Stan Getz discography

The discography of jazz saxophonist Stan Getz (1927 to 1991).

Discography

As leader/co-leader

1940s

• Jack Teagarden - AFRS Spotlight Bands (1943)
• Stan Kenton (1944)
• Benny Goodman - Collector's Gems (1929-1945)
• Stan Getz - Jazz Big Bands V.S.O.P. Swing and Bop (1946)
• V.A. - Loaded (1946)
• Stan Getz - Jazz Big Bands V.S.O.P. Swing And Bop (1946)
• V.A. - Opus De Bop (1947)
• Woody Herman - Twelve Shades Of Blue (1947)
• Stan Getz - Big Bands, Louie Bellson, Mils Blue Rhythm Band (1947)=
• Stan Getz - Groovin' High (1948)
• Stan Getz/Zoot Sims/Al Cohn - The Brothers (1949)
• V.A. - Brothers And Other Mothers (1949)
• V.A. - Nestorian Mode (1949)
• V.A. - Tenors Anyone (1949)
• Stan Getz - Quartets (1949)
• V.A. - Conception (1949)
• Stan Getz/Al Haig - Preservation (1949)
• Stan Getz - Early Stan (1949-1953)

1950

• Stan Getz, Vol. 2
• Stan Getz - The Complete Roost Recordings
• "Here Are Stan Getz and Miles Davis"
• Getz Age
• Modern World

1951

• 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
• That Top Tenor Technician Stan Getz
• Move!
• Hooray for Stan Getz
• Sweetie Pie
• Duke Ellington 25th Anniversary Concert
• Stan Getz Quintet Live at Carnegie Hall
• Stan Getz Plays (Norgran, 1955)
• 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
• Stan Getz: The Lighthouse Sessions
• 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
• The Nearness of You c/w Pot Luck
• Diz and Getz

1954

• Stan Getz at The Shrine
• Stan Getz Quintet
• Count Basie/Stan Getz/Sarah Vaughan - Echoes of an Era: Basie, Getz and Vaughan Live at Birdland

1955

• The Modern Jazz Society
• Hamp and Getz with Lionel Hampton
• 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
• The Steamer - with Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar, and Stan Levey
• Buddy Bregman - Swinging Kicks
• Stan and Shelly Live in 1956/57

1957

• Stan Getz Quartet Live at the Village Vanguard
• V.A. - Sittin' In
• The Soft Swing
• Jazz Giants '58
• Award Winner: Stan Getz (Verve)
• Stan Getz Quintet (not released)
• Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (Verve) with Oscar Peterson
• Herb Ellis - Nothing but the Blues
• Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz (Verve) with Gerry Mulligan - also released as Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi
• Ella Fitzgerald - Like Someone in Love
• Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (Verve) with J. J. Johnson - concert for Norman Granz's JATP at Chicago's Opera House.
• 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

• Cal Tjader Stan Getz Sextet
• Stan Meets Chet - with Chet Baker (Verve, 1958)
• Les Tricheurs (soundtrack)
• Stan Getz/Coleman Hawkins/Roy Eldridge - The Great English Concert 1958
• Stan Getz Live in Europe 1958
• Imported from Europe
• Stockholm Sessions '58
• 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

1960s

• 1960: Stan Getz at Large
• 1960: Cool Velvet
• 1960: Getz in Poland
• 1961: Focus
• 1961: Recorded Fall 1961
• 1961: The World of Stan Getz
• 1962: Jazz Samba
• 1962: Big Band Bossa Nova
• 1963: Jazz Samba Encore!
• 1963: Getz/Gilberto
• 1963: Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida
• 1963: Reflections
• 1964: Nobody Else But Me
• 1964: Stan Getz & Bill Evans
• 1964: Getz Au Go Go
• 1964: Bob Brookmeyer and Friends
• 1964: Live in London
• 1965: The Canadian Concert of Stan Getz
• 1965: The Melodic Stan Getz
• 1965: Mickey One (Soundtrack)
• 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
• 1966: Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2
• 1967: Sweet Rain
• 1967: My Own True Love: A Tribute to Stan
• 1968: What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David (Verve)
• 1969: The Song Is You
• 1969: Didn't We
• 1969: Marakesh Express
• 1969: Stan Getz and Gerry Mulligan

