The Complete Roost Recordings


The Complete Roost Recordings is a 1997 compilation 3-CD set of sessions led by saxophonist and bandleader Stan Getz recorded for the Roost Records label between 1950 and 1954.
The compilation includes material previously released on Getz's Roost LPs The Sound, The Getz Age, the two volumes of Stan Getz at Storyville and the album with guitarist Johnny Smith - Moonlight in Vermont along with alternate takes and previously unreleased performances.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, Leo Stanley stated: "Roost was the first label Getz recorded for as a leader, and what's surprising about these sessions is how mature he sounds here. He had already arrived at his full, rich tone and was able to improvise with skill and grace. That's what makes this box set so rewarding -- it's not only historically important, but it offers a wealth of excellent music". The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the compilation a "Crown" signifying a recording that the authors "feel a special admiration or affection for".

Track listing

Disc one
  1. "On the Alamo" - 2:43
  2. "On the Alamo" - 2:44
  3. "Gone with the Wind" - 2:54
  4. "Yesterdays" - 2:46
  5. "Sweetie Pie" - 2:28
  6. "You Go to My Head" - 3:00
  7. "Hershey Bar" - 2:34
  8. "Tootsie Roll" - 2:07
  9. "Strike up the Band" - 2:27
  10. "Imagination" - 2:31
  11. "Imagination" - 2:21
  12. "For Stompers Only" - 2:46
  13. "Navy Blue" - 2:42
  14. "Out of Nowhere" - 2:26
  15. "'S Wonderful" - 2:35
  16. "Penny" - 2:49
  17. "Split Kick" - 2:52
  18. "Split Kick" - 2:52
  19. "It Might as Well Be Spring" - 2:42
  20. "It Might as Well Be Spring" - 2:52
  21. "The Best Thing for You" - 2:41
  22. "Signal" - 5:35
  23. "Budo" - 4:39
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Disc two
  1. "Thou Swell" - 4:24
  2. "The Song Is You" - 7:11
  3. "Mosquito Knees" - 5:21
  4. "Pennies from Heaven" - 5:07
  5. "Move" - 6:02
  6. "Parker 51" - 6:06 Amazon
  7. "Hershey Bar" - 3:33
  8. "Rubberneck" - 4:25
  9. "Signal" - 5:51
  10. "Everything Happens to Me" - 3:21
  11. "Jumpin' with Symphony Sid" - 7:25
  12. "Yesterdays" - 2:58
  13. "Budo" - 5:11
  14. "Wildwood" - 4:57
Note
  • Recorded at the Storyville in Boston, Massachusetts on October 28, 1951
Disc Three:
  1. "Melody Express" - 2:45
  2. "Yvette" - 2:54
  3. "Potter's Luck" - 2:38
  4. "The Song Is You" - 2:48
  5. "Wildwood" - 3:03
  6. "Lullaby of Birdland" - 2:23
  7. "Autumn Leaves" - 2:58
  8. "Autumn Leaves" - 3:04
  9. "Fools Rush In" - 2:24
  10. "Fools Rush In" - 2:20
  11. "These Foolish Things" Jack Strachey, Holt Marvell, Harry Link) - 3:01
  12. "Where or When" - 2:24
  13. "Tabú" - 2:40
  14. "Moonlight in Vermont" - 3:12
  15. "Jaguar" - 2:31
  16. "Sometimes I'm Happy" - 2:18
  17. "Stars Fell on Alabama" - 3:03
  18. "Nice Work If You Can Get It" - 2:24
  19. "Tenderly" - 3:24
  20. "Little Pony" - 2:20
  21. "Easy Living" - 4:13
  22. "Nails" - 4:00
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