Verve Jazz Masters 8

by Stan Getz

Overview

Vol. 8 of the Verve Jazz Masters series features Stan Getz in a wide variety of settings. Of the many recordings he did for the label, it would be hard to pin down his greatest tracks, but what is included on this collection has depth and substance, if not being altogether familiar. The CD is bookended by his most famous bossa nova hits, "Desafinado" and the immortal "The Girl from Ipanema." In between, you get a cross section of bop, ballads, and a little string-sweetened music. The cuts that stand out are the swinger of Duke Jordan's "Jordu," Chick Corea's sprightly waltz "Windows," and European organist Eddy Louiss and Getz doing the soulful "Dynasty." The brilliant but obscure guitarist Rene Thomas is also present. What could easily be expanded to a double or triple CD is condensed into an intriguing mix of tunes that faithfully showcases the cool and more energetic tenor of Getz. It's a good purchase. ~ Michael G. Nastos

Product Details

Release Date:	03/22/1994
Label:	Universal / Verve
UPC:	0731451982323
Rank:	179042

Tracks

1. Desafinado
2. Shine
3. Body and Soul
4. Gladys
5. It Never Entered My Mind
6. Jordu
7. Windows
8. Dynasty
9. Her
10. The Girl from Ipanema

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Stan Getz   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Bill Evans   Primary Artist
Herb Ellis   Primary Artist,Guitar
Ray Brown   Primary Artist,Bass,Bass
Chick Corea   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Piano
Chet Baker   Primary Artist
Oscar Peterson   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Piano
Joao Gilberto   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Valve Clarinet
Connie Kay   Primary Artist,Drums
Lionel Hampton   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vibraphone
J.J. Johnson   Primary Artist,Trombone
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Guest Artist,Piano,Featured Artist
Charlie Byrd   Guest Artist,Guitar
Astrud Gilberto   Guest Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Bill Crow   Bass
Keter Betts   Bass
Grady Tate   Drums
Victor Sproles   Bass
Leroy Vinnegar   Bass,Double Bass
Rene Thomas   Guitar
Frank Isola   Drums
Alan Martin   Violin
Hershy Kay   Conductor
Gerald Tarack   Violin
Norman Carr   Violin
Bruce Rogers   Cello
Tommy Williams   Bass
Bill Reichenbach   Percussion
Jacob Glick   Viola
Gerald Tarbach   Violin
Gene Byrd   Bass,Guitar
John Neves   Double Bass
Beaux Arts String Quartet   Ensemble,Orchestra
Duke Jordan   Piano
Eddy Louiss   Organ
Buddy Deppenschmidt   Drums
Francis Davis   Sequencing
Bernard Lubat   Drums
Shelly Manne   Drums
Jimmy Raney   Guitar
Conte Candoli   Trumpet
Jodie Christian   Piano
Lou Levy   Piano
Ron Carter   Bass
Roy Haynes   Drums
Marshall Thompson   Drums
Michael Lang   Sequencing
Milton Banana   Drums

Technical Credits

Gary N. Mayo   Mastering
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Robert Sour   Composer
Lionel Hampton   Composer
Ed Sauter   Composer
Norman Gimbel   Composer
Ford Dabney   Composer
Christina Lage   Design
Jon Schapiro   Assistant Producer
Suzanne Bender   Art Coordinator,Design Coordinator
Etsuko Iseki   Design
Fernando Santos   Vault Research
Coleman Brice   Vault Research
Newton Mendonca   Composer
Ernest Sauter   Composer
Duke Jordan   Composer
Frank Eyton   Composer
Eddy Louiss   Composer
John W. Green   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Peter Pullman   Liner Editor
Aric Lach Morrison   Assistant Producer
Jesse Cavanaugh   Composer
Herman Leonard   Photography
Sheryl Lutz-Brown   Art Direction
Francis Davis   Selection,Liner Notes
Cecil Mack   Composer
Chick Corea   Composer
Creed Taylor   Producer
Eddie Sauter   Arranger,Composer,Recording Arranger
Jon Hendricks   Composer
Lew Brown   Composer
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
Michael Lang   Compilation Supervisor
Norman Granz   Producer
George Martin   Producer