Line for Lyons explained

Line for Lyons
Type:Live album
Artist:Stan Getz and Chet Baker
Cover:Line for Lyons.jpg
Released:1983
Recorded:February 18, 1983
Södra Teatern, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre:Jazz
Length:51:03
Label:Sonet
SNTF 899
Producer:Rune Öfwerman
Chronology:Stan Getz
Prev Title:Poetry
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:The Stockholm Concert
Next Year:1983

Line for Lyons is a live album by saxophonist Stan Getz and trumpeter Chet Baker which was recorded in Sweden in 1983 and released on the Swedish Sonet label.[1] [2] The name of the album is based on the eponymous song by Gerry Mulligan, a tribute to Jimmy Lyons. Chet Baker played the song multiple times when he was part of Mulligan's lineup and it made its way into his standard repertoire.[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review said "Although Getz and Baker ended up not getting along very well personally, their cool-toned musical personalities fit together perfectly as can be heard on a brief duet version of "Line for Lyons". The remainder of the set finds them successfully revisiting six standards from the 1950s, making one wish it had not been 25 years since their last collaboration".

Track listing

  1. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 8:20
  2. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 5:25
  3. "Airegin" (Sonny Rollins) - 8:30
  4. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 8:00
  5. "Milestones" (Miles Davis) - 9:30
  6. "Dear Old Stockholm" (Traditional) - 5:05
  7. "Line for Lyons" (Gerry Mulligan) - 1:50

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/stan-getz/catalog/#sonet-sntf-899 Stan Getz Catalog
  2. http://digilander.libero.it/nrascio/Getz1980.htm Stan Getz discography: 1980's
  3. Web site: Line For Lyons - Gerry Mulligan Song Info AllMusic. AllMusic. 2018-02-22.