Stan Getz & Jimmy Raney - Complete Studio Sessions (2003) D2 (19

Stan Getz & Jimmy Raney - Complete Studio Sessions D2

Release Date: December 2, 2003

Audio CD: August 2, 2004

Format: Import, Original recording remastered

Label: Definitive Spain

Bitrate: 320 kbps



Editorial Reviews

Product Description

This double-CD shows the magical interplay of the Getz-Raney classic partnership at its finest while outlining the evolution of their playing both as individuals & as a unit over this crucial five year span. They are joined by some truly exceptional sidemen, including Earl Swope, Kai Winding, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Horace Silver, Duke Jordan, Red Mitchell, Tommy Potter, & Roy Haynes. 20-bit remastered. Definitive. 2003.



Any tribute to Jimmy Raney not mentioning the amazing work he did with Stan Getz during 1948-1953 would be lacking in perspective. To that end, here are the complete studio recordings made by these two giants for a multitude of labels including Sittin' in With, Roost, Savoy, Sesco, Clef, Prestige et al with musicians of the caliber of Duke Jordan, Curly Russell, Blossom Dearie, Horace Silver, Roy Haynes, Frank Isola, and many others in this lovingly remastered 41-track, 2-disc set.



This double-disc set features all of the studio performances between saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist Jimmy Raney recorded between October of 1948 and April of 1953. The sheer number of labels the pair recorded for is staggering, from Sittin' in With to Roost, Savoy, Sesco, Clef, Prestige, and others. And while Getz, particularly on the early sides, is still deeply entrenched in his worship of Charlie Parker, the cool elegance of Raney's own playing is already asserting itself on the early sides, so that by 1951, Getz has moved toward the center from strictly bebop. Some of the other players on these sessions include Duke Jordan, Curly Russell, Blossom Dearie, Horace Silver, Roy Haynes, Frank Isola, and many others. There are 41 performances in all, giving a striking portrait of the era, and of Getz's development as a soloist and bandleader in particular. Raney arrived fully developed and just got better. The sound quality is solid here and the remastering job on these tracks is warm and full despite their many original sources. ~ Thom Jurek





Stan Getz & Jimmy Raney - Complete Studio Sessions D2 Tracks:

01 Stella By Starlight

02 Time on My Hands

03 'Tis Autumn

04 The Way You Look Tonight

05 Lover, Come Back to Me

06 Body and Soul

07 Stars Fell on Alabama

08 You Turned the Tables on Me

09 Lullaby of Birdland

10 Autumn Leaves

11 Fools Rush In

12 These Foolish Things

13 Thanks for the Memory

14 How Deep Is the Ocean

15 Hymn of the Orient

16 These Foolish Things

17 Signal

18 Lee

19 'Round Midnight

20 Motion