Stan Getz - Stan Getz At The Shrine (1954)

Recorded live at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California on November 8, 1954 and in Los Angeles, California on November 9, 1954. Includes liner notes by Norman Granz and Bob Blumenthal.

Saxophonist Stan Getz is at his “coolest” … Full Descriptionon this 1954 live session from Los Angeles, California. Featuring a flexible but solid band, these 10 tracks show a lot of musical variety. For example, there is the subtle, gossamer ballad “Lover Man,” along with valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer’’s quirky composition “Open Country,” which has a distinctively traditional jazz feel to it.

On this disc, Getz and Brookmeyer play off of each other wonderfully, creating interesting counterpoints. It almost sounds as if they are creating a two-part jazz fugue on the final statements of certain songs. The simpatico between the horn players is particularly stunning on the conclusion of “Flamingo,” where the two horns are deep in conversation. The concert ends with the old war-horse, “It Don’’t Mean a Thing,” and Getz jokes that this is the premier performance of this tune. He leaves his relaxed style behind for this Ellington classic, burning through the song’’s changes with great vigor. Two bonus tracks are also included here, borrowed from a concert recorded the following night.


Titles on disc:

01. Flamingo (8:33)
02. Lover Man (5:25)
03. Pernod (6:48)
04. Tasty Pudding (8:21)
05. I’’ll Remember April (7:36)
06. Polka Dots And Moonbeams (4:36)
07. Open Country (5:46)
08. It Don’’t Mean A Thing (5:58)
09. We’’ll Be Together Again (8:46)
10. Feather Merchant (8:14)

Musicians:

Bass - Bill Anthony
Drums - Art Mardigan (tracks: 1-8) , Frank Isola (tracks: 9, 10)
Piano - John Williams (5)
Producer - Norman Granz
Tenor Saxophone - Stan Getz
Valve Trombone - Bob Brookmeyer

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