Some of tenor-saxophonist
Stan Getz's earliest recordings are included on this well-conceived LP.
Getz displays a harder sound than one might expect on sextet sides with trombonist
Kai Winding and trumpeter
Shorty Rogers from late 1945 and on four selections with a quartet from mid-1946. The final four selections (from May 1949) are more typical as
Getz (along with fellow tenors
Al Cohn and
Zoot Sims) plays hard-swinging cool bop; the three tenors can barely be told apart. Bop collectors will want this interesting music. ~ Scott Yanow