Stan Getz discography

The recordings of American jazz saxophonist Stan Getz from 1944 to 1991.

Discography[]

As leader/co-leader[]

Opus de Bop (Savoy, 1947 [1977])
Groovin' High (Modern, 1948 [1956])
The Brothers (Prestige, 1949 [1956]) with Zoot Sims and Al Cohn
Prezervation (Prestige, 1949–50 [1967]) with Al Haig
Stan Getz Quartets (Prestige, 1949–50 [1955])
Early Stan (Prestige, 1949–1953 [1963]) with Jimmy Raney
The Sound (Roost 1951–52 [1955])
The Getz Age (Roost 1951–52 [1955])
Stan Getz at Storyville Vol. 1 (Roost, 1951 [1955]) with Jimmy Raney and Al Haig
Stan Getz at Storyville Vol. 2 (Roost, 1951 [1955]) with Jimmy Raney and Al Haig
Stan Getz Plays (Norgran, 1952 [1955]) – compiles the 10" LPs Stan Getz Plays (Clef MGC 137) and The Artistry of Stan Getz (Clef MGC 143).
West Coast Live (Pacific Jazz, 1953–54 [1997]) with Chet Baker
Norman Granz' Jam Session #3 (Norgran, 1953)
Norman Granz' Jam Session #4 (Norgran, 1953)
Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet (Norgran, 1954)
Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet #2 (Norgran, 1954)
Diz and Getz (Norgran, 1954)
Stan Getz at The Shrine (Norgran, 1954)
Hamp and Getz (Norgran, 1955)
West Coast Jazz (Verve, 1955)
Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet #3 (Norgran, 1956)
Stan Getz in Stockholm (Verve, 1956)
For Musicians Only (Verve, 1956) with Dizzy Gillespie and Sonny Stitt
The Steamer (Verve, 1956)
Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds (Verve, 1957)
The Soft Swing (Verve, 1957)
Jazz Giants '58 (Verve, 1957) with Gerry Mulligan, Harry Edison, Louis Bellson and the Oscar Peterson Trio
Award Winner: Stan Getz (Verve, 1957)
Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (Verve, 1957)
Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz (Verve, 1957) also released as Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi–Fi
Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (Verve, 1957)
Cal Tjader-Stan Getz Sextet (Fantasy, 1958)
Stan Meets Chet (Verve, 1958)
Les Tricheurs (Barclay, 1958)
Stan Getz Live in Europe 1958 (Jazz Anthology, 1958 [1982])
Imported from Europe (Verve, 1958)
Stockholm Sessions '58 (Dragon, 1958 [1988])
Stan Getz at Large (Verve, 1961)
Cool Velvet (Verve, 1960)
Getz in Poland (Musa, 1960)
Focus (Verve, 1961)
Recorded Fall 1961 (Verve, 1961) with Bob Brookmeyer
(Verve, 1961 [2019])
Jazz Samba (Verve, 1962) with Charlie Byrd
Big Band Bossa Nova (Verve, 1962) with Gary McFarland Orchestra
Jazz Samba Encore! (Verve, 1963) with Luiz Bonfá
Getz/Gilberto (Verve, 1963) with João Gilberto
Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (Verve, 1963)
Reflections (Verve, 1963)
Nobody Else But Me (Verve, 1964 [1994])
Live In London (Harkit, 1964)
Live In London Volume 2 (Harkit, 1964 [2004])
Stan Getz & Bill Evans (Verve, 1964 [1988])
Getz Au Go Go with Astrud Gilberto (Verve, 1964)
Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2 (Verve, 1964 [1967]) with João Gilberto
The Canadian Concert of Stan Getz (Vancouver Concert) (Can-Am, 1965)
Stan Getz Plays Music from the Soundtrack of Mickey One (MGM, 1965)
Stan Getz & Arthur Fiedler at Tanglewood (Verve, 1966)
Two Sides of Stan Getz (Unique Jazz, 1966)
The Stan Getz Quartet in Paris (Verve, 1966)
Voices (Verve, 1966)
Sweet Rain (Verve, 1967)
What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David (Verve, 1968)
The Song Is You (Laserlight, 1969 [1996])
Didn't We (Verve, 1969)
Marrakesh Express (MGM, 1969)
Dynasty (Verve, 1971)
Change of Scenes (Verve, 1971) – with the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
Stan Getz with European Friends (Denon, 1959–71 [1996])
Communications '72 (Verve, 1972)
Captain Marvel (Verve, 1972)
Stan Getz Quartet at Montreux (Polydor, 1972 [1977])
Stan Getz Quartet Live At Montreux 1972 (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 1972 [2013]) US edition CD of the complete concert
Stan Getz Quartet Live In Europe 1972 (Eagle Rock Entertainment / , 1972 [2015]) European edition CD/DVD of complete concert
But Beautiful (Milestone 1974 [1996]) with Bill Evans
Jazz Jamboree '74 Vol. 2 (Polskie Nagrania Muza, 1974) – split album with McCoy Tyner Quartet
Stan Getz My Foolish Heart Live at the Left Bank, Baltimore (Label M, 1975)
The Best of Two Worlds (Columbia, 1976) with João Gilberto
The Peacocks (Columbia, 1975) with Jimmie Rowles
The Master (Columbia, 1975 [1982])
Getz/Gilberto '76 (Resonance, 1976 [2016]) with João Gilberto
Moments in Time (Resonance 1976 [2016])
Live at Montmartre (SteepleChase, 1977)
Another World (Columbia, 1977)
Mort d'un Pourri (Melba, 1977) – Soundtrack to Death of a Corrupt Man
Jazzbühne Berlin '78 (Repertoire, 1978 [1991])
Academy of Jazz (PolJazz, 1978) with Bob Brookmeyer
Children of the World (Columbia, 1978)
Forest Eyes (CBS, 1980)
Midem Live '80 (Personal Choice, 1980)
The Great Jazz Gala '80 (Bellaphon, 1980)
The Dolphin (Concord Jazz, 1981)
Spring Is Here (Concord Jazz, 1981 [1992])
Billy Highstreet Samba (EmArcy, 1981 [1990])
Blue Skies (Concord Jazz, 1982 [1995])
Pure Getz (Concord Jazz, 1982)
Stan Getz Quartet Live in Paris (Dreyfus, 1982)
Poetry (Elektra Musician, 1983) with Albert Dailey
The Stockholm Concerts (Verve 1983)
The Stockholm Concert (Sonet, 1983)
Line for Lyons (Sonet, 1983) with Chet Baker
Quintessence Volume 1 (Concord Jazz, 1983 [1998]) with Chet Baker
Quintessence Volume 2 (Concord Jazz, 1983 [2000]) with Chet Baker
Voyage (Black Hawk, 1986)
Anniversary! (EmArcy, 1987)
Serenity (EmArcy, 1987)
Bossas & Ballads – The Lost Sessions (Verve, 1989 [2003])
Homage to Charlie Parker (A&M, 1989 [1990]) as The Paris All-Stars
Yours and Mine (Concord Jazz, 1989)- Yours and Mine
Soul Eyes (Concord Jazz, 1989) - Soul Eyes
Apasionado (A&M, 1989)
The Final Concert Recording (Eagle Jazz, 1990 [2000])
People Time (EmArcy, 1991) with Kenny Barron
People Time: The Complete Recordings (EmArcy, 1991 [2009]) with Kenny Barron

