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STAN GETZ / JIMMY RANEY
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This 26 track CD presents studio output from one of Stan Getz' finest bands, the quintet he co led with the guitarist Jimmy Raney featured here during the early 1950's. These recordings ably demonstrate why Getz had recently become one of the most influential musicians in jazz. Ballads like "Autumn Leaves" and "These Foolish Things" are amongst his finest early work, whilst up tempo swingers like "The Way You Look Tonight" reveal that Getz could still hit hard without breaking a sweat. Besides the guitar of Raney, Getz sideman on this CD include some of the most talented names in 1950's jazz including the pianists Horace Silver, Al Haig and Duke and the legendary drummer Roy Haynes. Features 2 alternate takes. |
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 Pardon My Bop
Interlude In Bebop
As I Live And Bop
Melody Express
Yette
Potter's Luck
The Song Is You
Wildwood
Stella By Starlight
Time On My Hands
Tis Autumn
The Way You Look Tonight
Lover Come Back To Me
Body And Soul
Stars Fell On Alabama
You Turned The Tables On Me
Lullaby Of Birdland
Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves (Alt. Take)
Fools Rush In
Fools Rush In (Alt Take)
These Foolish Things
Thanks For the Memory
Hymn Of The Orient
These Foolish Things
How Deep In The Ocean? |
Personnel: Jimmy Raney, Horace Silver, Al Haig, Duke Jordan, Roy Haynes |
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