Stan Getz Plays is an album by jazz saxophonist Stan Getz, recorded in 1952 released on the Norgran label in 1955.[2][3] The album features tracks that were previously released on two 10-inch LPs on Clef Records (MGC 137 and MGC 143).[4]
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| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | December 12 & 29, 1952 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 49:53 CD reissue with bonus tracks | |||
| Label | Norgran Records MGN 1042[1] | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Reception
editThe AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz is in excellent form playing with one of his finest groups... Although the music does not quite reach the excitement level of the Getz-Raney Storyville session, this music (particularly the ballads) really shows off the tenor's appealing tone."[5]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | 4 |
Track listing
edit- "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 2:41 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
- "Time on My Hands" (Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon) – 2:55 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
- "'Tis Autumn" (Henry Nemo) – 3:11 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
- "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) – 3:01 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
- "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:54 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
- "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 3:14 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
- "Stars Fell on Alabama" (Frank Perkins. Mitchell Parish) – 3:21 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
- "You Turned the Tables on Me" (Louis Alter, Sidney D. Mitchell) – 2:55 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
- "Thanks for the Memory" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 3:17 Originally released on Clef MGC 143
- "Hymn of the Orient" (Gigi Gryce) – 2:53 Originally released on Clef MGC 143
- "These Foolish Things" (Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey, Harry Link) – 3:20 Originally released on Clef MGC 143
Bonus tracks on CD reissue in 1988:
- "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) – 2:48 Originally released on Clef MGC 143
- "Nobody Else But Me" (Kern, Hammerstein) – 3:28 Originally released on Verve MGV 8200
- "Down by the Sycamore Tree" (Traditional) – 3:00 Originally released on Verve MGV 8200
- "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) – 2:51 Originally released on MGN 1034
- "With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair" (Jack Lawrence, Clara Edwards) – 3:46 Originally released on MGN 1034
- Recorded in New York City on December 12, 1952 (tracks 1–8), December 29, 1952 (tracks 9–12) and in Los Angeles, CA on January 23, 1954 (tracks 13–16)
Personnel
edit- Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Raney – guitar (tracks 1–12)
- Duke Jordan (tracks 1–12), Jimmy Rowles (tracks 13–16) – piano
- Bill Crow (tracks 1–12), Bob Whitlock (tracks 13–16) – bass
- Frank Isola (tracks 1–12), Max Roach (tracks 13–16) – drums
References
edit- ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- ^ Stan Getz Discography, accessed March 30, 2016
- ^ Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series, accessed March 30, 2016
- ^ Clef Records Catalog: The Jazz Scene, JATP, 100, 500 series accessed March 30, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Stan Getz Plays – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 544. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.