Stan Getz, Chet Baker - Stockholm Concerts 1983 [3 CD, 1999/FLAC]

  

According to this set's annotator, Mike Hennessey, and Stan Getz's biographer, Donald Maggin, the circumstances surrounding the making of these 1983 recordings was unpleasant in the extreme. For various reasons, Getz was unhappy to be concertizing with Baker and forced him out before the 35-date tour was halfway finished. Before Baker left, however, the men played a pair of concerts in Stockholm, which were fortunately recorded for posterity. Fortunately not because Getz and Baker shared any special rapport that led to a classic performance, but because the resulting album gives listeners another example of how wonderful a player Chet Baker was, even after years of drug addiction and general dissolution. Getz is his typical self -- lyrical, facile almost to the point of glibness, but musical nevertheless. Baker, on the other hand, is as he ever was -- one of the most spontaneously creative, emotionally compelling voices in jazz. The band is good if unspectacular; drummer Victor Lewis was a particularly nice choice in that he could drive a band like this without overwhelming the rather brittle lead voices. And Getz is excellent; if you're a Getz fan, he's in fine form here, so you won't be disappointed. Baker, on the other hand, is superb; it's his inimitable musicality that ultimately makes this rather pricey three-disc set a bargain.

 

Stan Getz & João Gilberto feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim - GETZ/GILBERTO (Expanded, 2014) [24-192]

Getz/Gilberto is an album by American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto, featuring pianist and composer Antônio Carlos Jobim (Tom Jobim), who also composed many of the tracks. It was released in March 1964 by Verve Records. The album features the vocals of Astrud Gilberto on two tracks, "Garota de Ipanema" ("The Girl from Ipanema") and "Corcovado". The artwork was done by artist Olga Albizu. Getz/Gilberto is a jazz and bossa nova album and includes tracks such as "Desafinado", "Corcovado", and "Garota de Ipanema". The last received a Grammy Award for Record of the Year and started Astrud Gilberto's career. "Doralice" and "Para Machucar Meu Coração" strengthened Gilberto's and Jobim's respect for the tradition of pre-bossa nova samba. 

• Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
• João Gilberto - guitar, vocals
• Antonio Carlos Jobim - piano
• Sebastião Neto - bass
• Milton Banana - drums
• Astrud Gilberto - vocals (in "The Girl from Ipanema", "Corcovado", "The Girl from Ipanema )

Stereo Version

01. The Girl From Ipanema (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim & Astrud Gilberto) (5:20)

02. Doralice (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (2:46)

03. Para Machuchar Meu Coracao (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (5:07)

04. Desafinado (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (4:08)

05. Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) (feat. Astrud Gilberto & Antonio Carlos Jobim) (4:17)

06. Só Danço Samba (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (3:40)

07. O Grande Amor (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (5:27)

08. Vivo Sonhando (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (2:57)

Mono Version

09. The Girl From Ipanema - Mono Version (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim & Astrud Gilberto) (5:13)

10. Doralice - Mono Version (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (2:46)

11. Para Machuchar Meu Coracao - Mono Version (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (5:06)

12. Desafinado - Mono Version (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (4:10)

13. Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) - Mono Version (feat. Astrud Gilberto & Antonio Carlos Jobim) (4:15)

14. Só Danço Samba - Mono Version (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (3:24)

15. O Grande Amor - Mono Version (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (5:27)

16. Vivo Sonhando - Mono Version (feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim) (2:57)

Mono Singles (bonus tracks)

17. The Girl From Ipanema - Single Version (feat. Astrud Gilberto & Antonio Carlos Jobim) (2:48)

18. Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) - Single Version (feat. Astrud Gilberto & Antonio Carlos Jobim) (2:20)

Stan Getz - The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (8 CD, 2011/FLAC)

 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.

VA - Blue Note : Music for Lovers [9 CD, 2006/FLAC]

 

CD compilation series by the Blue Note label

Verve Jazz Masters series Vol. 51-60

 Jazz Masters is a series of mainly single artist compilations released by Polygram/Verve between 1994 and 1996. The compilations collect material that was originally released on Verve or on one of the labels that became part of the Polygram group. The 20th and 60th releases in the series were various artist collections.

