With his beautiful, Lester Young-inspired tone, his grace with a melody, and his willingness to gently push boundaries, tenor saxophonist Stan Getz was known as "The Sound" for good reason. Coming to fame with the Woody Herman band in the '40s, he held his own through both the swing and bebop eras, then found renewed commercial success in the early '60s when a João Gilberto collaboration, "The Girl from Ipanema," was a big hit and ushered in a bossa nova boom. Getz loved playing with bold young players like Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke, and he didn't shy away from new technology, championing the Echoplex for a time. This wonderful set includes the albums he recorded for Columbia Records between 1972 and 1979 (most of which he produced himself), as well as the soundtrack LP to a Dutch film called Forest Eyes from 1979, and a bonus disc of Getz at Carnegie Hall for the 40th anniversary of the Woody Herman band that also includes live sets from the 1977 Montreux Jazz and the 1979 Havana Jam festivals. It's beautifully packaged, and Getz is Getz throughout.
CD1 - Captain Marvel (1972) {68:12}
CD2 - The Best of Two Worlds (1977) {57:05}
CD3 - The Master (1975) {41:13}
CD4 - The Peacocks (1975) {59:03}
CD5 - Another World (1977) {75:55}
CD6 - Children of the World (1979) {54:27}
CD7 - Forest Eyes (1979) {36:39}
CD8 - Bonus Disc (1976-1979) {65:59}
CD1 - Captain Marvel (1972) {68:12}
01. La Fiesta (Corea) - 8:26
02. Five Hundred Miles High (Corea) - 8:12
03. Captain Marvel (Corea) - 5:09
04. Times Lie (Corea) - 9:49
05. Lush Life (Corea) - 4:16
06. Day Waves (Corea) - 9:44
07. Crystal Silence (Corea) - 7:48
08. Captain Marvel (Corea) (alternate take) - 5:19
09. Five Hundred Miles High (Corea) (alternate take) - 9:29
Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
Chick Corea – electric piano
Stanley Clarke – bass
Tony Williams – drums
Airto Moreira – percussion
Recorded at A&R Studios, New York on March 3, 1972.
CD2 - The Best of Two Worlds (1977) {57:05}
01. Double Rainbow (Jobim-Lees) - 3:34
02. Aguas de Marco (Jobim) - 4:42
03. Ligia (Jobim) - 5:23
04. Falsa Baiana (Pereira) - 5:17
05. Retrato em Branco e Preto (Buarque) - 4:05
06. Izaura (Martins-Roberti) - 4:38
07. Eu Vim da Bahia (Gil) - 3:54
08. Joao Marcello (Gilberto) - 3:26
09. E Preciso Perdoar (Costa-Luz) - 5:20
10. Just One of Those Things (Porter) - 3:06
11. Eu Vim da Bahia (Gil) (alternate take) - 5:18
12. E Preciso Perdoar (Costa-Luz) (alternate take) - 5:19
13. Just One of Those Things (Porter) (alternate take) - 3:03
Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
Joao Gilberto - vocals, guitar
Heloisa (Miucha) Buarque de Hollanda - vocals
Oscar Castro Neves - guitar
Albert Dailey - piano
Clint Houston, Steve Swallow - bass
Billy Hart, Grady Tate - drums
Airto Moreira, Ruben Bassini, Ray Armando, Joao Gilberto, Sonny Carr - percussion
Recorded on September 13, 1977.
CD3 - The Master (1975) {41:13}
01. Summer Night (Warren-Dubin) - 10:06
02. Raven's Wood (Towner) - 11:00
03. Lover Man (Davis-Ramirez-Sherman) - 9:30
04. Invitation (Kaper-Webster) - 10:37
Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
Albert Dailey - piano
Clint Houston - bass
Billy Hart - drums
Recorded at Columbia Recording Studios, New York on October 1, 1975.
CD4 - The Peacocks (1975) {59:03}
01. I'll Never Be the Same (Malneck-Signorelli-Kahn) - 4:08
02. Lester Left Town (Shorter) - 5:55
03. Body and Soul (Green-Heyman-Sour-Eyton) - 5:53
04. What Am I Here For (Ellington) - 4:58
05. Serenade to Sweden (Ellington) - 5:40
06. The Chess Players (Shorter) - 5:45
07. The Peacocks (Rowles) - 5:44
08. My Buddy (Kahn-Donaldson) - 4:29
09. The Hour of Parting (Spoliansky) - 3:36
10. Rose Marie (Harbach-Hammerstein-Friml) - 2:55
11. This Is All I Ask (Jenkins) - 4:24
12. Skylark (Carmichael-Mercer) - 4:03
13. Mosaic/Would You Like to Take a Walk (Walton-Warren-Dixon-Rose) - 1:33
Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
Jimmy Rowles - piano, vocals
Buster Williams - bass
Elvin Jones - drums
Jon Hendricks, Judy Hendricks, Michelle Hendricks, Beverly Getz - vocals (#6)
Recorded at Columbia Recording Studios, New York in October, 1975.
