Stan Getz Quartets

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Stan Getz Quartets
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Studio album by
Stan Getz
Released1955
RecordedJune 21, 1949, January 6, 1950 and April 14, 1950
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length40:54CD reissue with bonus tracks
Label Prestige
PRLP 7002
Producer Bob Weinstock
Stan Getz chronology
Prezervation
(1949-50)		Stan Getz Quartets
(1955)		 The Getz Age
(1950)

Stan Getz Quartets is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz recorded at sessions in 1949 and 1950 and first released as an LP on the Prestige label in 1955. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

AllMusic stated: "At the time, Getz's cool, Lester Young-inspired sound was becoming more distinct and harmonically varied, featuring the beautifully mellifluous tone he would soon turn into his trademark. Getz's airy approach is optimally heard on Quartets' many ballad standards". [4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

  1. "There's a Small Hotel" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:56
  2. "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Cole Porter) – 3:16
  3. "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 3:21
  4. "Too Marvelous for Words" (Richard A. Whiting, Johnny Mercer) – 2:56
  5. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 2:54
  6. "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 2:44
  7. "My Old Flame" [alternate take] (Coslow, Johnston) – 2:44 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Long Island Sound" (Stan Getz) – 2:58
  9. "Indian Summer" (Victor Herbert, Al Dubin) – 2:50
  10. "Mar–Cia" (Getz) – 2:43
  11. "Crazy Chords" (Getz) – 2:36
  12. "The Lady in Red" (Allie Wrubel, Mort Dixon) – 3:16
  13. "The Lady in Red" [alternate take] (Wrubel, Dixon) – 3:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
  14. "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" (Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll) – 3:02

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Stan Getz Discography, accessed March 30, 2016
  2. ↑ Stan Getz Catalog, accessed August 5, 2016
  3. ↑ Stan Getz '50s Discography accessed August 5, 2016
  4. 1 2 Cook, Stephen. Stan Getz Quartet – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 543. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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