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STAN GETZ: THE 1953-54 CLEF/NORGRAN STUDIO SESSIONS
MRLP-3003
Record One
Side A
1. Have You Met Miss Jones (A) 3:13
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
2, Erudtion (A) 3:08
(Bob Brookmeyer)
3. Cool Mix (A) 3:03
(Bob Brookmeyer)
4. Rustic Hop (A) 3:44
(Bob Brookmeyer)
5. Love And The Weather (B) 6:29
(Irving Berlin)
Record One
Side B:
1. Spring Is Here (B) 6:06
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
2. Pot Luck (D) 3:54
(Johnny Mandel)
3. Willow Weep For Me (C) 5:18
(Ann Ronell)
4. Crazy Rhythm (B) 5:49
(Caesar-Kahn-Meyer)
5. The Nearness Of You (D) 3:40
(H. Carmichael-N. Washington)
Record Two
Side A:
1. Minor Blues (C) 7:01
(Bob Brookmeyer)
2. Fascinating Rhythm (C) 7:59
(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
3. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (D) 7:36
(R. Rodgers –L. Hart)
Record Two
Side B:
1. Tangerine (D) 7:01
(J. Mercer-V. Schertzinger)
2. It Don’t Mean A Thing (B) 6:17
(D. Ellington-I. Mills)
3. The Varsity Drag (B) 6:55
(Brown-De Sylva-Henderson)
Record Three
Side A:
1. Give Me The Simple Life (F) 5:51
(H. Ruby-R. Bloom)
2. I’ll Remember April (F) 10:53
(DePaul-Johnston-Raye)
3. Oh Jane Snavely (F) 6:06
(Bob Brookmeyer)
Record Three
Side B:
1. We’ll Be Together Again (F) 8:42
(F. Laine-C. Fischer)
2. Feather Merchant (F) 8:14
(J. Mundy-C. Basie)
3. Flamingo (F) 7:27
(E. Anderson-T. Grouya)
Record Four
Side A:
1. It Don’t Mean A Thing (alt version) (B) 6:36
(D. Ellington-I. Mills)
2. Pot Luck (78 take) (D) 3:16
(Johnny Mandel)
3. Blue Bells (G) 7:05
(Phil Sunkel)
4. Round Up Time (G) 7:02
(Phil Sunkel)
Record Four
Side B:
1. Nobody Else But Me (E) 3:32
(O. Hammerstein-J. Kern)
2. Down By The Sycamore Tree (E) 3:00
(public domain)
3. I Hadn’t Anyone Till You (E) 2:49
(Ray Noble)
4. With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair (E) 3:46
(J. Lawrence-C. Edwards)
5. Nobody Else But Me (alt tk) (E) 4:40
(O. Hammerstein-J. Kern)
6. I Hadn’t Anyone Till You (alt tk) (E) 3:02
(Ray Noble)
DISCOGRAPHY
For the purposes of this discography, only the first LP issue is included. All Hollywood sessions were recorded at Radio Records.
(A) Stan Getz (ts), Bob Brookmeyer (v tb), John Williams (p), Bill Crow (b), Al Levitt (d).
Fulton Studios, New York City, April 16, 1953
1214-1 Cool Mix Clef MGC 143
1215-5 Rustic Bop -
1216-1 Have You Met Miss Jones -
1217-2 Erudition -
(B) Stan Getz (ts), Bob Brookmeyer (v tb), John Williams (p), Teddy Kotick (b), Frank Isola (d).
Hollywood, July 27, 1953
1241-4 Love And The Weather Norgran MGN 1000
1242-3 It Don’t Mean A Thing MGN 1029
1243-4 Spring Is Here MGN 1000
1244-1 The Varsity Rag MGN 1029
1245-2 Crazy Rhythm MGN 1000
Note: Most discographies date this session as July 30, but the session tapes are clearly labeled July 27, which conforms to Granz’s master number sequence.
(C) Stan Getz (ts), Bob Brookmeyer (v tb), John Williams (p), Teddy Kotick (b), Frank Isola (d).
Hollywood, August 15, 1953
1263-1 Minor Blues Norgran MGN 1008
1264-2 Fascinatin’ Rhythm -
1265-3 Willow Weep For Me MGN 1000
(D) Stan Getz (ts), Bob Brookmeyer (v tb), John Williams (p), Teddy Kotick (b), Frank Isola (d).
Hollywood, August 22, 1953
1275-2 It Don’t Mean A Thing (alt vers) previously unissued
1276-1 I Didn’t Know What Time It Was Norgran MGN 1008
1277-1 Tangerine -
1278-2 The Nearness Of You MGN 1000
1279-2 Pot Luck -
1279-3 Pot Luck (78 take) 106 (78)
(E) Stan Getz (ts), Jimmy Rowles (p), Bob Whitlock (b), Max Roach (d).
Hollywood, January 23, 1954
1494-2 Nobody Else But Me (alt tk) previously unissued
1494-5 Nobody Else But Me Verve MGV 8200
1495-1 With The Wind And Rain In Your Haor Norgran MGN 1034
1496-2 I Hadn’t Anyone Till You (alt tk) previously unissued
1496-6 I Hadn’t Anyone Till You Norgran MGN 1034
1497-3 Down By The Sycamore Tree Verve MGV 8200
(F) Stan Getz (ts), Bob Brookmeyer (v tb), John Williams (p), Bill Anthony (b), Frank Isola (d).
Hollywood, November 9, 1954
2036-1 Give Me The Simple Life Norgran MGN 1029
2037-1 Oh Jane Snavely -
2038-2 We’ll Be Together Again MGN 2000-2
2039-1 Feather Merchant -
2040-1 I’ll Remember April MGN 1029
2041-1 Flamingo Verve MGV 8200
(G) Stan Getz (ts), Tony Fruscella (tp), John Williams (p), Bill Anthony (b), Frank Isola (d).
Fine Sound, New York City, January 31, 1955
2229-2 Blue Bells Verve MGV 8200
2230-2 Round Up Time -
Album index
Clef MGC 143 The Artistry of Stan Getz (10”)
Norgran MGN 1000 Interpretations By The Stan Getz Quintet (12”)
Norgran MGN 1008 Interpretations By The Stan Getz Quintet #2 (12”)
Norgran MGN 1029 Interpretations By The Stan Getz Quintet #3 (12”)
Norgran MGN 1034 Tenor Saxes (Various Artists) (12”)
Norgran MGN 2000-2 Stan Getz At The Shrine (12”)
Verve MGV 8200 Stan Getz And The Cool Sounds (12”)
PRODUCER’S NOTE:
The original full-track mono masters were used in the creation of the masters for this set with one exception. No tape exists on the 78 take of Pot Luck. This tune was transferred from a 78 rpm pressing by Kevin Reeves.
Original session produced by Norman Granz
Original sessions produced by Norman Granz
Recording engineers: Val Valentin (B-F), Aaron Nathanson (G)
Produced for release by Michael Cuscuna
Tape transfers: Malcolm Addey
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Sound, North Hills, CA
Special thanks to Harry Weinger, Tad Hershon and Cynthia Sesso
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