1971

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

1972

• 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 "Montreux 72" (2013) DVD with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, and Tony Williams
• Portrait

1974

• Stan Getz with Bill Evans Trio Live in Belgium 1974
• But Beautiful
• Grand Stan
• V.A. - Jazz Jamboree '74, Vol. 2

1975

• The Master
• The Peacocks

1976

• The Best of Two Worlds Featuring João Gilberto
• Selections from Getz/Gilberto 76

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
• Another World
• Mort d'un pourri

1978

• Jazz Buhne Berlin '78
• Academy of Jazz
• Children of the World

1979

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

1980

• Midem Live '80
• Jazz Gala '80
• White Heat: Jazz Gala 1980

1981

• The Dolphin
• Spring Is Here
• 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

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

1983

• Poetry
• Chet Baker - Seven Faces of Valentine
• Line for Lyons
• The Stockholm Concert
• Stan Getz/Chet Baker - Quintessence, Vol. 1
• Stan Getz/Chet Baker - Quintessence, Vol. 2

1984-1986

• Diane Schuur - Deedles
• Diane Schuur - Schuur Thing
• Diane Schuur - Timeless
• Voyage

1987

• Michele Hendricks - Carryin' On
• Anniversary!
• Serenity
• Barry Manilow - Swing Street

1989

• Herb Alpert - Midnight Sun
• Helen Merrill - Just Friends
• The Paris All Stars - Homage to Charlie Parker
• Yours and Mine: Live at the Glasgow International Jazz Festival 1989
• Soul Eyes
• Apasionado
• Bossas & Ballads - The Lost Sessions (recorded in 1989 but not issued until 2003)

1990s

• 1990: The Final Concert Recording
• 1990: The Last Recording
• 1990: Compact Jazz
• 1991: People Time

As sideman

• Jack Teagarden - 'AFRS Spotlight Bands (1943)
• Stan Kenton - Stan Kenton Classics (Capitol, 1944-47 [1952])
• 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).
• Vido Musso - One Night Stand with Vido Musso (1947 - The age of 20)
• Woody Herman - Twelve Shades of Blue (1947 - The age of 20)
• Woody Herman - The Thundering Herds (1948)
• Al Haig - 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 / Zoot Sims / Al Cohn - The Brothers (1949)
• Various Artists - Brothers and Other Mothers (1949)
• Various Artists - Lestorian Mode (1949)
• Various Artists - Tenors Anyone? (1949)
• Miles Davis a.o. - Conception (1949)
• Stan Getz / Al Haig - Prezervation (1949-50) - bop compilation of four sessions. 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.
• Metronome All-Stars 1950 - "Double Date", "No Figs" (Metronome All-Stars compilation on Harmony, 1957)
• Metronome All-Stars 1951/52 - "Early Spring"/"Local 802 Blues" (10" shellac single, Capitol)
• 1955: John Lewis - The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music (Norgran)
• 1975: Kimiko Kasai - This Is My Love
• 1976: Peter Herbolzheimer - Jazz Gala Concert
• 1976: Cybill Shepherd - Mad About the Boy
• 1976: Woody Herman - The New Thundering Herd
• 1988: Huey Lewis and the News - Small World
• 1990: Everything But The Girl - The Language of Life
• 1991: Abbey Lincoln - You Gotta Pay the Band

Compilations

• 1997: The Complete Roost Recordings (Blue Note) - compiles material from 1950-1954
• 2000: Stan Getz – My Foolish Heart: Live at the Left Bank (1975 recording. Label M)
• 2002: Café Montmartre (9 tracks, Universal France S.A., LC 00699)
• 2002: The Very Best of Stan Getz (12 tracks, Verve CD # 314 589 361-2, upc 7-31458-42102-3)
• 2010: People Time: The Complete Recordings

External links

• Discogs entry