The Steamer

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The Steamer
The Steamer.jpg
Studio album by
Stan Getz Quartet
Released1957
RecordedNovember 24, 1956
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre Jazz
Length53:40CD reissue with bonus tracks
Label Verve
MGV 8294
Producer Norman Granz
Stan Getz chronology
For Musicians Only
(1956)
The Steamer
(1957)
The Soft Swing
(1957)

The Steamer is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz, recorded in 1956 and first released on the Verve label. [1] [2]

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Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars stating "It doesn't happen too often, but there are times when the title of a jazz album and the material within interface perfectly. Hence The Steamer, where Stan Getz joined forces with a super West Coast-based rhythm section to produce some truly steaming music". [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

  1. "Blues for Mary Jane" (Stan Getz) - 7:53
  2. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 9:20
  3. "You're Blasé" (Ord Hamilton, Bruce Sievier) - 4:13
  4. "Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) - 6:19
  5. "Like Someone in Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 6:30
  6. "How About You?" (Burton Lane, Ralph Freed) - 7:24
  7. "How About You?" [Alternate Take] (Lane, Freed) - 6:59 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "There Will Never Be Another You" [Incomplete and Breakdown Takes] (Warren, Gordon) - 1:09 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "You're Blasé" " [False Start] (Hamilton, Sievier) - 0:46 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "Like Someone in Love" [Incomplete Take] (Van Huesen, Burke) - 0:37 Bonus track on CD reissue
  11. "How About You?" [False Starts and Breakdown Take] (Lane, Freed) - 2:30 Bonus track on CD reissue

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 Ginell, Richard S.. The Steamer – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 544. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.