Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds

Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds
Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds
Studio album by Stan Getz
Released	1957
Recorded	April 16, 1953, January 23 and November 9, 1954 and January 31 and August 19, 1955; Los Angeles, California and New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Verve; MGV 8200
Producer	Norman Granz
Stan Getz chronology

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]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars.^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Disc	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

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).

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

^ Stan Getz Discography, accessed March 30, 2016
^ Stan Getz Catalog, accessed June 22, 2016
^ ^a ^b Dryden, Ken. Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
^ Hall, Tony (April 26, 1958). "Braff-Larkins volume two is even better". Disc. No. 12. p. 19.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 547. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] Stan Getz Discography, accessed March 30, 2016

[2] Stan Getz Catalog, accessed June 22, 2016

[Allmusic-3] Dryden, Ken. Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2016.

[4] Hall, Tony (April 26, 1958). "Braff-Larkins volume two is even better". Disc. No. 12. p. 19.

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 547. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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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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Albums	The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley (1953) Max Roach + 4 (1956) Jazz in 3/4 Time (1956–57) The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957–58) Award-Winning Drummer (1958) Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (1958) MAX (1958) Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene (1958) Max Roach + 4 at Newport (1958) Max Roach with the Boston Percussion Ensemble (1958) Deeds, Not Words (1958) Moon Faced and Starry Eyed (with Abbey Lincoln, 1959) Quiet as It's Kept (1959) Rich Versus Roach (and Buddy Rich, 1959) The Many Sides of Max (1959) Long as You're Living (1960) Parisian Sketches (1960) We Insist! (1960) Percussion Bitter Sweet (1961) It's Time (1962) Money Jungle (and Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, 1962) Speak, Brother, Speak! (1962) The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan (and Hasaan Ibn Ali, 1964) Drums Unlimited (1965) Members, Don't Git Weary (1968) Lift Every Voice and Sing (1971) Re: Percussion (M'Boom, Strata-East, 1973) Birth and Rebirth (and Anthony Braxton, 1978) Historic Concerts (and Cecil Taylor, 1979) M'Boom (1979) One in Two – Two in One (and Anthony Braxton, 1979) Pictures in a Frame (1979) The Long March (and Archie Shepp, 1979) In the Light (1982) Live at Vielharmonie (1983) Collage (M'Boom, 1984) It's Christmas Again (1984) Scott Free (1984) Survivors (1984) Easy Winners (1985) Bright Moments (1986) Max + Dizzy: Paris 1989 (and Dizzy Gillespie, 1989) To the Max! (1990–91)
With Clifford Brown	Best Coast Jazz (1954) Brown and Roach Incorporated (1954) Clifford Brown All Stars (1954) Clifford Brown & Max Roach (1954–55) Daahoud (1954) Jam Session (and Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson, 1954) Clifford Brown with Strings (1955) Study in Brown (1955) Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street (1956)
Compilations	Alone Together: The Best of the Mercury Years (1954–60)
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