Stan Getz and Bill Evans

Artist: Stan Getz with Bill Evans
Label: Polygram Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 042283380226
EAN: 0042283380226
ASIN: B00000476E

Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Tracks:

Night and Day
But Beautiful
Funkallero
My Heart Stood Still
Melinda
Grandfather's Waltz
Carpetbagger's Theme
Wnew (Theme Song) (Previously Unreleased)
My Heart Stood Still (Alternate Take-Previously Unreleased)
Grandfather's Waltz (Alternate Take-Previously Unreleased)
Night and Day (Alternate Take-Previously Unreleased)

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Customer Reviews:

some misleading information here..........2004-03-08

I've been a fan of both Bill Evans and Stan Getz since my earliest exposure to jazz. Just about anything from either one of these all time greats earns high ratings from critic and fan alike based, if nothing else, on the body of work each artist created during their careers. Unfortunately this album is the exception to the rule...sometimes the whole is LESS than the sum of the parts!

I own this recording as an import pressing of the original Verve LP which was cut in 1963, not 1964 as indicated in the catalog. Further, it wasn't released until 1973 in MONO (which given the year of recording indicates Verve didn't think too highly of it at the time). Besides uninspired performances the sound quality leaves much to be desired. While Elvin Jones ranks highly in the jazz canon of percussionists I don't believe he and Evans had the great rapport in evidence when Evans teamed with Paul Motian or Larry Bunker.

This is hardly an "essential recording" from either artist and I'm somewhat surprised at Amazon.com's editors listing it as so. From Evan's corner I'd pick "Trio 64" as much more worthy of an "essential recording" from that time period. And if you want to hear Stan Getz at his pre bossa nova height in the jazz piano trio format check out the Verve CD "Stan Getz meets Oscar Peterson."

Has its highs & its lows --- 3 1/2 stars.......2003-10-14

I wish I wasn't echoing the other reviewers, but unfortunately, I tend to agree with them. I bought this CD with such high expectations, and the album was frankly a disappointment. If it had been any other artists, I would probably give it a higher rating, but Stan Getz & Bill Evans just aren't any other artist.

It says something that the artist that stands out most significantly on this album is Elvin Jones, who injects as much energy into the sessions as it is possible to give without overwhelming the other musicians.

This is not to say that the CD doesn't have its shining moments. I would point to "Night & Day" and "My Heart Stood Still" (not the alternate takes), which possess the energy that the other tracks seem to lack.

Getz & Evans only did this one album together, so it is hard to say if a second effort would have resulted in "Getz vs. Evans II." We will never know. It would have been nice to see a better result than what we have.

Terrific team.......2000-07-19