Stan Getz Recordings

Albums by year of recording

[edit]1940s

• Jack Teagarden - 'AFRS Spotlight Bands (1943)
• Stan Kenton (1944)
• Benny Goodman - Collector's Gems 1929-1945
• Benny Goodman - Rare Big Band Gems 1932-1947
• Various Artists - Loaded (1946) - w Vido Musso
• Various Artists - Opus De Bop (1946) - First four tracks are by the Stan Getz Quartet (these tracks also appear on 'Stan Getz - The Complete Savoy Recordings').
• Stan Getz - Jazz Big Bands V.S.O.P. Swing And Bop (1946)
• One Night Stand with Vido Musso (1947 - The age of 20)
• Woody Herman - Twelve Shades of Blue (1947 - The age of 20)
• Stan Getz - Big Bands, Louie Bellson, Mils Blue Rhythm Band (1947 - The age of 20)
• Stan Getz - Groovin' High (1948)
• Woody Herman - The Thundering Herds (1948)
• Al Haig Meets The Master Saxes, Vol. 2 (1948)
• Various Artists - A Look at Yesterday (1948)
• Various Artists - Yesterday (1948)
• Woody Herman - The Great Big Band (1948)
• Stan Getz - Early Stan (1949/1953) - compilation of 9 tracks recorded in 1949 under the leadership of Terry Gibbs and 4 tracks from 1953 under the leadership of Jimmy Raney. Getz is sideman at these sessions.
• Stan Getz/Zoot Sims/Al Cohn - The Brothers (1949)
• Various Artists - Brothers and Other Mothers (1949)
• Various Artists - Lestorian Mode (1949)
• Various Artists - Tenors Anyone? (1949)
• Various Artists - Conception (1949)
• Stan Getz/Al Haig - Prezervation (1949-50) - bop compilation of four session from 1949 and 1950. Getz does not play on the last session, tracks 9-12.
• Various Artists - Stars of Modern Jazz Concert at Carnegie Hall
• Stan Getz Quartets (1949-50) - compilation of three sessions recorded in 1949 and 1950.

[edit]1950s

1950

• Stan Getz, Vol. 2
• Metronome All Stars
• Miles Davis - Dick Hyman - Sonny Stitt
• Here Are Stan Getz and Miles Davis
• Stan Getz - Getz Age
• Stan Getz - Modern World

1951

• The Metronome All Stars - All Star Sessions
• Stan Getz - The Sound
• Stan Getz at Storyville
• Stan Getz at Storyville, Vol. 2
• Billie Holiday at Storyville
• Stan Getz - The Complete Roost Recordings - another compilation of his 50-52 work, a box set of quartets with a rhythm section featuring Al Haig, the Storyville albums, (live session at a club in Boston with Jimmy Raney in 1951), and more (including 3 tracks with the Count Basie orchestra at Birdland in 1954.

1952

• Johnny Smith/Stan Getz - Moonlight in Vermont - Getz's biggest hit in his career before bossa-nova
• That Top Tenor Technician Stan Getz
• Stan Getz - Move!
• Hooray for Stan Getz
• Stan Getz
• Stan Getz - Sweetie Pie
• Stan Getz - Duke Ellington 25th Anniversary Concert
• Stan Getz Quintet Live at Carnegie Hall
• Stan Getz Plays
• Stan Getz - The Way You Look Tonight c/w Stars Fell On Alabama)

1953

• Stan Getz Special, Vol. 2
• Stan Getz Quintet Live at The Hi-Hat 1953, Vol. 1
• Stan Getz Quintet Live at The Hi-Hat 1953, Vol. 2
• The Artistry of Stan Getz - collection of standards,
• V.A. - Special College Jazz Album (complimentary record)
• Stan Getz - The Lighthouse Sessions - at the Lighthouse Café at Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles, California.
• Chet Baker and Stan Getz - West Coast Live - the two West Coast rivals sparring
• Interpretations by The Stan Getz Quintet
• Interpretations by The Stan Getz Quintet, #3
• Norman Granz' Jam Session, #3
• Norman Granz' Jam Session, #4
• Interpretations by The Stan Getz Quintet, #2
• Stan Getz - The Nearness of You c/w Pot Luck
• Dizzy Gillespie/Stan Getz - Diz And Getz

