The Stan Getz Quartet – The Stan Getz Quartet (Colored Vinyl LP | FR Reissue | 2017)

The Stan Getz Quartet – The Stan Getz Quartet collects eight quartet recordings by tenor saxophonist Stan Getz from 1950, originally recorded for Royal Roost and released as a 10-inch LP (Roost RLP 402). On side A (December 10, 1950) Getz plays with a young Horace Silver on piano, Joe Calloway and Walter Bolden; on side B (May 17, 1950) with Al Haig, Tommy Potter and Roy Haynes. The programme includes originals such as Hershey Bar and Tootsie Roll and standards such as Yesterdays and Imagination. This copy is the 2017 French reissue on Sony Music / Vogue in the Jazz Club series (no. 002) on yellow vinyl with red splatter.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Sony Music 88985448211
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, yellow with red splatter
• Pressing: FR reissue
• Country: France
• Year of this pressing: 2017 (recorded: 1950)
• Genre: Jazz, Cool Jazz
• Extras: Original inner sleeve

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: NM- (still in shrink)

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Sweetie Pie (Stan Getz)
2. Yesterdays (Jerome Kern/Otto Harbach)
3. Hershey Bar (Johnny Mandel/Stan Getz)
4. Gone With The Wind (Allie Wrubel/Herb Magidson)

Side B

1. Tootsie Roll (Stan Getz)
2. Strike Up The Band (George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin)
3. Imagination (Jimmy Van Heusen/Johnny Burke)
4. For Stompers Only (Stan Getz)

Personnel

Side A (New York, December 10, 1950): Stan Getz (tenor saxophone), Horace Silver (piano), Joe Calloway (bass), Walter Bolden (drums).

Side B (New York, May 17, 1950): Stan Getz (tenor saxophone), Al Haig (piano), Tommy Potter (bass), Roy Haynes (drums).

Cover illustration: Pierre Merlin.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No. These recordings were first released in the early 1950s on Roost and in France on Vogue. This copy is a 2017 French reissue on coloured vinyl.

What colour is the vinyl?
Yellow with red splatter. The record comes in its original inner sleeve, and the sleeve is still in shrink.

What does Media NM- / Cover NM- mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) for the record means close to new with at most minimal signs of use. For the sleeve, NM- means close to new. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Stan Getz records?
Yes, for example Stan Getz / João Gilberto – Getz / Gilberto, Stan Getz Quartet – Live In Duesseldorf 1960, Stan Getz / Astrud Gilberto – Starportrait. More titles are in our Jazz collection.