Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz

Studio album by

Gerry Mulligan and Stan Getz

Released

1957

Recorded

October 12, 1957
Los Angeles, California

Genre

Jazz

Length

54:18

Label

Verve MGV 8249

Producer

Norman Granz

Stan Getz chronology

Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio
(1957)

Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz
(1957)

Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House
(1957)

Gerry Mulligan chronology

Blues in Time
(1957)

Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz
(1957)

Jazz Concerto Grosso
(1957)

Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi Cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Disc	^[2]
DownBeat	^[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz (also released as Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi) is an album by American jazz saxophonists Gerry Mulligan and Stan Getz featuring performances recorded in 1957 released on the Verve label.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Track listing

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"Let's Fall in Love" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 6:25
"Anything Goes" (Cole Porter) – 3:35
"Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) – 6:54
"That Old Feeling" (Sammy Fain, Lew Brown) – 5:55
"This Can't Be Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 8:44
"A Ballad" (Gerry Mulligan) – 5:41
"Scrapple from the Apple" (Charlie Parker) – 8:05 Bonus track on CD reissue
"I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Rogers, Hart) – 8:59 Bonus track on CD reissue

Tracks 7 and 8 originally appeared on an LP with Oscar Peterson trio tracks comprising Side B (MGV-8348)

Personnel

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Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone (tracks 4-8), tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3)
Stan Getz - tenor saxophone (tracks 4-8), baritone saxophone (tracks 1-3)
Lou Levy - piano
Ray Brown - bass
Stan Levey - drums

References

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^ Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
^ Hall, Tony (November 15, 1958). "Reviews". Disc. No. 41. pp. 6–7.
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 544. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Tynan, John (May 29, 1958). "Review of Getz Meets Mulligan" (PDF). DownBeat. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
^ Verve Records Catalog: 8200 series accessed February 23, 2016
^ Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 23, 2016
^ Gerry Mulligan Discography Archived April 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine accessed February 23, 2016

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Discography
Studio albums	Moonlight in Vermont (1952) Diz and Getz (1953) Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet (1953) Stan Getz Plays (1955) Hamp and Getz with Lionel Hampton (1955) West Coast Jazz (1955) Stan Getz in Stockholm (1955) For Musicians Only (1956) The Steamer (1956) The Soft Swing (1957) Jazz Giants '58 (1957) Award Winner: Stan Getz (1957) Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio with Oscar Peterson (1957) Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz with Gerry Mulligan (1957) Like Someone in Love (1957) Stan Meets Chet with Chet Baker (1958) Cal Tjader-Stan Getz Sextet (1958) Imported from Europe (1958) Stan Getz at Large (1960) Cool Velvet (1960) Recorded Fall 1961 (1961) Focus (1962) Jazz Samba (1962) Big Band Bossa Nova (1962) Jazz Samba Encore! (1963) Getz/Gilberto (1963) Reflections (1963) Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (1963) Nobody Else but Me (1964) Stan Getz & Bill Evans (1964) Bob Brookmeyer and Friends (1964) Voices (1966) Sweet Rain (1967) What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David (1968) Didn't We (1969) Marrakesh Express (1969) Change of Scenes with the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band (1971) Communications '72 (1972) Captain Marvel (1972) The Best of Two Worlds Featuring João Gilberto (1975) The Master (1975) The Peacocks (1975) Another World (1977) Children of the World (1978) Forest Eyes (1979) Billy Highstreet Samba (1981) Blue Skies (1982) Pure Getz (1982) Poetry with Albert Dailey (1983) Line for Lyons with Chet Baker (1983) Voyage (1986) Bossas & Ballads – The Lost Sessions (1989)
Live albums	West Coast Live (1953) Stan Getz at The Shrine (1954) Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House with J. J. Johnson (1957) At the Opera House (1957) Getz Au Go Go (1964) Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2 (1964) The Stan Getz Quartet in Paris (1966) The Song Is You (1969) Dynasty (1971) But Beautiful (1974) Getz/Gilberto '76 (1976) Live at Montmartre (aka, Stan's Party, 1977) The Dolphin (1981) Spring Is Here (1981) Stan Getz Quartet Live in Paris (1982) Anniversary! (1987) Serenity (1987)
Compilation albums	Stan Getz Quartets (1955) The Brothers (1956) Conception (1956) Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds (1957) Prezervation with Al Haig (1968) The Complete Roost Recordings (1997) People Time: The Complete Recordings (2010)
Soundtracks	Stan Getz Plays Music from the Soundtrack of Mickey One (1965) Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)

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Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release. Some of the titles have been shortened.
Albums as leader or co-leader	Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1953) Paris Concert (with Bob Brookmeyer, 1954) California Concerts (1954) Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet (1955) Mainstream of Jazz (1956) At Storyville (1956) The Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer at Newport (split album, 1957) Jazz Giants '58 (with Harry Edison, Stan Getz, 1958) Mulligan Meets Monk (with Thelonious Monk, 1957) Blues in Time (with Paul Desmond, 1957) Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz Jazz Concerto Grosso (with Bob Brookmeyer, 1957) The Gerry Mulligan Songbook (1957) Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan! (1957–58) What Is There to Say? (1958–59) Meets Johnny Hodges (1959) Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (1959) The Concert Jazz Band (1960) The Concert Jazz Band on Tour (1960) The Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard (1960) Holliday with Mulligan (with Judy Holliday, 1961) Presents a Concert in Jazz (1961) The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (with Bob Brookmeyer, 1962) Jeru (1962) Two of a Mind (with Paul Desmond, 1962) Spring Is Sprung (1962) Gerry Mulligan '63 (1962) Night Lights (1963) Butterfly with Hiccups (1963–64) If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em! (1965) Feelin' Good (1965) Something Borrowed - Something Blue (1966) Summit (with Astor Piazzolla, 1974) Walk on the Water (1980)
With Chet Baker	Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 1 (1952) Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 2 (1953) Gene Norman Presents the Original Gerry Mulligan Tentet and Quartet (1953) Reunion (1957) Carnegie Hall Concert (1974)
With Dave Brubeck	Live at the Berlin Philharmonie (1970) The Last Set at Newport (1971) We're All Together Again for the First Time (1972)
With others	Birth of the Cool (Miles Davis, 1949–50) 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe (Barry Manilow, 1984) Pelé (Sérgio Mendes & Pelé, 1977) Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972) The Classic Concert Live (with Mel Tormé & George Shearing, 1982)
Soundtracks	The Sound of Jazz (1957) I Want to Live! (1958) The Subterraneans (1960) The Hot Rock (Quincy Jones, 1971)

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