Stan Getz had all the talents of a saxophonist can dream of; exquisite tone, great technical command, an appealing sense of melody and an ability to remain lyrical even at the fastest tempos. Fans and fellow musicians called him "The Sound". The music on this 4CD set is a look on this amazing musician.
 

The Sound - Getz, Stan  

Disc 1

1. Opus De Bop 2:30
2. And The Angels Swing 2:42
3. Running Water 2:43
4. Don't Worry 'bout Me 2:36
5. As I Live And Bop 2:44
6. Interlude In Bebop 2:42
7. Diaper Pin 2:40
8. Battleground 3:21
9. Four And One Moore 3:45
10. Five Brothers 3:09
11. Battle Of The Saxes 3:51
12. Stan Gets Along 2:54
13. Stan's Mood 2:41
14. Slow 2:50
15. Fast 3:05
16. Indian Summer 2:47
17. Long Island Sound 2:55
18. Mar-Cia 2:39
19. Crazy Chords 2:34
20. There's A Small Hotel 2:53
21. Too Marvellous For Words 2:53
22. I've Got You Under My Skin 3:15
23. What's New? 3:18
24. You Stepped Out Of A Dream 2:51
25. My Old Flame 2:42

Disc 2

1. The Lady In Red 3:13
2. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams 3:02
3. On The Alamo 2:43
4. Gone With The Wind 2:53
5. Yesterdays 2:46
6. Sweetie Pie 2:28
7. You Go To My Head 2:59
8. Hershey Bar 2:34
9. Tootsie Roll 2:07
10. Strike Up The Band 2:28
11. Imagination 2:21
12. For Stompers Only 2:48
13. Out Of Nowhere 2:26
14. 'S Wonderful 2:52
15. Penny 2:48
16. Split Kick 2:52
17. It Might As Well Be Spring 2:52
18. The Best Thing For You 2:41
19. S'cool Boy 2:40
20. Ack Varmeland Du Skona 2:45
21. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You 2:30
22. I Only Have Eyes For You 3:19
23. Prelude To A Kiss 2:50
24. Night And Day 3:02
25. Don't Be Afraid 3:04
26. Flamingo 3:20

Disc 3

1. Melody Express 2:44
2. Yvette 2:55
3. Potter's Luck 2:38
4. The Song Is You 2:46
5. Wildwood 3:03
6. Thou Swell 4:23
7. The Song Is You 7:08
8. Mosquito Knees 5:21
9. Pennies From Heaven 5:06
10. Move 6:02
11. Parker 51 6:06
12. Hershey Bar 3:30
13. Rubberneck 4:24
14. Signal 5:51
15. Everything Happens To Me 3:20
16. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid 7:24
17. Yesterdays 2:58

Disc 4

1. Budo 5:10
2. Where Or When 2:24
3. Tabu 2:39
4. Moonlight In Vermont 3:12
5. Jaguar 2:31
6. I Can't Get Started 2:59
7. Potter's Luck 5:06
8. Parker 51 5:11
9. Long Island Sound 7:41
10. Lover Come Back To Me 6:01
11. Yesterdays 3:22
12. How High The Moon 2:52
13. Sometimes I'm Happy 2:17
14. Stars Fell On Alabama 3:03
15. Nice Work If You Can Get It 2:24
16. Tenderly 3:23
17. Lullaby Of Birdland 2:23
18. Autumn Leaves 3:04
19. Fools Rush In 2:24
20. These Foolish Things 2:59 DISCOGRAPHY

DISC ONE - LONG ISLAND SOUND

Stan Getz Quartet (The Be-bop Boys) : Stan Getz, ts; Hank Jones, p; Curley Russell, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, July 31, 1946

S 3321 OPUS DE BOP Savoy 903
S 3322 AND THE ANGELS SWING Savoy 909
S 3323 RUNNING WATER Savoy 954
S 3324 DONâ??T WORRY ABOUT ME Savoy 932

Stan Getz Quintet : Stan Getz, ts; Al Haig, p; Jimmy Raney, g; Clyde Lombardi, b; Charles Perry, d.
New York, October, 1948

C 122 AS I LIVE AND BOP Sittinâ?? in with 505
C 123-2 INTERLUDE IN BOP Sittinâ?? in with 505
C 124-2 DIAPER PIN Sittinâ?? in with 532

