Top Picks
Jazz Giants ’58, Verve. Gerry Mulligan, bari sax; Harry Edison, trumpet; Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Herb Ellis, guitar; Louis Bellson, drums; album featuring various artists
Stan Getz: Focus, Verve. With orchestral arrangements by Eddie Sauter — in no respect a typical syrupy string setting
Stan Getz Quartet
Award Winner, Verve. Lou Levy, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Stan Levey, drums
Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio, Verve. Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Herb Ellis, guitar
Stan Getz Gold, SteepleChase. Joanne Brackeen, piano; Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, bass; Billy Hart, drums
The Stan Getz Quartet in Paris, Verve. Gary Burton, vibes; Steve Swallow, bass; Roy Haynes, drums
The Steamer, Verve. Lou Levy, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Stan Levey, drums
Sweet Rain, Verve. Chick Corea, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Grady Tate, drums
Stan Getz Quintet/Quartet: Stan Getz Plays, Verve. Jimmy Raney, guitar; Duke Jordan, piano; Bill Crow, bass; Frank Isola, drums
Stan Getz Quintet
Captain Marvel, Columbia. Chick Corea, keyboards; Stanley Clarke, bass; Tony Williams, drums; Airto Moreira, percussion
Stan Getz at Storyville, Roulette. Jimmy Raney, guitar; Al Haig, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Tiny Kahn, drums
West Coast Jazz, Verve. Conte Candoli, trumpet; Lou Levy, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Shelly Manne, drums
Stan Getz Quintet/Sextet: Early Stan, OJC/Prestige. Jimmy Raney, guitar; Hall Overton, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Frank Isola, drums. Rating is strictly for the 4 quintet tracks and does not include the sextet with Terry Gibbs.
Stan Getz-Albert Dailey: Poetry, Elektra. Albert Dailey, piano
Stan Getz-J.J. Johnson: Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson at the Opera House, Verve. Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Herb Ellis, guitar; Connie Kay, drums
Stan Getz-Cal Tjader Sextet: Stan Getz with Cal Tjader, OJC/Fantasy. Vince Guaraldi, piano; Eddie Duran, guitar; Scott LaFaro, bass; Billy Higgins, drums
Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz: Diz and Getz, Verve. Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Herb Ellis, guitar; Max Roach, drums
Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz-Sonny Stitt: For Musicians Only, Verve. John Lewis, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Herb Ellis, guitar; Stan Levey, drums
Bob Brookmeyer Sextet: Bob Brookmeyer and Friends, Columbia. Gary Burton, vibes; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Elvin Jones, drums
Herb Ellis Quintet: Nothing But the Blues, Verve. Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Ray Brown, bass; Stan Levey, drums
Bill Evans Quartet: The Bill Evans Trio Featuring Stan Getz: But Beautiful, Milestone. Eddie Gomez, bass; Marty Morell, drums
Superior
Stan Getz Quartet
Anniversary, EmArcy. Kenny Barron, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Victor Lewis, drums
Dynasty, Verve. Eddie Louise, organ; Rene Thomas, guitar; Bernard Lobat, drums
The Master, Columbia. Albert Dailey, piano; Clint Houston, bass; Billy Hart, drums
Pure Getz, Concord. Jim McNeely, piano; George Mraz or Marc Johnson, bass; Victor Lewis, drums
Serenity, EmArcy. Kenny Barron, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Victor Lewis, drums
The Stockholm Concert, Gazell. Jim McNeely, piano; George Mraz or Marc Johnson, bass; Victor Lewis, drums
Voyage, Black-Hawk. Kenny Barron, piano; George Mraz, bass; Victor Lewis, drums
Stan Getz Quartets: Roost Quartets, Roulette. Horace Silver or Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums and others
Stan Getz-Bob Brookmeyer Quintet: Stan Getz and Bob Brookmeyer, Verve. Steve Kuhn, piano; John Neves, bass; Roy Haynes, drums
Stan Getz-Jimmy Rowles: Peacocks, Columbia. Buster Williams, bass; Elvin Jones, drums
Excellent
Stan Getz:
Move! Live 1952-1953, Natasha. Duke Jordan, piano; Bill Crow, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums
With European Friends, LRC. Martial Solal, piano; Pierre Michelot, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Jimmy Gourley, guitar
Stan Getz Quartets: Quartets, OJC/Prestige. With various rhythm section performers including Al Haig, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Roy Haynes, drums
Stan Getz Quintet: At the Shrine Auditorium, Verve. Bob Brookmeyer, trombone; John Williams, piano; Bill Anthony, bass; Art Mardigan, drums
Stan Getz-Bill Evans Quartet: Stan Getz and Bill Evans, Verve. Ron Carter or Richard Davis, bass; Elvin Jones, drums
Lionel Hampton-Stan Getz Quintet: Hamp and Getz, Verve. Lou Levy, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Shelly Manne, drums
Gerry Mulligan-Stan Getz Quintet: Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz, Verve. Lou Levy, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Stan Levey, drums. This wonderful collaboration is marred by Mulligan and Getz trading horns for a portion of the selections. Who wants to hear Mulligan play tenor like a bari and Getz play bari like a tenor?