This 26 track CD presents studio output from one of Stan Getz' finest bands, the quintet he co-led with the guitarist Jimmy Raney (featured here) during the early 1950's. These recordings ably demonstrate why Getz had recently become one of the most influential musicians in jazz. Ballads like "Autumn Leaves" and "These Foolish Things" are amongst his finest early work, whilst up-tempo swingers like "The Way You Look Tonight" reveal that Getz could still hit hard without breaking a sweat. Besides the guitar of Raney, Getz sideman on this CD include some of the most talented names in 1950's jazz including the pianists Horace Silver, Al Haig and Duke and the legendary drummer Roy Haynes. Features 2 alternate takes. OMIT-3/13/08-Capitol

Tracklist:

Pardon My Bop
Interlude in Bebop
As I Live and Bop
Melody Express
Yvette
Potter's Luck
Song Is You
Wildwood
Stella By Starlight 1
Time on My Hands 1
Tis Autumn 1
Way You Look Tonight 1
Lover, Come Back to Me 1
Body and Soul 1
Stars Fell on Alabama 1
You Turned the Tables on Me 1
Lullaby of Birdland 1
Autumn Leaves 1
Autumn Leaves [Alternate Take] 2
Fools Rush in 2
Fools Rush in [Alternate Take] 2
These Foolish Things 2
Thanks for the Memory 2
Hymn of the Orient 2
These Foolish Things 2
How Deep Is the Ocean?

UPC: 604988259926
Label: Jasmine Music
Release Date: 11.18.03
Format: CD

Stan Getz - Melody Express 1948-52 (CD)