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Stan Getz Blues
| Recorded | c. 1966 |
|---|---|
| Label | VSP |
| Released | 1966 |
| Personnel | 17 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1149632 |
The record
A budget-line VSP repackaging pulling together mid-'50s Norman Granz session players, pairing Getz's cool tenor against Mulligan's baritone and a bench of swing-to-bop heavyweights like Eldridge, Carter, and Peterson. Less a unified album than a document of Granz's stable at work, it's blues-drenched jam-session jazz built for late-night listening.
Session personnel
- Gerry Mulligan — baritone saxophone
- Ray Brown — bass
- Louis Bellson — drums
- Herb Ellis — guitar
- Oscar Peterson — piano
- Stan Getz — tenor saxophone
- Harry Edison — trumpet
- Stan Levey — drums
- Roy Eldridge — trumpet
- Benny Carter — alto saxophone
- Willie Smith — alto saxophone
- John Simmons — bass
- Buddy deFranco — clarinet
- Buddy Rich — drums
- Freddie Green — guitar
- Count Basie — piano
- Wardell Gray — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1966 | VSP · VSP-31 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1966 | VSP |
| 1966 | VSP · VSPS-31 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1966 | VSP · VSPS-31 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1966 | VSP · VSPS-31 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | VSP · VSP 57.012 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono |
| 1972 | Verve Records · 2352 142 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1972 | VSP · VSPS-31A — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| — | VSP · SVSP 57.012 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo |
| — | VSP · VSP 31 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue |
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