Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds
| Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds | ||||
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| Studio album by Stan Getz | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded |
April 16, 1953, January 23 and November 9, 1954 and January 31 and August 19, 1955 Los Angeles, CA and NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label |
Verve MGV 8200 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
| Stan Getz chronology | ||||
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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.[3]
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
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, CA on January 23, 1954 (tracks 8 & 9) and November 9, 1954 (track 5) and at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA 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 6 & 7), John Williams (tracks 5 & 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
References
- ↑ Stan Getz Discography, accessed March 30, 2016
- ↑ Stan Getz Catalog, accessed June 22, 2016
- 1 2 Dryden, Ken. Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
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