Stan Getz Five Brothers (Stan Getz Five Brothers Bop Tenor Sax Stars) : Stan Getz, ts, bs (-1); Al Cohn, Allen Eager, Brew Moore, Zoot Sims, ts; Walter Bishop, p; Gene Ramey, b; Charles Perry, d.
New York, April 8, 1949

JRC 16 BATTLEGROUND Prestige 724
JRC 17E FOUR AND ONE MOORE New Jazz 802
JRC 18C FIVE BROTHERS (-1) New Jazz 802
JRC 19B BATTLE OF THE SAXES New Jazz 1401

Stan Getz Boppers (New Sound Stars) : Earl Swope, tb; Stan Getz, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, ts; Duke Jordan, p; Jimmy Raney, g; Mert Oliver, b; Charles Perry, d.

New York, May 2, 1949

S36-126 STAN GETS ALONG Savoy MG 12105
S36-127 STANâ??S MOOD Savoy MG 12105
S36-128 SLOW Savoy MG 12105
S36-129 FAST Savoy MG 12105

Stan Getz Quartet : Stan Getz, ts; Al Haig, p; Gene Ramey, b; Stan Levey, d.
New York, June 21, 1949

JRC 24-E INDIAN SUMMER Prestige LP 7002
JRC 25-E LONG ISLAND SOUND Prestige LP 7002
JRC 26-D MAR-CIA Prestige LP 7002
JRC 27-C CRAZY CHORDS New Jazz 811

Stan Getz Quartet : Stan Getz, ts; Al Haig, p; Tommy Potter, b; Roy Haynes, d.
New York, January 6, 1950

B 1202-C THEREâ??S A SMALL HOTEL Prestige LP 7002
B 1203-A TOO MARVELLOUS FOR WORDS Prestige LP 7002
B 1204-BIâ??VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN
Prestige LP 708
B 1205 WHATâ??S NEW? Prestige LP 7002

Stan Getz Quartet : Stan Getz, ts; Tony Aless, p; Percy Heath, b; Don Lamond, d.
New York, April 14, 1950

JRC 75-C YOU STEPPED OUT OF A DREAM Prestige LP 7002
JRC 75-B MY OLD FLAME Prestige 712

DISC TWO - DEAR OLD STOCKHOLM

Stan Getz Quartet : Stan Getz, ts; Tony Aless, p; Percy Heath, b; Don Lamond, d.
New York, April 14, 1950

JRC 77-B THE LADY IN RED Prestige 712
JCR 78-B WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS Prestige LP 7002

Stan Getz Quartet : Stan Getz, ts; Al Haig, p; Tommy Potter, b; Roy Haynes, d.
New York, May 17, 1950

RO 1029 ON THE ALAMO Roost 522
RO 1030 GONE WITH THE WIND Roost LP 2207
RO 1031-A1 YESTERDAYS Roost LP 2207
RO 1032-A1 SWEETIE PIE Roost LP
RO 1034 YOU GO TO MY HEAD Roost LP 423
RO 1035 HERSHEY BAR Roost LP 402

Stan Getz Quartet : Stan Getz, ts; Horace Silver, p; Joe Calloway, b; Walter Bolden, d.
New York, December 10, 1950

RO 1040 TOOTSIE ROLL Roost LP 402
RO 1041 STRIKE UP THE BAND Roost LP 402
RO 1042 IMAGINATION Roost LP 402
RO 1043 FOR STOMPERS ONLY Roost LP 522
RO 1044 OUT OF NOWHERE Roost LP 423
RO 1045 'S WONDERFUL Roost LP 423

Same personnel as above
New York, March 1, 1951

RO 1059 PENNY Roost 556
RO 1060 SPLIT KICK Roost 526
RO 1061 IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING Roost 550
RO 1062 THE BEST THING FOR YOU Roost 526

Stan Getz and his Swedish All Stars : Stan Getz, ts; Bengt Hallberg, p; Gunnar Johnson, b; Jack Noren,
d (-1); Kenneth Fagerlund, d (-2).
Stockholm, March 23, 1951

