Stan Getz The Girl From Ipanema, The Bossa Nova Years [1989] (4 x CDs)

SUNDAY JAZZ

STAN GETZ

Stan Getz The Girl From Ipanema, The Bossa Nova Years [1989] (4 x CDs)

This five-LP box set (which has been reissued on CD) contains nearly all of Stan Getz's classic bossa nova sessions, five wonderful yet diverse LPs (Jazz Samba, Big Band Bossa Nova, Jazz Samba Encore, Stan Getz/Laurindo Almedia, and Getz/Gilberto). The cool-toned tenor is heard on his groundbreaking collaboration with guitarist Charlie Byrd (which resulted in the best-selling "Desafinado"), is showcased with a big band arranged by Gary McFarland (introducing "No More Blues" and "One Note Samba"), stars in recordings with guitarists Laurindo Almeida and Luiz Bonfa, and is heard at the famous meeting with composer/pianist Antonio Carlos Jobim, guitarist João Gilberto, and singer Astrud Gilberto, which resulted in the major hit "The Girl From Ipanema." This essential set finishes off with three previously unissued performances from a 1964 Carnegie Hall Concert, concluding with a remake of "The Girl From Ipanema." These recordings stand as proof that it is possible for good music to sell. (AllMusic review by Scott Yanow)

If you like Stan Getz, you need this compilation of his best Bossa Nova recordings. Hard to find today, but exquisite. Getz was restless musically and always ahead of his time. A gifted musician, he could play every instrument but focused on the saxophone, to our everlasting pleasure. Getz dropped out of school to tour with big bands while still in High School--so young that bandleader Woody Herman had to sign on as his guardian. Nicknamed "the Sound" because of the purity of his tone, Getz jumped genres like an Olympic gymnast--one of his least known but most heard pieces is the saxophone solo to Huey Lewis & the News' hit "Small World". If you love Getz you must have this collection; if you like jazz, it's a chance to hear the man who set the bar for saxophone virtuosity at his finest.

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Track lists

CD1

01 Stan Getz - Desafinado 5:52

02 Stan Getz - Samba Dees Days 3:35

03 Stan Getz - O Pato 2:32

04 Stan Getz - Sambe Triste 4:47

05 Stan Getz - Samba De Uma So 6:12

06 Stan Getz - E Luxo So 3:43

07 Stan Getz - Baia 6:44

08 Stan Getz - Manha De Carnival 5:48

09 Stan Getz - Balanco No Samba 3:03

10 Stan Getz - Melancolico 4:42

11 Stan Getz - Entre Amigos 3:00

12 Stan Getz - Chega De Saudade 4:17

13 Stan Getz - Noite Triste 4:58

14 Stan Getz - Samba De Uma Nota So 3:27

15 Stan Getz - Bim Bom 4:30

CD2

01 Stan Getz - Sambalero 2:08

02 Stan Getz - So Danco Samba 3:37

03 Stan Getz - Insensatez 3:23

04 Stan Getz - O Morro Nao Tem Vez 6:53

05 Stan Getz - Samba De Duas Notas 4:19

06 Stan Getz - Menina Flor 4:11

07 Stan Getz - Mania De Maria 2:45

08 Stan Getz - Saudade Vem Correndo 3:39

09 Stan Getz - Um Abraco No Getz 4:22

10 Stan Getz - Ebony Samba (Second Version) 4:36

11 Stan Getz - Ebony Samba (First Version) 3:51

12 Stan Getz - Tribute to Stan 2:55

CD3

01 Stan Getz - The Girl from Ipanema 5:24

02 Stan Getz - Doralice 2:45

03 Stan Getz - Para Machuchar Meu Coracao (To Hurt My Heart) 5:07

04 Stan Getz - Desafinado 4:14

05 Stan Getz - Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) 4:16

06 Stan Getz - So Danco Samba (I Only Dance Samba) 3:39

07 Stan Getz - O Grande Amor 5:28

08 Stan Getz - Vivo Sohando 2:56

09 Stan Getz - Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) 2:29

10 Stan Getz - It Might as Well Be Spring 4:24

11 Stan Getz - Eu E Voce (Me and You) 2:28

12 Stan Getz - Only Trust Your Heart 4:24

13 Stan Getz - Telephone Song 1:52

14 Stan Getz - One Note Samba 3:14

CD4

01 Stan Getz - Corcovado 5:14

02 Stan Getz - Menina Moca 5:42

03 Stan Getz - Once Again 6:42

04 Stan Getz - Winter Moon 5:17

05 Stan Getz - Do What You Do, Do 4:35

06 Stan Getz - Samba Da Samba 4:55

07 Stan Getz - Maracatu-Too 5:02

08 Stan Getz - Eu E Voce 4:15

09 Stan Getz - Corcovado 5:39

10 Stan Getz - The Girl From Ipanema 6:31

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