Stan Getz EPography

Over the years, back in the day when records were records, I accumulated many extended play (EP) 45rpm 7" discs, Usually two tracks per side they were handy tasters before forking out big bucks for a ten inch or twelve inch long player (LP).

Amongst the many were eleven (13 if you count a couple of duplicates) by Stan Getz that are still, 70/80 years later, the epitome of tenor saxophone ballad playing.

Getz (tenor); Hank Jones (piano); Curley Russell (bass); Max Roach (drums). July 31, 1946.

    And the Angels Swing            Bravo 358

    Don't Worry About me.                "

Frank Beach, Chuck Peterson, Charlie Shavers (trumpets); Syd Harris, Charles Maxon, Sy Zentner (trombones); Clint Neagley, Ed Rosa (altos); Getz, Lucky Thompson (tenors); Butch Stone (baritone); Jimmy Rowles (piano); Tony Rizzi (guitar); Arnold Fishkin (bass); Don Lamond (drums). May 20, 1947

    Blue Rhythm Jam                                       Bravo 358 

    Blue Rhythm Blues (Getz plays alto)               "

                                                                               

Getz (tenor); Al Haig (piano); Jimmy Raney (guitar); Clyde Lombardi (bass); Charlie Perry (drums). October 1948

    Interlude in Be-Bop                Vogue EPV 1016

    As I Live and I Bop                              "

    Diaper Pin                                             "

    Pardon my Bop                                    "

Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Allen Eager, Brew Moore (tenors); Walter Bishop (piano); Gene Ramey (bass); Charlie Perry (drums). April 8, 1948

    Five Brothers                            Esquire EP 134

    Battle of the Saxes                            "

    Four and one Moore                        "

    Battleground                                     "

Getz (tenor); Al Haig (piano); Gene Ramey (bass); Stan Levey (drums). June 21, 1949

    Long Island Sound                    Esquire EP 173

    Indian Summer                                   "

    Marcia                                                   "

    Crazy Chords                                       "

Getz (tenor); Al Haig (piano); Tommy Potter (bass); Roy Haynes (drums). January 6, 1950.

    There's a Small Hotel                Esquire EP 133

    I've Got You Under my Skin               "    

    Too Marvellous for Words                  "    

    What's New?                                           "

Getz (tenor); Tony Aless (piano); Percy Heath (bass); Don Lamond (drums). April 14, 1950. 

    You Stepped Out of a Dream      Esquire EP 16 

    My Old Flame                                      "

    The Lady in Red                                  "

    Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams      "

Getz (tenor); Bengt Hallberg (piano); Gunnar Johnson (bass); Jack Noren (drums). March 23, 1951.

    'S Cool Boy                                  Esquire EP 48

    Ack, Varmeland du Skona                    "

    I Only Have Eyes For You                    "

Getz (tenor); Bengt Hallberg (piano); Gunnar Johnson (bass); Kenneth Fagerlund (drums). March 24, 1951.

    Night and Day                              Esquire EP 48

Getz (tenor); Jimmy Raney (guitar); Duke Jordan (piano); Bill Crow (bass); Frank Isola (drums). December 12, 1952.

    Stars Fell on Alabama                   Columbia SEB 10034

    The Way You Look Tonight                             "

    'Tis Autumn                                                         "

    Lover Come Back to me                                    "

    You Turned the Tables on me         Columbia SEB 10063

    Stella by Starlight                                              "

    Time on my Hands                                            "

    Body and Soul                                                     "

Getz (tenor); Jimmy Raney (guitar); Duke Jordan (piano); Bill Crow (bass); Frank Isola (drums). December 29, 1952.

    These Foolish Things                     Columbia SEB 10001

    How Deep is the Ocean?                                     "

    Thanks for the Memory                                      "

    Hymn to the Orient                                              "   

Getz (tenor); Lou Levy (piano); Leroy Vinnegar (bass); Shelly Manne (drums). August 1, 1955.

    Of Thee I Sing                                 Columbia SEB 10089

    A Handful of Stars                                              "

    Love is Here to Stay                                            " 

    Serenade in Blue                                                  "

The above are, of course, just the ones I proudly possess. Getz made many more which 'graduated' to LP, CD and now are no doubt accessible on YouTube, Spotify and the rest of the gang that killed the record industry. Lance