STAN GETZ – 1954 | The Classics Chronological Series – 1435 (2007) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Stan Getz was one of Lester Young's very best students. From Pres he learned the fine arts of inspired improvisation and smooth, intimate tonality. Every chapter in the Classics Stan Getz chronology is guaranteed to please. The eighth installment contains about an hour's worth of excellent jazz that was preserved for posterity by producer Norman Granz. Tracks one through four were recorded in Los Angeles on January 23, 1954, with Getz supported by pianist Jimmy Rowles, bassist Bob Whitlock, and drummer Max Roach. On November 8, 1954, Granz presented Getz in concert within the Shrine Auditorium at 649 W. Jefferson Boulevard in Los Angeles. Released on a long-playing album entitled Stan Getz at the Shrine, the superb live jazz heard on this disc also featured valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, who was one of Getz's close collaborators. These recordings, some of them marvelous stretched-out jams lasting more than eight minutes, are still cherished for the profound empathy that existed between the two men. The rhythm section was composed of pianist Johnny Williams, bassist Bill Anthony, and drummer Art Mardigan. The MC was none other than Duke Ellington! arwulf arwulf     Tracklist :

ZOOT SIMS - The Rare Dawn Sessions (1956-1994) MONO | WV (image+.cue), lossless

This CD is a bit of a disappointment, not for the music but for the packaging. During 1979-1980, Biograph came out with two Zoot Sims LPs (One to Blow On and The Big Stampede) that contained 16 selections in all. But this CD just has ten of the songs, seven of the eight tunes from the first album (why did they leave out "September in the Rain"?) and three of the eight numbers from the second date. The incomplete nature of this reissue series is a pity for the music is excellent. Sims's tenor fits in very well with the valve trombone of Bob Brookmeyer during the earlier quintet date and also blends nicely with the cool-toned trumpet of Jerry Lloyd on the final three numbers. The music is swinging with Sims already starting to show an original musical personality built out of the sound of Lester Young. But the CD is only recommended to those listeners unable to find the two earlier LPs. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Down at the Loft 4:30
John Williams    
2     I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You 6:39
Bing Crosby / Ned Washington / Victor Young
3     Not So Deep 7:06
Zoot Sims    
4     Them There Eyes 6:02
Maceo Pinkard / Doris Tauber / William Tracey
5     Our Pad 4:46
Bob Brookmeyer / Buddy Johnson    
6     Dark Clouds 4:33
Zoot Sims    
7     One to Blow On 5:32
Zoot Sims    
8     You're My Girl 3:19
Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne    
9     The Purple Cow 4:35
John Williams    
10     Bye Ya 3:45
Thelonious Monk
Credits :
Bass – Bill Anthony, Milt HInton (pistas: 1 to 7)
Drums – Gus Johnson (pistas: 8 to 10), Russ Johnson (pistas: 1 to 7)
Piano – John T. Williams
Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims
Trombone – Bob Brookmeyer (pistas: 1 to 7)
Trumpet – Jerry Lloyd (pistas: 8 to 10)

ZOOT SIMS - Zoot Sims Goes to Jazzville (1956-1998) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1     You're My Girl 3:18
Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne    
2     The Purple Cow 4:34
John Williams    
3     Ill Wind 5:07
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler    
4     The Big Stampede 4:36
Jerry Lloyd    
5     Too Close for Comfort 3:30
Jerry Bock    
6     Jerry's Jaunt 4:07
Al Cohn    
7     How Now Blues 6:20
Zoot Sims    
8     Bye-Ya 3:46
Thelonious Monk    
- BONUS TRACKS -
9     I Cover the Waterfront 3:10
Johnny Green / Edward Heyman    
10     Blues for the Month of May 4:15
Jerry Lloyd    
11     I Should Care 4:06
Sammy Cahn / Axel Stordahl / Paul Weston    
12     Mixed Emotions 2:30
Stuart F. Louchheim    
13     How Do I Love You? 4:57
John Williams    
14     Knotty Pine 3:47
Jerry Lloyd
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Zoot Sims (pistas: 1, 4, 5, 12)
Bass – Bill Anthony (pistas: 1 to 5, 8, 9, 11), Knobby Totah (pistas: 6, 7, 10, 12 to 14)
Drums – Gus Johnson
Piano – John T. Williams
Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims (pistas: 2, 3, 6 to 11, 13, 14)
Trumpet – Jerry Lloyd

STAN GETZ - At the Shine (1954-2004) Universal Jazz The Best | MONO | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tenor Stan Getz and valve-trombonist Bob Brookmeyer made a mutually beneficial team. Although they had not played together all that much in 1954 (Brookmeyer had left Getz's band earlier in the year to join the Gerry Mulligan Quartet), the strong musical communication between the two horns during this set is obvious. Eight of the ten selections are from a live concert (with pianist John Williams, bassist Bill Anthony, and drummer Art Mardigan) while the final two numbers (on what was originally a pair of LPs) were cut in the studio the following day with the same personnel except that Frank Isola was on drums. Highlights of this cool-toned bop music (which, in addition to the solos, has many exciting ensembles) include "Lover Man," "Pernod," "Tasty Pudding," and "It Don't Mean a Thi
ng." Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Framingo 8:46
Edmund Anderson / Ted Grouya
2     Lover Man 5:26
Jimmy Davis / Roger "Ram" Ramirez / Jimmy Sherman
3     Pernod 6:43
Johnny Mandel
4     Tasty Pudding 8:15
Al Cohn
5     I'll Remember April 8:28
Gene DePaul / Patricia Johnston / Don Raye
6     Polka Dots and Moonbeams 4:00
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
7     Open Country 5:54
Bob Brookmeyer
8     It Don't Mean a Thing 6:19
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
9     We'll Be Together Again 8:46
Carl Fischer / Frankie Laine
10     Feather Merchant 8:17
Count Basie / James Mundy / Jimmy Mundy
Credits :
Bass – Bill Anthony
Drums – Art Mardigan (faixas: 1 to 8), Frank Isola (faixas: 9, 10)
Piano – John T. Williams
Tenor Saxophone – Stan Getz
Valve Trombone – Bob Brookmeyer