The Steamer

by Stan Getz

Overview

It doesn't happen too often, but there are times when the title of a jazz album and the material within interface perfectly. Hence The Steamer, where Stan Getz joined forces with a super West Coast-based rhythm section to produce some truly steaming music. "Blues for Mary Jane" is remarkable; for all of the straight-ahead heat generated by the rhythm section, Getz is incredibly relaxed, poised, and always under control while still managing to swing like mad. In other words, the style that he was able to carry over to his bossa nova adventures in the following decade is right here, ready to go. There is also room for the Getz-ballad manner on "You're Blase," and "Like Someone in Love" combines a leisurely swinging tempo with Getz's natural warmth. From the evidence of these sessions alone, not to mention countless others, the team of bassist Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Stan Levey ought to be anointed as one of the greatest rhythm sections in jazz history, and sure-fingered pianist Lou Levy benefits from their finesse and drive. All of this music is available on the three-CD set East of the Sun: The West Coast Sessions, and this Verve Master Edition release offers outtakes from that set at the end of the disc. Indeed, the alternate "How About You?" has some swinging hairpin turns by Getz that will make your head swivel. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	12/03/2021
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031450987

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Stan Getz   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Gerry Mulligan   Primary Artist
Stan Getz Quartet   Primary Artist
Stan Levey   Guest Artist,Drums
Leroy Vinnegar   Guest Artist,Bass
Lou Levy   Guest Artist,Piano

Technical Credits

Burton Lane   Composer
Larry Holofcener   Composer
Carlos Kase   Production Assistant
James Van Heusen   Composer
Tom Greenwood   Production Assistant
Ralph Freed   Composer
Norman Granz   Producer,Original Album Producer
Bill Simon   Original Liner Notes
Edward O'Dowd   Design
Cynthia Sesso   Photo Research
Sherniece Smith   Art Producer
Ord Hamilton   Composer
Bryan Koniarz   Production Coordination
George David Weiss   Composer
Suha Gur   Digital Assembly
Stan Getz   Composer
Ben Young   Research,Supervisor,Restoration
Mack Gordon   Composer
Jerry Bock   Composer
Bruce Sievier   Composer
Harry Warren   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Herman Leonard   Photography
Chris Herles   Mastering
Paul J. Hoeffler   Photography
Hollis King   Art Direction
Sheldon Marks   Art Direction
George Weiss   Composer