Stan Getz & J J Johnson - At The Opera House (Re-seed)

Tracks 1-4 are 320 Stereo, Tracks 5-10 are 160 Mono.



Review by Scott Yanow (AMG)

On two Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts, tenor saxophonist Stan Getz and trombonist J.J. Johnson (backed by the Oscar Peterson Trio plus drummer Connie Kay) performed an identical repertoire during the two sets of music, one recorded in mono and the other in stereo. All of the music from those dates (with the exception of one number left out due to lack of space) is included on this very exciting release: two versions apiece of "Billie's Bounce," "My Funny Valentine," "Crazy Rhythm," and "Blues in the Closet" plus one try at "Yesterdays" and "It Never Entered My Mind." Surprisingly Oscar Peterson and guitarist Herb Ellis do not solo at all but Getz and Johnson make a perfect combination and are in peak form. Bebop at its best, it has plenty of up-tempo jamming and no shortage of ideas.





Stan Getz (tenor saxophone)

J.J. Johnson (trombone)

Oscar Peterson (piano)

Herb Ellis (guitar)

Ray Brown (bass)

Connie Kay (drums)



Recorded live at the Civic Opera House, Chicago, Illinois on September 29, 1957 and at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California on October 7, 1957.



01. Billie's Bounce

02. My Funny Valentine

03. Crazy Rhythm

04. Blues In The Closet

05. Billie's Bounce

06. My Funny Valentine

07. Crazy Rhythm

08. Yesterdays

09. It Never Entered My Mind

10. Blues In The Closet