VJM 51 - Blossom Dearie

VJM 52 - Maynard Ferguson

VJM 53 - Stan Getz

VJM 54 - Woody Herman

VJM 55 - Harry James

VJM 56 - Herbie Mann

VJM 57 - George Shearing

VJM 58 - Nina Simone 

VJM 59 - Toots Thielemans

VJM 60 - The Collection

 

Stan Getz - East of the Sun: The West Coast Sessions (3 CD, 1996/FLAC)

 

The mainstream came to know this remarkable tenor sax player via bossa nova -- his unforgettable, breathy solo on "The Girl from Ipanema" propelled the song to number five in 1964 and to continued popularity to this very day, every bit as much as Astrud Gilberto's equally stunning, spare voice. But Stan Getz's involvement in this populist '60s craze actually displeased many a serious jazz enthusiast who'd admired his work in that field for more than two decades. After all, this 17-time winner of the Down Beat poll for top tenor saxophonist had already staked out a remarkable reputation, playing in the bands of such vaunted names as Stan Kenton, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, and Woody Herman from 1944-1949, and then leading his own bands thereafter. 

This three-CD box, then, finds Getz in top form as a jazz soloist and bandleader. Recorded, as so much jazz was, in various off-the-cuff sessions from 1955-1957 -- although this box culls from different LPs such as West Coast Jazz, Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds, and The Steamer -- it still all fits together as one long, languid, bop-to-bluesy session. Fusion beckoned to many a talent of the time, but Getz nicely held his ground, insisting that long, wide-stretching solos always serve a well-grounded song, be it a composition by George and Ira Gershwin, Miles Davis, Jimmy Van Heusen, or himself. With an almost unparalleled sense of time and space, Getz fills it in no particular hurry, and his piano, trumpet, bass, and drums likewise seem inclined to be tasteful rather than showoff-ish virtuosity. The slow, quiet-afternoon melancholic stuff, such as "A Handful of Stars," are the real favorites. Like "Girl from Ipanema," these allow Getz to blow like the gentle lull before a storm or, as original pianist Lou Levy writes in the notes here 40 years later, like "a sound of an angel." But the man is a master of all the styles presented, and an overriding cool, calm, pleasant air nicely defines these spontaneous yet well-organized sessions. This box is a fitting legacy and a thorough overview of an inspired period in his prolific career.

Bass - Leroy Vinnegar

Drums - Shelly Manne (tracks: CD1, CD2-01 to 04) , Stan Levey (tracks: CD2-05 to 12, CD3)

Piano - Lou Levy

Saxophone  - Stan Getz

Trumpet - Conte Candoli (tracks: CD1-01 to 07)

Recorded August 9, 15, and 19, 1955; November 24, 1956; and August 2, 1957.

Stan Getz - The Complete Roost Recordings 1950-1954 [3CD, 1997/FLAC]

 

The Complete Roost Recordings is a 1997 compilation 3-CD set of sessions led by saxophonist and bandleader Stan Getz recorded for the Roost Records label between 1950 and 1954.The compilation includes material previously released on Getz's Roost LPs The Sound, The Getz Age, the two volumes of Stan Getz at Storyville and the album with guitarist Johnny Smith - Moonlight in Vermont along with alternate takes and previously unreleased performances.

Verve Jazz Masters series Vol. 21-30

 

 Jazz Masters is a series of mainly single artist compilations released by Polygram/Verve between 1994 and 1996. The compilations collect material that was originally released on Verve or on one of the labels that became part of the Polygram group. The 20th and 60th releases in the series were various artist collections.

VJM 21 - George Benson

VJM 22 - Billy Eckstine

VJM 23 - Gil Evans

VJM 24 - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

VJM 25 - Stan Getz & Dizzy Gillespie

VJM 26 - Lionel Hampton & Oscar Peterson

VJM 27 - Roland Kirk

VJM 28 - Charlie Parker Plays Standards

VJM 29 - Jimmy Smith

VJM 30 - Lester Young

 

Verve Jazz Masters series Vol. 1-10

 

Jazz Masters is a series of mainly single artist compilations released by Polygram/Verve between 1994 and 1996. The compilations collect material that was originally released on Verve or on one of the labels that became part of the Polygram group. The 20th and 60th releases in the series were various artist collections.

