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
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
© 1991, 2022 George Klein. Used with permission.