“You’re not from the cool school, you, you’re the Steamer!” So said Oscar Peterson poking our featured artist in the chest after a Jazz at Philharmonia concert.
The artist in question is Avid’s latest inductee into the Essential Collection series, Stan Getz.
Getz was not an innovator like Charlie Parker or John Coltrane but he had one of the most recognisable saxophone sounds in jazz.
Enjoy this set as Getz leads off with his Quintet ably assisted by long term collaborator Bob Brookmeyer.
CD1
1. Love And The Weather
2. It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
3. Spring Is Here
4. The Varsity Drag
5. Willow Weep For Me
6. Crazy Rhythm
7. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
8. Tangerine
9. The Nearness Of You
10. Pot Luck
11. Give Me The Simple Life
12. Oh, Jane Snavely
13. Flamingo
CD2
1. Flamingo *
2. Lover Man *
3. Pernod *
4. Tasty Pudding *
5. I’ll Remember April *
6. Polka Dots And Moonbeams *
7. Open Country *
8. It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) *
9. We’ll Be Together Again *
10. Feather Merchant *
11. I’ll Remember April *
* Live at The Shrine