VJM 1 - Louis Armstrong

VJM 2 - Count Basie

VJM 3 - Chick Corea

VJM 4 - Duke Ellington

VJM 5 - Bill Evans

VJM 6 - Ella Fitzgerald

VJM 7 - Erroll Garner

VJM 8 - Stan Getz

VJM 9 - Astrud Gilberto

VJM 10 - Dizzy Gillespie

Stan Getz - The Lost Recordings - Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival 1966 (2 CD, 2021/FLAC)

 

The Lost Recordings found the master tapes of this double recital in the Berlin radio archives. How can one not be transported by this concert, which delivers a previously unreleased version of the tracks from the legendary 1964 album on Verve? The label is offering the world premiere of this concert recorded at the Berlin Philharmonic, as part of the 1966 Berliner Jazztage. The 19 tracks of this now unforgettable concert are added to the collection with, as always, an unequalled sound quality, thanks to the Phoenix Mastering® process

The concert given by Stan Getz's quartet with Astrud Gilberto on November 4, 1966, was a sort of contretemps. In these crazy years when everything is rushing, things have indeed changed in the lives and careers of the two main protagonists who, after a fleeting romance, have each regained their personal and artistic independence. 

After a brief romantic idyll together, each one returned to their private lives and resumed their independence as artists. Verve had brought out a series of albums by Astrud Gilberto where seductive easy listening intermingled with cool jazz, sentimental pop and languid Brazilian groove. She was at the very pinnacle of her fame, while Getz had made a remarkable comeback to jazz. Once again, he worked with arranger Eddie Sauter, this time on the soundtrack of Arthur Penn’s Mickey One. Even more noteworthy was his discovery of vibraphonist Gary Burton, barely twenty years old, the ideal musician with whom to form a regular jazz quartet with Gene Cherico on bass and Joe Hunt on drums. It was an ensemble that was receptive to new sounds and harmonic ventures. 

CD 1

1.     On Green Dolphin Street (06:48)
2.     Introduction by Stan Getz (00:52)
3.     The Singing Song (03:12)
4.     The Shadow of Your Smile (05:10)
5.     O Grande Amor (06:41)
6.     Blues Walk (06:37)
7.     Once Upon a Summertime (06:42)
8.     Edelweiss (04:16)
9.     Medley: Desafinado / Chega De Saudade (06:50)

CD 2

1.     Samba De Uma Nota So (03:43)
2.     The Shadow of Your Smile (03:04)
3.     Voce E Eu (Eu E Voce) (02:40)
4.     Corcovado (04:26)
5.     The Telephone Song (02:00)
6.     It Might As Well Be Spring (04:14)
7.     The Girl from Ipanema (04:11)
8.     Announcement by Stan Getz (00:38)
9.     Jive Hoot (09:04)
10.     Goodbye by Stan Getz (00:57)

Stan Getz - 5 Original Albums (5 CD, 2016/FLAC)

 

CD1 - West Coast Jazz (1955) 

CD2 - In Stockholm (1956) 

CD3 - The Steamer (1957) 

CD4 - And the Cool Sounds (1957) 

CD5 - Stan Meets Chet (with Chet Baker) (1958) 

 

 

VA - Membran Music's Jazz Ballads Series Vol. 6-10 (10 CD, 2004) [FLAC + 320]

 A CD sets with the most beautiful ballads in the history of jazz.

Lyrical, imaginative, sensuous and melodic jewels from the art of music.

Precisely for those people who have maintained their taste for lasting musical values.

Jazz in its most gentle form.

Irrestible...

Jazz Ballads 6: Coleman Hawkins

Jazz Ballads 7: Django Reinhardt

Jazz Ballads 8: Oscar Peterson

Jazz Ballads 9: Errol Garner

Jazz Ballads 10: Stan Getz

Stan Getz - Master Of The Sax {1946-1957) [10 CD, 2010/FLAC]

 

This 10 CD box set has most of the Stan Getz groups he led from 1946 -1957 mostly from the Savoy and Prestige catologues in the 40s and later on Roulette and Verve catologues in the 50s . A European import from Membran this music is a must for anyone who loves the Lester Young influenced Getz as he weaves and swings through the 10 CDs with absolute grace and style. 

