Stan Getz Plays

Stan Getz Plays is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz, recorded in 1952 and first released on the Norgran label in 1955.[2][3] The album features tracks that were previously released on two 10-inch LPs on Clef Records (MGC 137 and MGC 143).[4]

Stan Getz Plays
Studio album by
Stan Getz
Released1955
RecordedDecember 12 & 29, 1952
New York City
GenreJazz
Length49:53 CD reissue with bonus tracks
LabelNorgran Records
MGN 1042[1]
ProducerNorman Granz
Stan Getz chronology
Moonlight in Vermont
(1952)		 Stan Getz Plays
(1955)		 West Coast Live
(1953)

Reception

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz is in excellent form playing with one of his finest groups... Although the music does not quite reach the excitement level of the Getz-Raney Storyville session, this music (particularly the ballads) really shows off the tenor's appealing tone."[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

Track listing
  1. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 2:41 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
  2. "Time on My Hands" (Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon) - 2:55
  3. "'Tis Autumn" (Henry Nemo) - 3:11 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
  4. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) - 3:01 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
  5. "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:54 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
  6. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 3:14 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
  7. "Stars Fell on Alabama" (Frank Perkins. Mitchell Parish) - 3:21 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
  8. "You Turned the Tables on Me" (Louis Alter, Sidney D. Mitchell) - 2:55 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
  9. "Thanks for the Memory" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 3:17 Originally released on Clef MGC 143
  10. "Hymn of the Orient" (Gigi Gryce) - 2:53 Originally released on Clef MGC 143
  11. "These Foolish Things" (Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey, Harry Link) - 3:20 Originally released on Clef MGC 143
  12. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 2:48 Originally released on Clef MGC 143 - Bonus track on CD reissue
  13. "Nobody Else But Me" (Kern, Hammerstein) - 3:28 Originally released on Verve MGV 8200 - Bonus track on CD reissue
  14. "Down by the Sycamore Tree" (Traditional) - 3:00 Originally released on Verve MGV 8200 - Bonus track on CD reissue
  15. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) - 2:51 Originally released on MGN 1034 - Bonus track on CD reissue
  16. "With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair" (Jack Lawrence, Clara Edwards) - 3:46 Originally released on MGN 1034 - Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded in New York City on December 12, 1952 (tracks 1-8), December 29, 1952 (tracks 9-12) and in Los Angeles, CA on January 23, 1954 (tracks 13-16)

Personnel

References
  1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. Stan Getz Discography, accessed March 30, 2016
  3. Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series, accessed March 30, 2016
  4. Clef Records Catalog: The Jazz Scene, JATP, 100, 500 series accessed March 30, 2016
  5. Yanow, Scott. Stan Getz Plays – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
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