1954

• V.A. - Tenor Saxes
• Stan Getz at The Shrine - live with Bob Brookmeyer
• Stan Getz Quintet (no details)
• Count Basie/Stan Getz/Sarah Vaughan - Echoes of an Era: Basie, Getz and Vaughan Live at Birdland

1955

• The Modern Jazz Society
• Lionel Hampton/Stan Getz - Hamp and Getz
• V.A. - The Verve Collectors' Item
• V.A. - West Coast Jazz - recorded in Los Angeles in August 1955 with trumpeter Conte Candoli, pianist Lou Levy, bassist Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Shelly Manne.
• The Benny Goodman Story
• Stan Getz in Stockholm
• Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds - collection of recordings from 53-55, includes some tracks from the "West Coast Jazz" sessions, and some similar pieces including trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, trumpeter Tony Fruscella, drummer Max Roach and others.

1956

• Stan Getz Special, Vol. 1
• For Musicians Only
• Stan Getz - The Steamer - more West Coast jamming, rhythm section is Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar, and Stan Levey. released on Verve Records.
• Buddy Bregman - Swinging Kicks
• Stan Getz/Shelly Manne - Stan and Shelly Live in 1956/57

1957

• Stan Getz Quartet Live at The Village Vanguard
• V.A. - Sittin' In
• Stan Getz - The Soft Swing
• Jazz Giants '58 - with Gerry Mulligan, Harry "Sweets" Edison and Oscar Peterson
• Award Winner: Stan Getz - more pre-bossa West Coast work with Leroy Vinnegar, Stan Levey and Lou Levy
• Stan Getz Quintet (not released)
• Stan Getz and The Oscar Peterson Trio - Playing the Great American Songbook in California with Peterson, Herb Ellis and Ray Brown.
• Stan Getz and Gerry Mulligan, Stan Getz and The Oscar Peterson Trio
• Herb Ellis - Nothing But the Blues
• Stan Getz/Gerry Mulligan - Getz Meets Mulligan In Hi-Fi - w Lou Levy on piano, Ray Brown, and Stan Levey
• Ella Fitzgerald - Like Someone in Love
• Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at The Opera House - concert for Norman Granz's JATP at Chicago's Opera House. Rhythm section is Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, and Connie Kay.
• Jazz At The Philharmonic - Lester Young Carnegie Blues
• Ella Fitzgerald - Lady Be Good
• Jazz At The Philharmonic
• Ella at the Opera House
• Ella Fitzgerald - Stompin' at The Savoy, Pt. 1&2

1958

• Stan Getz/Cal Tjader Sextet -Getz and Latin-jazz vibraphonist Cal Tjader with a group including Eddie Duran on guitar and Scott LaFaro on bass. On Fantasy Records.
• Stan Getz/Chet Baker - Stan Meets Chet
• Les Tricheurs (Soundtrack) (no details)
• Stan Getz/Coleman Hawkins/Roy Eldridge - The Great English Concert 1958
• Stan Getz Live in Europe 1958
• V.A. - Hello Baden-Baden
• Stan Getz - Imported from Europe
• Stan Getz - Stockholm Sessions '58
• Stan Getz - Stan The Man
• Annie Ross - Gypsy
• Stan Getz and The Big Band Of Europe
• Stan Getz in Denmark 1958-59

1959

• Stan Getz in Europe - The Early Days, Vol. 3
• Stan Getz in Scandinavia With Oscar Pettiford - The Early Days
• Stan Getz in Scandinavia - The Early Days, Vol. 2

