Stan Getz Plays

Stan Getz Plays is an album by jazz saxophonist Stan Getz, recorded in 1952 released on the Norgran label in 1955.^[2][3] The album features tracks that were previously released on two 10-inch LPs on Clef Records (MGC 137 and MGC 143).^[4]

Stan Getz Plays
Studio album by Stan Getz
Released	1955
Recorded	December 12 & 29, 1952 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:53 CD reissue with bonus tracks
Label	Norgran Records MGN 1042[1]
Producer	Norman Granz
Stan Getz chronology
Moonlight in Vermont (1952) Stan Getz Plays (1955) West Coast Live (1953)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz is in excellent form playing with one of his finest groups... Although the music does not quite reach the excitement level of the Getz-Raney Storyville session, this music (particularly the ballads) really shows off the tenor's appealing tone."^[5]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	4

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Track listing

1. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 2:41 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
2. "Time on My Hands" (Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon) – 2:55 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
3. "'Tis Autumn" (Henry Nemo) – 3:11 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
4. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) – 3:01 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
5. "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:54 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
6. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 3:14 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
7. "Stars Fell on Alabama" (Frank Perkins. Mitchell Parish) – 3:21 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
8. "You Turned the Tables on Me" (Louis Alter, Sidney D. Mitchell) – 2:55 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
9. "Thanks for the Memory" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 3:17 Originally released on Clef MGC 143
10. "Hymn of the Orient" (Gigi Gryce) – 2:53 Originally released on Clef MGC 143
11. "These Foolish Things" (Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey, Harry Link) – 3:20 Originally released on Clef MGC 143

Bonus tracks on CD reissue in 1988:

12. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) – 2:48 Originally released on Clef MGC 143
13. "Nobody Else But Me" (Kern, Hammerstein) – 3:28 Originally released on Verve MGV 8200
14. "Down by the Sycamore Tree" (Traditional) – 3:00 Originally released on Verve MGV 8200
15. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) – 2:51 Originally released on MGN 1034
16. "With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair" (Jack Lawrence, Clara Edwards) – 3:46 Originally released on MGN 1034

• Recorded in New York City on December 12, 1952 (tracks 1–8), December 29, 1952 (tracks 9–12) and in Los Angeles, CA on January 23, 1954 (tracks 13–16)

Personnel

• Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Raney – guitar (tracks 1–12)
• Duke Jordan (tracks 1–12), Jimmy Rowles (tracks 13–16) – piano
• Bill Crow (tracks 1–12), Bob Whitlock (tracks 13–16) – bass
• Frank Isola (tracks 1–12), Max Roach (tracks 13–16) – drums