CD1 - Interlude In Be Bop (1946-1949) 

CD2 - Crazy Chords (1949) 

CD3 - For Stompers Only (1949-1950) 

CD4 - Don't Be Afraid (1950-1953)

CD5 - Cool Mix (1953) 

CD6 - Nobody Else But Me (1953-1954) 

CD7 - I'll Remember April (1954-1955) 

CD8 - Indiana (1955) {00:42:54}

CD9 - I Want To Be Happy (1955-1957) 

CD10 - Tour's End (1957) 

Stan Getz - Kind of Getz (10 CD, 2009/FLAC)

 Stan Getz (born Feb. 2, 1927, Philadelphia, PA., U.S.—died June 6, 1991, Malibu, CA), American jazz tenor saxophonist, perhaps the best-known musician of jazz’s “cool school,” noted for his mellow, lush tone.

Getz began studying the saxophone at age 13 and made his professional debut at 15. He played with the bands of Jack Teagarden, Stan Kenton, Jimmy Dorsey, and Benny Goodman, and he made some recordings under his own name in 1946. Getz’s breakthrough came the following year, when he was hired for Woody Herman’s Second Herd orchestra. As a member of an unusual sax section—three tenors and a baritone—Getz was one of the Herman band’s “Four Brothers,” who specialized in cool-toned modern jazz. Noted Getz solos during his tenure with Herman include his turn on the song “Four Brothers” (1947) and, especially, his celebrated performance of “Early Autumn” (1948). His tone was featherlight, vibratoless, and pure and showed the influence of his idol, Lester Young. Within a few years, Getz would perfect his own somewhat detached style, the cool jazz characteristic of the West Coast jazz movement, in which overt emotionalism was held in check.

For the next few years, Getz led quartets and quintets that featured such discoveries as pianist Horace Silver, guitarist Jimmy Raney, and trombonist Bob Brookmeyer. Getz was also prominently featured on guitarist Johnny Smith’s hit recording of “Moonlight in Vermont” in 1952. He worked sporadically with Stan Kenton during this period and participated in several of Norman Granz’s Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts in Los Angeles.

Stan Getz - The Bossa Nova Albums [5 CD, 2008]

 The Bossa Nova Albums collects five of the pinnacle recordings from the best American foray into Brazilian jazz, which began in 1962 with the Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd collaboration Jazz Samba and peaked one year later with the fourth album in the ad hoc series, Getz/Gilberto (which would have been better titled Getz/Gilberto/Jobim). Getz/Gilberto's high place in musical history would be assured even without the immense success of Astrud Gilberto's vocalizing on "The Girl from Ipanema." The album was pivotal in repositioning American musical consciousness to include the soft textures and nimble playing of João Gilberto's guitar and Antonio Carlos Jobim's piano, and it influenced the material that a wide range of singers included on their albums. Admirably, Getz only continued to use his position to introduce great Brazilian musicians to the record-buying public; he recorded Jazz Samba Encore! with Luiz Bonfá, a better guitarist than even Gilberto, and Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (the latter recorded only two days after Getz/Gilberto was finished). Beyond the uniformly excellent music, this specific set does nothing more than repackage five separately available CDs, all of which featured up-to-date mastering but not the bonus tracks of previous editions; there isn't even a booklet or a single liner note beyond what was on the original LPs. For the full story and additional material, including tracks from the piecemeal Getz/Gilberto #2, Getz's The Bossa Nova Years box set is still the one to beat. 

Stan Getz — The Sound [4 CD, 2003]

 Stan Getz had all the talents a saxophonist can dream of; exquisite tone, great technical command, an appealing sense of melody and the ability to remain lyrical even at the fastest tempos. Fans and fellow musicians called him The Sound. The highly inspired music on this 4 CD set is a celebration of his exceptional talents. Just some of the top quality musicians alongside Getz on this set are Max Roach, Zoot Sims, Horace Silver, Charles Mingus, Duke Jordan and a whole host of Scandinavian guys who Getz so enjoyed playing with.