[edit]1960s

• 1960: Stan Getz at Large - Double live CD from Stan from the Cafe Montmartre, Denmark.
• 1960: Cool Velvet: Getz with strings and harp arranged by Russell Garcia
• 1960: Getz in Poland
• 1961: Stan Getz - Focus (Verve V/V6 8412) - with strings, arranged by Eddie Sauter, remastered in 1997
• 1961: Stan Getz/Bob Brookmeyer - Recorded Fall 1961 - (Verve V/V6 8418) sax/trombone duets backed by pianist Steve Kuhn, bassist John Neves and drummer Roy Haynes.
• 1961: The World of Stan Getz (Verve VS 200)
• 1962: Jazz Samba (Verve V/V6 8432)
• 1962: Big Band Bossa Nova (Verve V/V6 8494) contains 'Manha de Carnaval' and 'Chega de Saudade'.
• 1963: Jazz Samba Encore! (Verve V/V6 8523)
• 1963: The Girl from Ipanema: The Bossa Nova Years (Verve 823 611-1)
• 1963: Getz/Gilberto
• 1963: Stan Getz with Laurindo Almeida (Verve V/V6 8665) - more Brazilian sounds, recorded with guitarist Almeida two days after Getz/Gilberto, but this is a jazzier record than the bossa hits. Produced by Creed Taylor.
• 1963: Reflections (Verve V/V6 8554)
• 1964: Nobody Else But Me - the "lost album" with Gary Burton. Not being bossa nova Verve Records refused to release it. Gene Cherico on bass and Joe Hunt on drums.
• 1964: Stan Getz & Bill Evans coupling of these two stars, recorded for Verve Records in 1963. Tracks from these sessions appear on various Verve compilations under both Getz' and Evans' names.
• 1964: Getz Au Go Go - with Astrud Gilberto live at the Cafe Au Go Go in New York's Greenwich Village. Gary Burton on vibes, Gene Cherico on bass, Joe Hunt on drums.
• 1964: Bob Brookmeyer and Friends (Columbia Records)
• 1964: Live in London - recorded at Ronnie Scott's in spring.
• 1965: The Canadian Concert of Stan Getz
• 1965: The Melodic Stan Getz on Metro
• 1965: Mickey One
• 1966: A Song After Sundown: WIth Arthur Fiedler at Tanglewood Boston Pops
• 1966: Two Sides of Stan Getz
• 1966: The Stan Getz Quartet in Paris
• 1966: Voices - bossa nova with backing vocals, on Verve Records
• 1967: Sweet Rain
• 1967: My Own True Love: A Tribute to Stan
• 1968: What the World Needs Now
• 1969: The Song Is You
• 1969: Didn't We
• 1969: Marakesh Express
• 1969: Stan Getz and Gerry Mulligan

[edit]1970s

1971

• Stan Getz - Dynasty
• Stan Getz Quartet Live
• Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - Change of Scenes
• Stan Getz with European Friends
• Stan Getz - Communications '72

1972

• Stan Getz - Captain Marvel - jazz-rockish outing with a group led by Chick Corea (electric piano) (who also composed most of the album), and including Stanley Clarke, Tony Williams, and Airto Moreira.
• Jazz At The Philharmonic - Jazz at The Santa Monica Civic '72
• V.A. - Newport in New York '72: The Jam Sessions, Vol. 1&2
• Stan Getz Quartet at Montreux - La Fiesta
• Stan Getz - Portrait

1974

• Stan Getz with Bill Evans Trio Live in Belgium 1974
• The Bill Evans Trio Featuring Stan Getz - But Beautiful - European concert recording with Evans, begins with a tense onstage dispute over the playlist and Evans' refusing to join in on some numbers!!
• Stan Getz - Grand Stan
• V.A. - Jazz Jamboree '74, Vol. 2

1975

• Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto - The Best of Two Worlds Featuring Joao Gilberto
• Kimiko Kasai - This Is My Love
• Stan Getz - The Master
• Stan Getz/Jimmy Rowles - The Peacocks - produced by Getz, who plays here with pianist Rowles, Buster Williams and drummer Elvin Jones.

