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Stan Kenton, an Uncommon card
Stanley Newcomb Kenton was an American popular music and jazz artist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 84
- Power
- 167
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 46,000
Power 167 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Stan Kenton quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Stan Kenton card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Though Kenton had several pop hits from the early 1940s into the 1960s, his music was ______ forward-looking.
Answer
always. Though Kenton had several pop hits from the early 1940s into the 1960s, his music was always forward-looking. From the Stan Kenton article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Kenton was also a pioneer in the field of jazz education, creating the Stan Kenton Jazz Camp in ____ at Indiana University.
Answer
1950s. Kenton was also a pioneer in the field of jazz education, creating the Stan Kenton Jazz Camp in 1959 at Indiana University. From the Stan Kenton article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- 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.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Stan Kenton article was read about 46,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 84: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Stan Kenton
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Stan Kenton (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : The Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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