The Steamer Explained

The Steamer
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Stan Getz Quartet
Cover:	The Steamer.jpg
Released:	1957
Recorded:	November 24, 1956
Studio:	Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	53:40 CD reissue with bonus tracks
Label:	Verve MGV 8294
Producer:	Norman Granz
Chronology:	Stan Getz
Prev Title:	For Musicians Only
Prev Year:	1956
Next Title:	The Soft Swing
Next Year:	1957

The Steamer is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz, recorded in 1956 and first released on the Verve label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars stating "It doesn't happen too often, but there are times when the title of a jazz album and the material within interface perfectly. Hence The Steamer, where Stan Getz joined forces with a super West Coast-based rhythm section to produce some truly steaming music".

Track listing

1. "Blues for Mary Jane" (Stan Getz) - 7:53
2. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 9:20
3. "You're Blasé" (Ord Hamilton, Bruce Sievier) - 4:13
4. "Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) - 6:19
5. "Like Someone in Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 6:30
6. "How About You?" (Burton Lane, Ralph Freed) - 7:24
7. "How About You?" [Alternate Take] (Lane, Freed) - 6:59 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "There Will Never Be Another You" [Incomplete and Breakdown Takes] (Warren, Gordon) - 1:09 Bonus track on CD reissue
9. "You're Blasé" " [False Start] (Hamilton, Sievier) - 0:46 Bonus track on CD reissue
10. "Like Someone in Love" [Incomplete Take] (Van Huesen, Burke) - 0:37 Bonus track on CD reissue
11. "How About You?" [False Starts and Breakdown Take] (Lane, Freed) - 2:30 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
• Lou Levy - piano
• Leroy Vinnegar - bass
• Stan Levey - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.stangetz.net/discography.html Stan Getz Discography
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/catalog-8200-series/#mgv-8294 Verve Records Catalog: 8200 series