Jazz 'Round Midnight: Stan Getz

JAZZ ROUND MIDNIGHT is also available as part of the 3-CD box set JAZZ 'ROUND MIDNIGHT: GREAT SAX (Verve 533 346), which also includes complete albums by Gerry Mulligan and Ben Webster.
Personnel includes: Stan Getz (tenor saxophone); Claus Ogerman (conductor); Joao Gilberto (vocals, guitar); Dave Hildinger (vibraphone); Jan Johansson, Steve Kuhn, Bill Evans, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Hank Jones, Antonio Carlos Jobim (piano); Gene Byrd (guitar, bass); Laurindo Almeida, Charlie Byrd, Jim Hall (guitar); Ron Carter, Freddy Dutton, George Duvivier, Daniel Jordan, Keter Betts, Tommy Williams (bass); Elvin Jones, Sperie Karas, Dave Bailey, William Schiopffe, Roy Haynes, Buddy Deppenschmidt, Grady Tate (drums); Beaux-Arts String Quartet.
Recorded between 1960 and 1967. Includes liner notes by Harvey Pekar.
Digitally remastered by Tom "Curly" Ruff and Suha Gur.
Personnel: Stan Getz (tenor saxophone); Joao Gilberto (vocals, guitar); Gene Byrd, Jim Hall, Laurindo Almeida, Charlie Byrd (guitar); Blanchie Birdsong (harp); Chick Corea, Hank Jones , Herbie Hancock, Steve Kuhn , Antônio Carlos Jobim, Jan Johansson , Bill Evans (piano); Dave Hildinger (vibraphone); Elvin Jones, Sperie Karas, Grady Tate, Buddy Deppenschmidt, Roy Haynes, William Schiopffe (drums); Edison Machado, Dave Bailey , Bill Horwath, Bill Reichenbach , Jose Paulo, Jose Soorez, Luis Parga, Milton Banana, Artie Butler, Bobby Rosengarden (percussion).
Liner Note Author: Harvey Pekar .
Recording information: 01/17/1960-08/??/1967.
Photographer: Comstock.
Arrangers: Claus Ogerman; Eddie Sauter; Johnny Pate.
The owner of one of the most intimately romantic tenor sax sounds in jazz was a natural candidate for Verve's Late-Night series, and so this 14-track collection treats would-be-Lotharios to several candlelit samples from Verve's archives, the orchestras (and two cooing choirs) led by Claus Ogermam. Artists including Johnny Pate and Russ Garcia alternate with small-combo ballad dates originating from the U.S. and Europe, including an exquisite "But Beautiful" with Bill Evans. Of course, there are also plenty of tender bossa novas with Laurindo Almeida, Charlie Byrd, Chick Corea, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto. Along the way, Verve manages to sneak in the harmonically and structurally complex "Pan" from the Focus album which injects a somewhat abrasive interlude into the seductive sequence. But no matter, knowledgeable Casanovas can just program it out on their CD players and get back down to business. ~ Richard S. Ginell