Stan Getz - The Best Of The Verve Years (2-Disc Set)

This two-CD sampler is most highly recommended for listeners not familiar with Stan Getz's recordings of the 1950s and '60s. Starting with a version of "Stella by Starlight" that co-stars guitarist Jimmy Raney, this set matches Getz's cool tenor with such artists as trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Conte Candoli, trombonist J.J. Johnson, baritonist Gerry Mulligan, pianists Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans and Chick Corea, valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer and vibraphonist Gary Burton. Also included are his two main bossa nova hits "Desafinado" and "The Girl from Ipanema" along with a couple of tracks from Getz's highly-rated Focus album. It's a fine overview of the great tenor's middle years. ~Scott Yanow

Album: The Best Of The Verve Years (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:43
Size: 159.6 MB
Styles: Post bop, West Coast jazz, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1991

[2:41] 1. Stella By Starlight
[6:36] 2. Hospitality Creek
[3:32] 3. Nobody Else But Me
[7:22] 4. Flamingo
[6:02] 5. Summertime
[8:51] 6. Shine
[7:50] 7. Blues For Mary Jane
[3:53] 8. It Never Entered My Mind
[8:22] 9. My Funny Valentine
[4:54] 10. Tour's End
[3:54] 11. You're Blasé
[5:42] 12. A Ballad

The Best Of The Verve Years (Disc 1)

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Album: The Best Of The Verve Years (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:01
Size: 164.9 MB
Styles: Post bop, West Coast jazz, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1991
Art: Front

[4:40] 1. Early Autumn
[8:31] 2. Evening In Paris
[6:10] 3. Her
[8:08] 4. I'm Late, I'm Late
[5:49] 5. Desafinado
[5:46] 6. Manha De Carnaval (Morning Of The Carnival)
[3:19] 7. Insensatez (How Insensitive)
[5:21] 8. The Girl From Ipanema
[5:04] 9. Melinda
[3:58] 10. Here's That Rainy Day
[8:03] 11. Con Alma
[7:07] 12. Sweet Rain

The Best Of The Verve Years (Disc 2)

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