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Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds
1957 studio album by Stan Getz From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz recorded at five sessions between 1953 and 1955 which was released on the Verve label in 1957.[1][2]
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars.[3]
Track listing
- "Of Thee I Sing" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:07
- "A Handful of Stars" (Jack Lawrence) - 3:17
- "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:22
- "Serenade in Blue" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 3:51
- "Flamingo" (Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) - 7:30
- "Blue Bells" (Phil Sunkel) - 7:09
- "Roundup Time" (Sunkel) - 7:05
- "Nobody Else But Me" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 3:33
- "Down by the Sycamore Tree" (Traditional) - 3:02
- "Rustic Hop" (Bob Brookmeyer) - 3:45
- Recorded in New York City on April 16, 1953 (track 10) and January 31, 1955 (tracks 6 & 7), and in Los Angeles, California on January 23, 1954 (tracks 8 & 9) and November 9, 1954 (track 5) and at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, California on August 19, 1955 (tracks 1–4).
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Personnel
- Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
- Tony Fruscella - trumpet (tracks 6 & 7)
- Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone (tracks 5 & 10)
- Lou Levy (tracks 1–4), Jimmy Rowles (tracks 8, 9), John Williams (tracks 5, 6, 7 & 10) - piano
- Bill Anthony (tracks 5–7), Bill Crow (track 10), Leroy Vinnegar (tracks 1–4), Bob Whitlock (tracks 8 & 9) - bass
- Frank Isola (tracks 5–7), Al Levitt (track 10), Shelly Manne (tracks 1–4), Max Roach (tracks 8 & 9) - drums
References
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