Stan Getz – Radio Free Amsterdam

March 31, 2022March 24, 2022

THE GROOVE YARD 168 – THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA

George Klein presents the 6th and final hour of a feature on tenor saxophonist Stan Getz who died in June 1991. This hour focuses on some very popular bossa nova recordings with Brazilians Laurindo Almeida, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Gilberto & his wife Astrud, who served as interpreter for the recording session and was called on to sing “The Girl from Ipanema,” which became a very big hit. After another recording with Astrud, the emphasis shifts to some straight ahead recordings from the late 1960s, where the Getz feature ends.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA
THE GROOVE YARD 168
George Klein, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, July 21, 1991 [22181]0
Stan Getz & Laurindo Almeida: Minica Moca (Young Lady)
Stan Getz & Laurindo Almeida: Outra Vez (Once Again)
Stan Getz-Antonio Carlos Jobim-Joao & Astrud Gilberto: The Girl From Ipanema
Stan Getz with Astrud Gilberto: Corcovado
Stan Getz: Stan’s Blues
Stan Getz: Here’s That Rainy Day
Stan Getz: Grandfather’s Waltz
Stan Getz: Sweet Rain
Stan Getz: Con Alma
Stan Getz: A Summer Afternoon

A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by George Klein for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by George Klein in Ypsilanti MI
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

March 24, 2022

THE GROOVE YARD 167 – ONE NOTE SAMBA

George Klein presents the final segment of a multi-part series commemorating Stan Getz, who passed away in 1991. This hour is from 1962-63, the first years of the bossa nova craze in the U.S. The Getz album with guitarist Charlie Byrd, Jazz Samba, was a huge hit that inspired many musicians to try bossa nova for musical & monetary reasons. Other collaborations were also influential: Big Band Bossa Nova with Gary McFarland, and Jazz Samba Encore with Luis Bonfa.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
ONE NOTE SAMBA
THE GROOVE YARD 167
George Klein, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, July 21, 1991 [22166]

Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd: Desafinado
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd: E Luxo So
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd: Bahia
Stan Getz with Gary McFarland: One Note Samba
Stan Getz with Gary McFarland: Bim Bom
Stan Getz with Gary McFarland: Manha de Carnival
Stan Getz & Luis Bonfa: Mania de Maria
Stan Getz & Luis Bonfa: Saudade vemCorrendo
Stan Getz & Luis Bonfa: A Tribute to Getz
Stan Getz & Luis Bonfa: Sambalero
Stan Getz & Luis Bonfa: So Dance Samba

March 19, 2022

THE GROOVE YARD 166 – BLUES IN THE CLOSET

George Klein presents the 4th hour of an extended feature on tenor saxophonist Stan Getz, focusing once again on 1957-61 and featuring collaborations with Gerry Mulligan (on “Let’s Fall in Love” they switch horns: Getz plays baritone & Mulligan plays tenor) and J.J. Johnson at the Opera House in Chicago, sessions recorded in Europe, and the album entitled Focus, with string arrangements by Eddie Sauter.

The John Sinclair Foundation presents
BLUES IN THE CLOSET
THE GROOVE YARD 166
George Klein, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, July 14, 1991 [22152]

Stan Getz & Gerry Mulligan: Let’s Fall in Love
Stan Getz & J.J. Johnson: Blues in the Closet
Stan Getz & J.J. Johnson: Crazy Rhythm
Stan Getz: Gold Rush
Stan Getz: But Beautiful
Stan Getz with Strings: I’m Late
Stan Getz with Strings: Pan
Stan Getz: 500 Miles High

March 12, 2022

THE GROOVE YARD 165 – BRONX BLUES

George Klein presents another hour in the multi-part series commemorating Stan Getz, who had passed away in 1991. The focus is on 1955-61 featuring Getz recording in Stockholm with a Swedish rhythm section, and his collaborations, organized by Norman Granz, with Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, and Gerry Mulligan.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
BRONX BLUES
THE GROOVE YARD 165
George Klein, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, July 14, 1991 [22138]

Stan Getz: Indiana
Stan Getz: Everything Happens to Me
Stan Getz with Dizzy Gillespie: Wee
Stan Getz with Dizzy Gillespie: Lover Come Back to Me
Stan Getz with Oscar Peterson: Bronx Blues
Stan Getz with Oscar Peterson: I Want To Be Happy
Stan Getz with Gerry Mulligan: This Can’t Be Love

March 3, 2022

THE GROOVE YARD 164 – TALK OF THE TOWN

George Klein presents the second hour of an extended feature on tenor saxophonist Stan Getz, focused on early to mid-50s sessions in various small groups and collaborations with Dizzy Gillespie and Jimmy Raney.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
TALK OF THE TOWN
THE GROOVE YARD 164
George Klein, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, July 7, 1991 [22124]

Stan Getz: Stars Fell on Alabama
Stan Getz: You Turned the Tables on Me
Stan Getz & Dizzy Gillespie: It Don’t Mean a Thing
Stan Getz & Dizzy Gillespie: Exactly Like You
Stan Getz & Dizzy Gillespie: It’s the Talk of the Town
Stan Getz & Dizzy Gillespie: I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
Stan Getz & Jimmy Raney: Signal
Stan Getz & Jimmy Raney: Round Midnight
Stan Getz: Down by the Sycamore Tree
Stan Getz: A Summer Afternoon
Stan Getz: Her

February 27, 2022

THE GROOVE YARD 163 – OPUS DE BOP

George Klein presents the first of a multi-part series commemorating Stan Getz, who had recently passed in 1991. The focus is on early recordings, starting in 1945 with Kai Winding, Jimmy Raney, Terry Gibbs, Horace Silver and others that reveal Getz’s lyricism as well as the new emphasis on bop.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
SPLIT KICK
THE GROOVE YARD 163
George Klein, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, July 7, 1991 [22110]

Kai Winding: Get Your Ax Max
Kai Winding: Always
Stan Getz: Opus de Bop
Stan Getz: Running Water
Stan Getz with Jimmy Raney: Diaper Pin
Stan Getz with Jimmy Raney: Interlude in Bop
Stan Getz with Jimmy Raney: As I Live and Bop
Terry Gibbs: Terry’s Tune
Terry Gibbs: Cuddles
Stan Getz: Sweetie Pie
Stan Getz: Hershey Bar
Stan Getz with Horace Silver: Melody Express
Stan Getz with Horace Silver: Penny
Stan Getz with Horace Silver: Potter’s Luck
Stan Getz with Horace Silver: Split Kick
Stan Getz with Jimmy Raney:: The Way You Look Tonight