1976

• Peter Herbolzheimer - Jazz Gala Concert
• Cybill Shepherd - Mad About The Boy
• V.A. - Jazz: Na Koncertnom Podiju, Vol. 2
• Woody Herman - The New Thundering Herd

1977

• Stan Getz Quartet Live at Montmartre, Vol. 1
• Stan Getz Quartet Live at Montmartre, Vol. 2
• V.A. - Montreux Summit, Vol. 1
• V.A. - Montreux Summit, Vol. 2
• Stan Getz - Another World
• Stan Getz - Mort D'un Pourri

1978

• Stan Getz - Jazz Buhne Berlin '78
• Stan Getz/Bob Brookmeyer - Academy of Jazz
• Stan Getz - Children of the World

1979

• V.A. - Havana Jam, II
• Woody Shaw - Woody and Friends at Monterey Jazz Festival 1979

[edit]1980s

1980

• Stan Getz - Midem Live '80
• Stan Getz - Jazz Gala '80
• Stan Getz - White Heat: Jazz Gala 1980

1981

• Stan Getz - The Dolphin
• Stan Getz - Spring Is Here

Stan's return to the mainstream, the albums The Dolphin and Spring is Here were sets from the same gig and were later released as the My Old Flame CD on Concord Records. Lou Levy (piano), Monty Budwig (bass) and Victor Lewis (drums).

• Jimmy Gourley - Good News
• The Woody Herman Big Band Live at the Concord Jazz Festival 1981
• V.A. - Aurex Jazz Festival '81 Live Special
• V.A. - Aurex Jazz Festival '81 All Stars Jam Session
• Billy Highstreet Samba, Stan Getz '81

1982

• Stan Getz - Pure Getz
• Stan Getz - Blue Skies
• Dee Bell - Let There Be Love
• Stan Getz Quartet Live in Paris

1983

• Stan Getz/Al Dailey - Poetry
• Chet Baker - Seven Faces of Valentine
• Stan Getz/Chet Baker - Line for Lyons
• Stan Getz - The Stockholm Concert
• Stan Getz/Chet Baker - Quintessence, Vol. 1 - Stan Getz and Chet Baker in concert in Norway
• Stan Getz/Chet Baker - Quintessence, Vol. 2 - and more of the same

1984

• Diane Schuur - Deedles
• Diane Schuur - Schuur Thing

1985

• Diane Schuur - Timeless

1986

• Stan Getz - Voyage

1987 (The age of 60)

• Michele Hendricks - Carryin' On
• Stan Getz - Anniversary! - The newly drug-free Stan live at the Cafe Montmartre, Copenhagen on July 6, 1987. Kenny Barron piano, Rufus Reid on bass and Victor Lewis on drums.
• Stan Getz - Serenity - another set from that night at the Montmartre.

there is a compilation CD Cafe Montmartre with tracks from these albums.

• Barry Manilow - Swing Street

1988

• Huey Lewis and the News - Small World

1989

• Herb Alpert - Midnight Sun
• Helen Merrill - Just Friends
• The Paris All Stars - Homage to Charlie Parker
• Stan Getz - Yours and Mine: Live at the Glasgow International Jazz Festival 1989
• Stan Getz - Soul Eyes - more tracks from the Glasgow festival plus some recorded in Denmark a month later. Kenny Barron, Victor Lewis and the rest
• Stan Getz - Apasionado - light fusion-ish sound by Kenny Barron on electric piano and keyboards, drummer Jeff Porcaro, Oscar Castro Neves on guitar, and percussionist Paulinho da Costa.
• Bossas & Ballads- The Lost Sessions (2003) – recorded in 1989 but not issued until 2003. Again with Kenny Barron on piano, also George Mraz bass and Victor Lewis drums. Produced by Herb Alpert.

[edit]1990s

1990

• Stan Getz - The Final Concert Recording
• Stan Getz - The Last Recording (DVD) w Kenny Barron and the band in Munich in 1990, one year before Getz died.

1991

• Stan Getz/Kenny Barron - People Time - Getz returns to the Cafe Montmartre three months before his death. Tracks from here are also on the Cafe Montmartre comp.
• Abbey Lincoln - You Gotta Pay the Band

1992

• Stan Getz - The Essential Stan Getz - Compilation of 14 hits from 1952-71, released posthumously.