Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds explained
| Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Stan Getz |
| Cover: | Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds.jpg |
| Released: | 1957 |
| Recorded: | April 16, 1953, January 23 and November 9, 1954 and January 31 and August 19, 1955
Los Angeles, California and New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Label: | Verve
MGV 8200 |
| Producer: | Norman Granz |
| Chronology: | Stan Getz |
| Prev Title: | West Coast Jazz |
| Prev Year: | 1955 |
| Next Title: | Stan Getz in Stockholm |
| Next Year: | 1955 |
Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz recorded at five sessions between 1953 and 1955 which was released on the Verve label in 1957.[1] [2]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars.
Track listing
- "Of Thee I Sing" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:07
- "A Handful of Stars" (Jack Lawrence) - 3:17
- "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:22
- "Serenade in Blue" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 3:51
- "Flamingo" (Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) - 7:30
- "Blue Bells" (Phil Sunkel) - 7:09
- "Roundup Time" (Sunkel) - 7:05
- "Nobody Else But Me" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 3:33
- "Down by the Sycamore Tree" (Traditional) - 3:02
- "Rustic Hop" (Bob Brookmeyer) - 3:45
- Recorded in New York City on April 16, 1953 (track 10) and January 31, 1955 (tracks 6 & 7), and in Los Angeles, California on January 23, 1954 (tracks 8 & 9) and November 9, 1954 (track 5) and at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, California on August 19, 1955 (tracks 1–4).
Personnel
- Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
- Tony Fruscella - trumpet (tracks 6 & 7)
- Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone (tracks 5 & 10)
- Lou Levy (tracks 1–4), Jimmy Rowles (tracks 8,9), John Williams (tracks 5,6,7 & 10) - piano
- Bill Anthony (tracks 5–7), Bill Crow (track 10), Leroy Vinnegar (tracks 1–4), Bob Whitlock (tracks 8 & 9) - bass
- Frank Isola (tracks 5–7), Al Levitt (track 10), Shelly Manne (tracks 1–4), Max Roach (tracks 8 & 9) - drums
Notes and References
- http://www.stangetz.net/discography.html Stan Getz Discography
- http://www.jazzdisco.org/stan-getz/catalog/#verve-mgv-8200 Stan Getz Catalog
