This two-LP set includes seven sessions from 1949-50 and one from 1953 that feature the great tenor-saxophonist
Stan Getz.
Getz is heard with a
Terry Gibbs septet, in quartets with either pianist
Al Haig or
Tony Aless, with
Haig in a sextet that features vocals from
Blossom Dearie, on a couple of collaborations with guitarist
Jimmy Raney and in a classic if odd date with four other tenors (
Al Cohn,
Allen Eager,
Brew Moore and
Zoot Sims), all of whom sounded identical at the time. This two-fer (which contains several alternate takes) gives one a fine overview into the early days of
Stan Getz. ~ Scott Yanow