Stan Getz - Work From Home with Stan Getz '2020

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Doralice (Stereo Version) - por Stan Getz & João Gilberto & Antonio
Carlos Jobim
02. Insensatez - por Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa
03. Serenade In Blue - por Stan Getz
04. But Beautiful - por Stan Getz & Bill Evans
05. Early Autumn - por Stan Getz
06. Desafinado - por Stan Getz
07. Louise - por Lionel Hampton & Stan Getz
08. Só Danço Samba - por Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa
09. Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) (Single Version) - por Stan Getz &
João Gilberto & Astrud Gilberto & Antonio Carlos Jobim
10. O Grande Amor (Album Version) - por Stan Getz
11. Pennies From Heaven - por Stan Getz & The Oscar Peterson Trio
12. Ballad - por Stan Getz & Gerry Mulligan
13. Winter Moon - por Stan Getz
14. Samba Da Minha Terra (Live At Carnegie Hall/1964) - por Stan Getz & João
Gilberto
15. O Pato - por Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
16. Im Glad There Is You - por Stan Getz & The Oscar Peterson Trio
17. I Was Doing All Right - por Stan Getz & The Oscar Peterson Trio
18. Where Flamingos Fly - por Stan Getz
19. Carpetbaggers Theme - por Stan Getz & Bill Evans
20. Body And Soul - por Stan Getz
21. When The Sun Comes Out (Live At The Village Gate, 1961) - por The Stan Getz
Quartet
22. Lover Man - por Stan Getz
23. Once Upon A Time - por Stan Getz & Eddie Sauter
24. Heres That Rainy Day - por Stan Getz
25. It Dont Mean A Thing (2011 version) - por Stan Getz
26. Madrugada - por Stan Getz
27. Stars Fell On Alabama - por Stan Getz
28. Over The Rainbow - por Stan Getz
29. You Turned The Tables On Me - por Stan Getz
30. It Never Entered My Mind (Live At The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1957 /
Mono Version) - por Stan Getz & J.J. Johnson
31. Love Is Here To Stay (Alternate Take) - por Stan Getz
32. Youre Blase - por Ella Fitzgerald
33. Blues For Mary Jane - por Stan Getz Quartet
34. How Deep Is The Ocean - por Stan Getz
35. I Didnt Know What Time It Was - por Stan Getz
36. Manha De Carnaval - por Stan Getz
37. Symptones - por The Clarke-Boland Big Band & Stan Getz
38. Goodbye - por Stan Getz
39. O Grande Amor - por Stan Getz & João Gilberto Quintet & Antonio Carlos
Jobim


