7.5 on the Richter Scale is an album by American jazz musician Stan Kenton and his Orchestra that was released in 1973.

[1] Until 7.5 on the Richter Scale the band had primarily made swing recordings with progressive leanings.

He turned to arrangers Hank Levy and Bob Curnow to write material that appealed to a younger audience.

By June 1973 Curnow had become artists and repertoire manager overseeing Creative World, and he produced the album.

"We (did) 7.5 On the Richter Scale with some pretty wild things on there, including my chart of Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die".