MR 226-A Sâ??COOL BOY (-1) Metronome BLP 6
MR 227-A ACK VARMELAND DU SKONA (-1) Metronome BLP 6
MR 228-A Iâ??M GETTING SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU (-2) Metronome BLP 6
MR 229-A I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU (-2) Metronome BLP 6
MR 230-A PRELUDE TO A KISS (-2)Metronome BLP 6
MR 231-A NIGHT AND DAY (-1) Metronome BLP 6

Stan Getz and his Swedish All Stars : Stan Getz, ts; Lars Gullin, bs; Bengt Hallberg, p; Yngve Akerberg, b; Jack Noren, d.
Stockholm, March 24, 1951

MR 232-A DONâ??T BE AFRAID Metronome BLP 6
MR 233-A FLAMINGO Metronome BLP 6

DISC THREE - SWINGING AT STORYVILLE

Stan Getz Quintet : Stan Getz, ts; Horace Silver, p; Jimmy Raney, g; Leonard Gaskin, b; Roy Haynes, d.
New York, August 15, 1951

R 1075 MELODY EXPRESS Roost 570
R 1076 YVETTE Roost 538
R 1077 POTTERâ??S LUCK Roost 538
R 1078 THE SONG IS YOU Roost 550
R 1079 WILDWOOD Roost 556

Stan Getz Quintet : Stan Getz, ts; Al Haig, p; Jimmy Raney, g; Teddy Kotick, b; Tiny Kahn, d.
Storyville Club, Boston, October 28, 1951

THOU SWELL Roost LP 407
THE SONG IS YOU Roost LP 407
MOSQUITO KNEES Roost LP 407
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN Roost LP 411
MOVE Roost LP 420
PARKER 51 Roost LP 407
HERSHEY BAR Roost LP 420
RUBBERNECK Roost LP 420
SIGNAL Roost LP 420
EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME Roost LP 2255
JUMPINâ?? WITH SYMPHONY SID Roost LP 411
YESTERDAYS Roost LP 411
DISC FOUR - MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT

Stan Getz Quintet : Stan Getz, ts; Al Haig, p; Jimmy Raney, g; Teddy Kotick, b; Tiny Kahn, d.
Storyville Club, Boston, October 28, 1951
BUDO Roost LP 411

Johnny Smith Quintet : Stan Getz, ts; Sanford Gold, p; Johnny Smith, g; Eddie Safranski, b; Don Lamond, d.
New York, March 11, 1952

R 1106 WHERE OR WHEN Roost LP 410
R 1107 TABU Roost LP 410
R 1108 MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT Roost LP 2211
R 1109 JAGUAR Roost LP 410

Stan Getz Quintet : Stan Getz, ts; Horace Silver, p; Jimmy Raney, g; Charlie Mingus, b; Connie Kay, d.
Birdland, New York, April 15, 1952

I CANâ??T GET STARTED Alto AL 704
POTTERâ??S LUCK Alto AL 704
PARKER 51 Alto AL 704

Stan Getz Quintet : Stan Getz, ts; Duke Jordan, p; Jimmy Raney, g; Nelson Boyd, b; Phil Brown, d.
Birdland, New York, May 31, 1952

LONG ISLAND SOUND Alto AL 704

Stan Getz Quartet : Stan Getz, ts; Donn Trenner, p; Gene Englund, b; Jimmy Pratt, d.
Tiffany Club, Los Angeles, September 14, 1952

LOVER COME BACK TO ME Queen Disc 013
YESTERDAYS Queen Disc 013
HOW HIGH THE MOON Queen Disc 013

Johnny Smith Quintet : Stan Getz, ts; Sanford Gold, p; Johnny Smith, g; Bob Carter, b; Morey Feld, d.
New York, November 1952

R 1152 SOMETIMES Iâ??M HAPPY Roost LP 413
R 1153 STARS FELL ON ALABAMA Roost LP 413
R 1154 NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Roost LP 413
R 1155 TENDERLY Roost LP 410

Stan Getz Quintet : Stan Getz, ts; Duke Jordan, p; Jimmy Raney, g; Bill Crow, b; Frank Isola, d.
New York, December 5, 1952

RO 1146 LULLABY OF BIRDLAND Roost LP 417
RO 1146 AUTUMN LEAVES Roost LP 417
RO 1147 FOOLS RUSH IN Roost LP 423
RO 1149 THESE FOOLISH THINGS Roost LP 417