One of the all-time great tenor saxophonists, Stan Getz was known as The Sound.
He possessed one of the most beautiful tones in all of jazz, and was among the
greatest of melodic improvisers. His main early influence was Lester Young, but
he grew to influence generations of players himself and never stopped evolving
as a musician. Getz was an extraordinary improviser who created a distinctive
sound and vocabulary. Getzs solos managed to meld lush romanticism with jazzs
sense of physical toughness. He preferred ballads and medium-tempo tunes, though
he was equally gifted at performing uptempo numbers. His emotional solos
communicated directly and simply, revealing a canny yet innate logic. Getz
recorded over 150 albums during his lifetime, and several are considered jazz
classics: Stan Getz Plays in 1955, Focus from 1961 with arranger and composer
Eddie Sauter, and Jazz Samba from 1962 with guitarist Charlie Byrd, which
brought Brazils bossa nova to American shores. In 1964, the groundbreaking
Getz/Gilberto album won several Grammy awards while the single The Girl from
Ipanema crossed over to pop radio and became a worldwide hit. During the late
60s and the 70s, his playing became more athletic: Sweet Rain in 1967, Change of
Scenes with the Clarke-Boland Big Band in 1971, and Captain Marvel in 1974
offered excellent examples of his bona fides in progressive jazz and fusion.
Getzs final album, People Time, was a live double-length duo set with pianist
Kenny Barron. Issued shortly after his death from liver cancer in 1992, it is a
distillation of all of his gifts.
Getz was born in Philadelphia in 1927, but moved to the Bronx as a youngster
during the Depression as his family sought jobs. From the time he was six, he
began playing along with the radio on a harmonica. Anywhere he went, if there
were musical instruments around Getz would gravitate to them. His father bought
him a saxophone and clarinet when he was 13. In 1941, he was accepted into the
All City High School Orchestra of New York City. At age 16 in 1943, he dropped
out of school and became the ward of trombonist and bandleader Jack Teagarden
while playing in his band. This was followed by stints with Stan Kenton
(1944-1945), Jimmy Dorsey (1945), and Benny Goodman (1945-1946); he soloed on a
few records with Goodman. Getz, who had his recording debut as a leader in July
1946 with four titles, became famous during his period with Woody Hermans Second
Herd (1947-1949), soloing (along with Zoot Sims, Herbie Steward, and Serge
Chaloff) on the original version of Four Brothers, and having his sound
well-featured on the ballad Early Autumn. After leaving Herman, Getz was (with
the exception of some tours with Jazz at the Philharmonic) a leader for the rest
of his life.
During the early 50s, he broke away from the Lester Young style to form his own
musical identity, and he was soon among the most popular of all jazzmen. He
discovered Horace Silver in 1950 and used him in his quartet for several months.
After touring Sweden in 1951, he formed an exciting quintet that co-featured
guitarist Jimmy Raney; their interplay on uptempo tunes and tonal blend on
ballads were quite memorable. Getzs playing helped Johnny Smith have a hit in
Moonlight in Vermont; during 1953-1954, Bob Brookmeyer made his group a quintet
and, despite some drug problems during the decade, Getz was a constant poll
winner. After spending 1958-1960 in Europe, the tenor man returned to the U.S.
and recorded his personal favorite, Focus, with arranger Eddie Sauters
Orchestra. Then, in February 1962, Getz helped usher in the bossa nova era by
recording Jazz Samba with Charlie Byrd; their rendition of Desafinado was a big
hit. During the next year, Getz made bossa nova-flavored albums with Gary
McFarlands big band, Luiz Bonfá, and Laurindo Almeida, but it was
Getz/Gilberto (a collaboration with Antonio Carlos Jobim and João Gilberto)
that was his biggest seller, thanks in large part to The Girl from Ipanema
(featuring the vocals of Astrud and João Gilberto).
Getz could have spent the next decade sticking to bossa nova, but instead he
de-emphasized the music and chose to play more challenging jazz. His regular
group during this era was a piano-less quartet with vibraphonist Gary Burton, he
recorded with Bill Evans (1964), played throughout the 1965 Eddie Sauter
soundtrack for Mickey One, and made the classic album Sweet Rain (1967) with
Chick Corea. Although not all of Getzs recordings from the 1966-1980 period are
essential, he proved that he was not afraid to take chances. Dynasty with
organist Eddie Louiss (1971), Captain Marvel with Chick Corea (1972), and The
Peacocks with Jimmy Rowles (1975) are high points. After utilizing pianist
Joanne Brackeen in his 1977 quartet, Getz explored some aspects of fusion with
his next unit, which featured keyboardist Andy Laverne. Getz even used an
Echoplex on a couple of songs but, despite some misfires, most of his dates with
this unit are worthwhile. However, purists were relieved when he signed with
Concord in 1981 and started using a purely acoustic backup trio on most dates.
In 1987, Getz had a large tumor removed from behind his heart. Subsequent tests
revealed that he had liver cancer and cirrhosis, most likely due to years of
substance abuse. Undeterred, Getz embarked on a strict, herbal-based diet hoping
to treat the lymphoma. By fall 1988, MRI scans revealed that the tumor had
dramatically shrunk in size. Buoyed by the good news, Getz remained active,
touring with pianist Kenny Barron and recording the albums Apasionado (1990)
with Herb Alpert and You Gotta Pay the Band (1990) with vocalist Abbey Lincoln.
Sadly, Getzs cancer never fully abated and he died on June 6, 1991 at age 64.
His final recording, 1991s People Time, is a brilliant duet set with Barron.
While most of his catalog was remastered and reissued in subsequent years, 2019
saw the release of Getz at the Gate from Verve, a previously unissued recording
from November 26, 1961 where he was backed by his short-lived Boston Band with
pianist Steve Kuhn, drummer Roy Haynes, and bassist John Neves.

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