Yesterdays: Stan Getz Plays the Standards

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Yesterdays: Stan Getz Plays the Standards Review

by John Bush

With his magical tone, Stan Getz couldn't help but stamp every standard he played, no matter how familiar the melody. Living Era's collection Yesterdays: Stan Getz Plays the Standards compiles material virtually from the beginning of his career as a leader, all in a quartet or quintet setting that put the emphasis squarely on Getz. Dates for Prestige or Birdland from 1949-1950 begin the program, but it's with his first session for the Roost label from May 17, 1950, that bring to the light two masterpieces: Jerome Kern's "Yesterdays" and J. Fred Coots' "You Go to My Head." The 14 additional Roost sides are no less gorgeous, and are leavened by two titles for Norgran (an early Verve predecessor). It really made no difference whether Getz played the classics or contemporary material, but Yesterdays: Stan Getz Plays the Standards includes most of his best early material.

Track Listing

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Indian Summer
Victor Herbert
Stan Getz 02:52 SpotifyAmazon
2
There's a Small Hotel
Richard Rodgers
Stan Getz 02:55 SpotifyAmazon
3
What's New?
Bobby Haggard / Bob Haggart
Stan Getz 03:22 SpotifyAmazon
4
Too Marvellous for Words
Richard A. Whiting
Stan Getz 02:56 SpotifyAmazon
5
I've Got You Under My Skin
Cole Porter
Stan Getz 03:17 SpotifyAmazon
6
My Old Flame
Sam Coslow / Arthur Johnston
Stan Getz 02:45 SpotifyAmazon
7
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
Harry Barris
Stan Getz 03:05 SpotifyAmazon
8
The Lady in Red
Christopher Davison / Allie Wrubel
Stan Getz 03:17 SpotifyAmazon
9
Gone With the Wind
Allie Wrubel
Stan Getz 02:56 SpotifyAmazon
10
On the Alamo
Isham Jones
Stan Getz 02:47 SpotifyAmazon
11
Yesterdays
Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern
Stan Getz 02:48 SpotifyAmazon
12
You Go to My Head
J. Fred Coots
Stan Getz 03:02 SpotifyAmazon
13
Strike Up the Band
George Gershwin
Stan Getz 02:31 SpotifyAmazon
14
Imagination
James Van Heusen
Stan Getz 02:25 SpotifyAmazon
15
Out of Nowhere
Johnny Green
Stan Getz 02:29 SpotifyAmazon
16
'S Wonderful
George Gershwin
Stan Getz 02:57 SpotifyAmazon
17
It Might as Well Be Spring
Richard Rodgers
Stan Getz 02:47 SpotifyAmazon
18
The Song Is You
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
Stan Getz 02:49 SpotifyAmazon
19
Moonlight in Vermont
Karl Suessdorf
Stan Getz feat: Johnny Smith 03:16 SpotifyAmazon
20
Tenderly
Walter Gross
Stan Getz feat: Johnny Smith 03:27 SpotifyAmazon
21
The Way You Look Tonight
Dorothy Fields / Jerome Kern
Stan Getz 03:03 SpotifyAmazon
22
Stars Fell on Alabama
Frank Perkins
Stan Getz 03:22 SpotifyAmazon
23
Lullaby of Birdland
George Shearing / George David Weiss
Stan Getz 02:27 SpotifyAmazon
24
Autumn Leaves
Joseph Kosma
Stan Getz 03:08 SpotifyAmazon
25
Fools Rush In
Rube Bloom
Stan Getz 02:26 SpotifyAmazon
26
These Foolish Things
Harry Link / Jack Strachey
Stan Getz 03:19 SpotifyAmazon
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