CD5 - Another World (1977) {75:55}
01. Pretty City (Laverne) - 10:27
02. Keep Dreaming (Laverne) - 7:51
03. Sabra (Laverne) - 9:37
04. Anna (Richmond) - 3:10
05. Another World (Getz) - 6:13
06. Sum Sum (Richmond) - 7:09
07. Willow Weep for Me (Ronell) - 11:22
08. Blue Serge (M.Ellington) - 3:42
09. Brave Little Pernille (Richmond) - 7:17
10. Club 7 and Other Wild Places (Richmond) - 9:07
Stan Getz - tenor saxophone, Digital Delay with Moog Echoplex
Andy Laverne - piano, electric piano, Arp Omni String Ensemble, Norlin Mini-Moog, electric harpsichord, Moog Echoplex
Mike Richmond - bass, electric bass
Billy Hart - drums
Efrain Toro - precussion
Recorded at Mountain Recording Studios, Montreux (Switzerland) on September 13, 1977.
CD6 - Children of the World (1979) {54:27}
01. Don't Cry for Me Argentina (Webber-Rice) - 4:31
02. Children of the World (Schifrin) - 5:35
03. Livin' It Up (Schifrin) - 5:27
04. Street Tattoo (Schifrin-Garnett) - 5:14
05. Hopscotch (Schifrin) - 3:22
06. Rainy Afternoons (Schifrin-Bergman-Bergman) - 2:38
07. You, Me and the Spring (Schifrin) - 6:45
08. Summer Poem (Schifrin) - 8:20
09. The Dreamer (Schifrin) - 5:46
10. Around the Day in Eighty Worlds (Schifrin) - 6:49
Stan Getz - tenor saxophone, Echoplex
Lalo Schifrin - arranger, conductor, piano (#6)
Andy Laverne - piano, electric piano
Mike Melvoin - electric piano
Mike Lang, Clark Spangler, Sonny Burke (#1,4,6) - synth
Dennis Budimir, Tim May, Paul Jackson (#1,4,6) - guitar
Abe Laboriel, Stanley Clarke (#1,4) - electric bass
Victor Jones - drums
Paulhino DaCosta, Larry Bunker, Joe Porcaro, Steve Forman (#1,4), Bob Zemmitti (#1,4) - percussion
Recorded in Los Angeles on December 20-21, 1978 and New York in March, 1979.
CD7 - Forest Eyes (1979) {36:39}
01. We Are Free (Haanstra) - 5:17
02. Tails Part 1 & 2 (Haanstra) - 5:58
03. Shades of Blue (Haanstra) - 3:17
04. Heron's Flight (Haanstra) - 4:07
05. Forest Eyes (Haanstra) - 3:23
06. Drowsy (Haanstra) - 4:10
07. Silva (Haanstra) - 3:34
08. Little Lady (Haanstra) - 4:00
09. Eye of the Storm (Haanstra) - 2:53
Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
Jurro Haanstra - arranger, conductor, piano (#2), percussion (#6), drums (#8)
Rob van Kreeved – piano, electric piano (#1,3,4,7)
Rob Franken (#2), Andy Laverne (#6) – elctric piano
Willy Tjong Ajong – electric piano (#8), percussion (#7)
Peter Schon – polyphonic synthesizer (#6,8)
Henk "Mr Flexible" Braaf – guitar (#8)
Koos Serierse (#1,3,4,5), Paul Bagmeyer (#2,8), Jan Hollestelle (#6) – bass
Victor Jones - drums (#6)
Benny Behr - concertmaster
Recorded at Dureco Studios, Weeesp (Holland) and Fendal Sound Recording Studios, Loenen a/d Vecht (Holland) in November, 1979.
CD8 - Bonus Disc (1976-1979) {65:59}
01. Four Brothers (Guiffre) - 4:20
02. Early Autumn (Burns) - 3:52
03. Cousins (Coppola-Guaraldi) - 7:03
04. Blue Serge (M.Ellington) - 4:17
05. Blue Getz Blues (Gryce) - 3:48
06. Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head So Hard?) (Moore) - 10:35
07. Infant Eyes (Shorter) - 11:26
08. Tin Tin Deo (Fuller-Pozo) - 8:57
09. Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Van Heusen-Burke) - 11:41
#1-6:
Woody Herman - alto saxophone, clarinet, vocals
Stan Getz - tenor saxophone (solo)
Pete Candoli, Conte Candoli, Allen Vizzutti, John Hoffman, Dennis Dotson, Bill Byrne, Danny Stiles, Nelson Hatt (piccolo trumpet) – trumpet
Phil Wilson, Jim Pugh, Dale Kirkland, Jim Daniels (bass trombone) - trombone
Flip Phillips, Zoot Sims, Jimmy Giuffre - tenor saxophone
Frank Tiberi - tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
Gary Anderson - tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute, clarinet
Joe Lovano - tenor saxophone, flute
Joe Oslawski - baritone saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet
Nat Pierce, Jimmy Rowles, Ralph Burns – piano
Pat Coil - keyboards
Billy Bauer – guitar
Chubby Jackson, Rusty Holloway – bass
Don Lamond, Jake Hanna, Dan D'Imperio – drums
Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York on November 20, 1976.
#7:
Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
Bob James - piano
Gordon Johnson - bass
Peter Erskine - drums
Recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux (Switzerland) on July 24, 1977.
#8,9:
The CBS Jazz All-Stars:
Woody Shaw - trumpet (#8)
Arthur Blythe - alto saxophone (#8)
Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Jimmy Heath (#8) - tenor saxophone
Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone (#8)
Cedar Walton - piano, arranger (#8)
Percy Heath - bass
Tony Williams - drums
Willie Bobo - percussion (#8)
Recorded live at the Karl Marx Theatre, Havana (Cuba) on March 3, 1979.
