A landmark collaborative report from saxophonists Stan Getz and Gerry Mulligan is getting a hi-fi, vinyl reissue by way of Verve’s Acoustic Sounds sequence.
Recorded in 1957, Getz Meets Mulligan marked the primary time the duo performed major horns collectively. Switching up their customary specialties for the album’s first three tracks (“Let’s Fall in Love,” “Anything Goes,” and “Too Close for Comfort”), Getz took on baritone sax, whereas Mulligan performed tenor. They have been accompanied by Lou Levy on piano, Ray Brown on bass, and Stan Levey on drums—the six-track album would find yourself being the one occasion Getz and Mulligan recorded in a quintet format. The brand new reissue is due out on October twenty fourth, 2025.
Getz and Mulligan have been each key figures within the cool jazz motion, a post-WWII pressure of the style impressed by bebop and massive band music. Whereas Mulligan was lauded for his collaborations with Chet Baker and requirements like “Walkin’ Shoes” and “Five Brothers,” Getz is credited with popularizing bossa nova music in america, partially by way of the 1964 hit “The Girl From Ipanema.”
Devoted to reissuing basic jazz recordings, Verve’s Acoustic Sounds sequence additionally options data from John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Nina Simone and plenty of extra. Every launch is mastered by Ryan Ok. Smith at Sterling Sound from unique analog tapes, and supervised by Chad Kassem, Acoustic Sounds’ CEO. Each Getz and Mulligan have additionally beforehand been featured within the sequence. Getz’s Candy Rain and Getz Au Go Go (a recording of two 1964 performances at Greenwich Village’s Café Au Go Go), and Mulligan’s Evening Lights are among the many different data obtainable.
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