Stan Getz Plays


Stan Getz Plays is an album by jazz saxophonist Stan Getz, recorded in 1952 released on the Norgran label in 1955. The album features tracks that were previously released on two 10-inch LPs on Clef Records.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz is in excellent form playing with one of his finest groups... Although the music does not quite reach the excitement level of the Getz-Raney Storyville session, this music really shows off the tenor's appealing tone."

Track listing

  1. "Stella by Starlight" – 2:41 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
  2. "Time on My Hands" – 2:55 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
  3. "'Tis Autumn" – 3:11 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
  4. "The Way You Look Tonight" – 3:01 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
  5. "Lover, Come Back to Me" – 2:54 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
  6. "Body and Soul" – 3:14 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
  7. "Stars Fell on Alabama" – 3:21 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
  8. "You Turned the Tables on Me" – 2:55 Originally released on Clef MGC 137
  9. "Thanks for the Memory" – 3:17 Originally released on Clef MGC 143
  10. "Hymn of the Orient" – 2:53 Originally released on Clef MGC 143
  11. "These Foolish Things" – 3:20 Originally released on Clef MGC 143
Bonus tracks on CD reissue in 1988:
  2. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" – 2:48 Originally released on Clef MGC 143
  3. "Nobody Else But Me" – 3:28 Originally released on Verve MGV 8200
  4. "Down by the Sycamore Tree" – 3:00 Originally released on Verve MGV 8200
  5. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" – 2:51 Originally released on MGN 1034
  6. "With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair" – 3:46 Originally released on MGN 1034

Personnel