaks Of The Development Of His Music |
| Part 2 - Balboa Bandwagon | |
| B1 | Artistry In Rhythm (Opening Theme) |
| B2 | Two Moods |
| B3 | Etude For Saxophones |
| B4 | I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good |
| B5 | Lamento Gitano |
| B6 | Reed Rapture |
| B7 | La Cumparsita |
| B8 | St. James Infirmary |
| B9 | Arkansas Traveler |
| B10 | Artistry In Rhythm (Closing Theme) |
| Part 3 - Growing Pains | |
| C1 | Russian Lullaby |
| C2 | I Lost Sugar In Salt Lake City |
| C3 | Opus A Dollar Three Eighty |
| C4 | I Know That You Know |
| C5 | I'm Going Mad For A Pad |
| C6 | Ol' Man River |
| C7 | I'll Remember April |
| C8 | Liza |
| Part 4 - Artistry In Rhythm | |
| D1 | One Twenty |
| D2 | Body And Soul |
| D3 | Tea For Two |
| D4 | Never Thought I'd Sing The Blues |
| D5 | I've Got The World On A String |
| D6 | Everybody Swing |
| D7 | You May Not Love Me |
| D8 | More Than You Know |
| Part 5 - Progressive Jazz | |
| E1 | Artistry In Harlem Swing |
| E2 | If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) |
| E3 | By The River Ste. Marie |
| E4 | Sophisticated Lady |
| E5 | Interlude |
| E6 | Over The Rainbow |
| E7 | Machito |
| E8 | Elegy For Alto |
| Part 6 - Innovations | |
| F1 | In Veradero |
| F2 | Amazonia |
| F3 | Salute |
| F4 | Coop's Solo |
| F5 | Ennui |
| F6 | Samana |
| Part 7 - Contemporary | |
| G1 | Swing House |
| G2 | You Go To My Head |
| G3 | Baa-Too-Kee |
| G4 | Stella By Starlight |
| G5 | Bill's Blues |
| G6 | Modern Opus |
| G7 | Zoot |
| Part 8 - Epilogue | |
| H1 | Epilogue - Stan Kenton Speaks A Word In Summation And Looks To The Future |
| H2 | Artistry In Rhythm (Theme) |
Notes
Limited Edition (numbered)Tracks cover period of 1940 - 1953
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E0X 569, E0X-569 | Stan Kenton | The Kenton Era (15x7", EP, Comp + Box, Num, Ltd) | Capitol Records, Capitol Records | E0X 569, E0X-569 | US | 1955 |
| WDX 569 | Stan Kenton | The Kenton Era (4xLP, Comp, Mono, Ltd + Box, Mono, Ltd) | Capitol Records | WDX 569 | US | 1955 |
| ECJ-67001 - 4 | Stan Kenton | The Kenton Era (4xLP, Comp, Mono + Box, Mono) | Capitol Records | ECJ-67001 - 4 | Japan | Unknown |
| ST 1030 | Stan Kenton | The Kenton Era (4xLP, Comp, Duo + Box) | Creative World | ST 1030 | US | Unknown |
| ST 1030 | Stan Kenton | The Kenton Era (4xLP, Comp, Duo) | Creative World | ST 1030 | US | Unknown |
