Stan Getz is widely regarded as one of the all-time great jazz tenor saxophonists, coming to the fore in the bebop era of the late 1940s and early ’50s, and becoming a pioneer of the west coast ‘cool school’ of jazz musicians, helping to popularise Latin forms like the bossa nova within the idiom. 

During the mid-1950s, while recording for Norman Granz’s Norgran and Verve labels, and with the long-playing vinyl LP era now under way, he recorded many sessions and projects in collaboration with other like-minded musicians and bandleaders, which resulted in a string of notable albums. 

This 44-track 4-CD set comprises titles from the classic Verve albums “Interpretations” with Bob Brookmeyer, “Diz And Getz” with Dizzy Gillespie, “Hamp And Getz” with Lionel Hampton, “West Coast Jazz” with Conte Candoli, “The Steamer” with his Quartet, “Sittin’ In” with Dizzy Gillespie and Coleman Hawkins, “Stan Getz & The Oscar Peterson Trio”, and “Getz Meets Mulligan” with Gerry Mulligan. 

The creative stimulus provided by these encounters naturally makes for some fascinating and high class jazz. 

Apart from the main collaborators, the performances feature many other notable musicians of the day, and it makes for a substantial and hugely entertaining collection.

CD 1
1. LOVE AND THE WEATHER Stan Getz/Bob Brookmeyer Quintet  
2. SPRING IS HERE Stan Getz/Bob Brookmeyer Quintet  
3. CRAZY RHYTHM Stan Getz/Bob Brookmeyer Quintet  
4. WILLOW WEEP FOR ME Stan Getz/Bob Brookmeyer Quintet  
5. POT LUCK Stan Getz/Bob Brookmeyer Quintet  
6. THE NEARNESS OF YOU Stan Getz/Bob Brookmeyer Quintet  
From the album "Interpretations" (Norgran MGN1000)
7. GIRL OF MY DREAMS Dizzy Gillespie/Stan Getz Sextet 
8. IT DON'T MEAN A THING Dizzy Gillespie/Stan Getz Sextet 
9. IT'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN Dizzy Gillespie/Stan Getz Sextet 
10. SIBONEY Dizzy Gillespie/Stan Getz Sextet 
11. EXACTLY LIKE YOU Dizzy Gillespie/Stan Getz Sextet 
12. I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART Dizzy Gillespie/Stan Getz Sextet 
13. IMPROMPTU Dizzy Gillespie/Stan Getz Sextet 
From the album "Diz And Getz" (Norgran MGN1050, Verve MGV8141)

CD 2  
1. CHEROKEE Lionel Hampton And Stan Getz  
2. LOUISE Lionel Hampton And Stan Getz  
3. BALLAD MEDLEY Lionel Hampton And Stan Getz  
4. JUMPIN AT THE WOODSIDE Lionel Hampton And Stan Getz  
5. GLADYS Lionel Hampton And Stan Getz  
From the album "Hamp And Getz" (Norgran MGN1037, Verve MGV8128)
6. FOUR Stan Getz Quintet  
7. EAST OF THE SUN Stan Getz Quintet  
8. A NIGHT IN TUNISIA Stan Getz Quintet  
9. SUDDENLY IT'S SPRING Stan Getz Quintet  
10. SUMMERTIME Stan Getz Quintet 
From the album "West Coast Jazz" (Norgran MGN1032, Verve MGV8028)

CD 3
1. SHINE Stan Getz Quartet 
From the album "West Coast Jazz" (Norgran MGN1032, Verve MGV8028)

2. BLUES FOR MARY JANE Stan Getz Quartet 
3. THERE'LL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU Stan Getz Quartet 
4. YOU'RE BLASÉ Stan Getz Quartet 
5. TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT Stan Getz Quartet 
6. LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE Stan Getz Quartet 
7. HOW ABOUT YOU Stan Getz Quartet 
From the album "The Steamer" (Verve MGV8294)
8. DIZZY ATMOSPHERE Dizzy Gillespie Sextet 
9. BALLAD MEDLEY 1 Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
From the album "Sittin' In" (Verve MGV8225)

CD 4
1. PENNIES FROM HEAVEN Stan Getz With The Oscar Peterson Trio 
2. THERE'S NO YOU (I'M GLAD THERE'S YOU) Stan Getz With The Oscar Peterson Trio 
3. I WAS DOING ALL RIGHT Stan Getz With The Oscar Peterson Trio 
4. TOUR'S END Stan Getz With The Oscar Peterson Trio 
5. BRONX BLUES Stan Getz With The Oscar Peterson Trio 
6. I WANT TO BE HAPPY Stan Getz With The Oscar Peterson Trio 
From the album "Stan Getz With The Oscar Peterson Trio" (Verve MGV8251)
7. THAT OLD FEELING Stan Getz And Gerry Mulligan 
8. THIS CAN'T BE LOVE Stan Getz And Gerry Mulligan 
9. BALLAD Stan Getz And Gerry Mulligan 
10. LET'S FALL IN LOVE Stan Getz And Gerry Mulligan 
11. TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT Stan Getz And Gerry Mulligan 
12. ANYTHING GOES Stan Getz And Gerry Mulligan
From the album "Getz Meets Mulligan" (Verve MGV8249)