Live jam sessions with various artists[]

The JATP All-Stars at the Opera House (Verve, 1957)
Norman Granz Presents Jazz at the Philharmonic in Europe Vol. 1 (Verve, 1960)
Norman Granz Presents Jazz at the Philharmonic in Europe Vol. 2 (Verve, 1960)
Norman Granz Presents Jazz at the Philharmonic in Europe Vol. 4 (Verve, 1960)
Jazz at the Santa Monica Civic '72 (Pablo, 1972)
Newport in New York '72: The Jam Sessions, Vol. 1 and 2 (Cobblestone, 1972)
Montreux Summit Volume 1 (Columbia, 1977)
Montreux Summit Volume 2 (Columbia, 1977)
Havana Jam (Columbia, 1979) with the CBS Jazz All Stars
Havana Jam II (Columbia, 1979) with the CBS Jazz All Stars
All Star Jam Session (Eastworld, 1981) at Aurex Jazz Festival '81
Live Special (Eastworld, 1981) at Aurex Jazz Festival '81

Compilations[]

1956: Conception (Prestige)
1957: Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds (Verve)
1962: The World of Stan Getz (Verve)
1965: The Melodic Stan Getz (Metro)
1974: Return Engagement (Verve)
1980: The Best of Stan Getz (Columbia)
1984: Stan the Man (Verve, 1952–61 [1984])
1988: The Lyrical Stan Getz (Columbia)
1991: The Artistry Of Stan Getz: The Best Of The Verve Years Volume 1 (Verve)
1993: The Artistry Of Stan Getz: The Best Of The Verve Years Volume 2 (Verve)
1996: A Life In Jazz: A Musical Biography (Verve)
1997: The Complete Roost Recordings (Blue Note)
1998: Jazz 'Round Midnight: Bossa Nova (Verve)
2001: My Old Flame (Concord Jazz, 1981) Reissue of The Dolphin and Spring Is Here
2002: Café Montmartre (Universal France)
2002: The Very Best of Stan Getz (Verve)

As sideman[]

With Herb Alpert

Midnight Sun (A&M, 1989 [1992])

With Chet Baker

Seven Faces of Valentine (Philology, 1975–85 [1990])

With Count Basie and Sarah Vaughan

Echoes of an Era: Basie, Getz and Vaughan Live at Birdland (Roulette, 1956 [1975])

With Dee Bell

Let There Be Love (Concord Jazz, 1983)

With Tony Bennett

Jazz (Columbia, 1964 [1987])

With Buddy Bregman

Swinging Kicks (Verve, 1956)

With Bob Brookmeyer

Bob Brookmeyer and Friends (Columbia, 1964)

With Herb Ellis

Nothing but the Blues (Verve, 1957)

With Everything But The Girl

The Language of Life (Atlantic, 1990)

With Ella Fitzgerald

Like Someone in Love (Verve, 1957)
At the Opera House (Verve, 1957)

With Dizzy Gillespie

Sittin' In (Verve, 1957)

With Benny Goodman

The Benny Goodman Story (Decca, 1955)

With Jimmy Gourley

Good News (Bloomdido, 1981)

With Michele Hendricks

Carryin' On (Muse, 1987)

With Huey Lewis and the News

Small World (Chrysalis, 1988)

With Peter Herbolzheimer

Jazz Gala Concert (Atlantic, 1976)

With Woody Herman

Twelve Shades of Blue (Columbia, 1947 [1955])
The Thundering Herds (Columbia, 1948 [1961])
The New Thundering Herd (RCA Victor, 1976)
Woody and Friends (Concord Jazz, 1979 [1981])
The Woody Herman Big Band Live at the Concord Jazz Festival 1981 (Concord Jazz, 1981)

With Kimiko Kasai