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

It was not long after tenor saxophonist Stan Getz (1927-1991) rose to fame during his late 1940’s stint with the Woody Herman band that he came to be known as “The Sound.” Few sobriquets have been so apt, for in his nearly half-century career, Getz retained an instrumental tone that, in blending an ethereal sonority with muscular heft, became both a jazz trademark and the inspiration for generations of horn players. Combined with his effervescent swing and a gift for lyrical melody making, Getz became one of the most popular and influential jazz musicians the music has known. A renowned player throughout the bebop era of the 1940s and 50’s, Getz achieved his greatest popularity in the early 1960s when his Jazz Samba and Getz-Gilberto albums, and the subsequent hit single, “The Girl From Ipanema,” ushered in and defined the bossa nova craze. Getz, displaying the craving for new musical interest that characterized his entire career, then began working with adventurous younger players including Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Dave Holland and Fred Hersch. Never resting on his laurels, Getz, while maintaining his stature as the foremost mainstream saxophone stylist, continued to explore diverse musical paths. “The Sound” still rings clearly two decades since his passing. Albums included: Captain Marvel (1972) w/ Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Tony Williams Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto: The Best Of Two Worlds (1975) The Master (1975) Stan Getz/ Jimmy Rowles: The Peacocks (1975) Another World Children Of The World Forest Eyes (music composed, arranged & conducted by Jurre Haanstra) CBS (Holland) Bonus Disc (U.S. Only): includes selections from Woody Herman Carnegie Carnegie Hall 40th Anniversary Concert, Montreux Summit, and Havana Jam.

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Disc 1:
Stan Getz – tenor sax
Chick Corea – electric piano
Stanley Clarke – bass
Airto Moreira – percussion
Tony Williams – drums
Recorded: March 3, 1972 NYC

Disc 2:
Stan Getz - tenor sax
Heloisa (Miucha) Buarque De Hollanda - vocals
Joao Gilberto - vocals, guitar
Oscar Castro Neves - guitar
Albert Dailey - piano
Clint Houston, Steve Swallow - bass
Billy Hart, Grady Tate - drums
Airto Moreira, Joao Gilberto, Ray Armando, Ruben Bassini, Sonny Carr - percussion
Recorded: September 13, 1977

Disc 3:
Stan Getz - tenor sax
Albert Dailey - piano
Clint Houston - bass
Billy Hart - drums
Recorded: October 1, 1975 NYC

Disc 4:
Stan Getz - tenor sax
Jimmy Rowles - piano, vocals
Buster Williams - bass
Elvin Jones - drums
Beverly Getz, Jon Hendricks, Judy Hendricks, Michelle Hendricks - vocals on track 6 only
Recorded: October, 1975 NYC

Disc 5:
Stan Getz - tenor sax
Andy Laverne - piano, electric piano, mini-Moog, electric harpsichord
Mike Richmond - bass, electric bass
Billy Hart - drums
Efrain Toro - precussion
Recorded: September 13, 1977 Montreux, Switzerland

Disc 6:
Stan Getz - tenor sax, echoplex
Andy Laverne - piano, electric piano
Mike Melvoin - electric piano
Mike Lang, Clark Spangler, Sonny Burke - synth
Dennis Budimir, Tim May, Paul Jackson - guitar
Abe Laboriel - electric bass
Victor Jones - drums
Paulhino DaCosta, Larry Bunker, Joe Porcaro, Steve Forman, Bob Zemmitt - percussion
Lalo Schifrin - arranger, piano
Recorded: December 20 & 21, 1978 Los Angeles, CA & March, 1979 NYC

Disc 7:
Stan Getz - tenor sax
with
An Orchestra conducted and arranged by Jurro Haanstra
Recorded: November, 1979 Weeesp, Holland

Disc 8:
Track 1-6:
Stan Getz - tenor sax
with
The Woody Herman Band
Recorded: November 20, 1976 Live at Carnegie Hall, NYC

Track 7:
Stan Getz - tenor sax
Bob James - piano
Gordon Johnson - bass
Peter Erskine - drums
Recorded: July 24, 1977 Live at The Montreux Jazz Festival

Tracks 8-9:
Stan Getz - tenor sax
with
The CBS Jazz All-Stars
Recorded: March 3, 1979 Live at The Karl Marx Theatre, Havana, Cuba

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