Stan Getz in Stockholm

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Stan Getz in Stockholm
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Studio album by
Stan Getz
Released1956
RecordedDecember 16, 1955
Stockholm, Sweden
Genre Jazz
Length43:45
Label Verve
MGV 8213
Producer Norman Granz
Stan Getz chronology
Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds
(1953-55)		Stan Getz in Stockholm
(1956)		 For Musicians Only
(1956)

Stan Getz in Stockholm is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz, recorded in Sweden in 1955 and first released on the Verve label. [1] [2]

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Reception

The AllMusic review awarded the album 3½ stars, stating: "Getz's lyricism is at a peak here. He can solo right inside the melody with his phrasing, yet accent the actual songs these tunes were taken from. This is top-notch Getz all the way through." [3]

Professional ratings
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Track listing

  1. "Indiana" (Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley) - 4:54
  2. "Without a Song" (Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu) - 4:42
  3. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby) - 5:53
  4. "I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Clarence Gaskill) - 5:22
  5. "Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) - 7:11
  6. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen. Yip Harburg) - 5:26
  7. "Get Happy" (Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 5:15
  8. "Jeepers Creepers" (Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer) - 5:02

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Stan Getz Discography, accessed December 18, 2015
  2. ↑ Verve Records Catalog: 8200 series, accessed December 18, 2015
  3. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. In Stockholm – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 82. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.


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