Tal Farlow – The Interpretations of Tal Farlow (1955)

Norgran – MGN 1027Rec. Date : January 17, 1955Stream this Album Guitar : Tal FarlowBass : Red MitchellDrums : Stan LeveyPiano : Claude Williamson Billboard : 05/21/1955Score of 76 Farlow, to at least one reviewer, swings as strongly as any other guitarist around today, tho his ballad sensitivity is somewhat less than that of a Johnny Smith or Mundell Lowe. His jazz

Stan Getz – West Coast Jazz (1955)

Norgran – MGN 1032Rec. Date : August 15, 1955Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Stan GetzBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Shelly MannePiano : Lou LevyTrumpet : Conte Candoli Billboard : 10/15/1955Score of 81 Name power, talent and a display-worthy cover tag this as a leader. Getz and Manne are the big names, of course, tho Candoli too has a following. The new star, comparatively, is Levy, whose

Lionel Hampton / Stan Getz – Hamp and Getz (1955)

Norgran – MGN 1037Rec. Date : August 1, 1955Stream this Album Vibes: Lionel HamptonTenor Sax : Stan GetzBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Shelly MannePiano : Lou Levy Billboard : 12/31/1955Spotlight on… selection Differently oriented as Lionel Hampton and Stan Getz are in their basic approach to jazz, this first record session of theirs together is surprisingly successful. Hampton is the strong spirit of the

Stan Getz – At The Shrine (1955)

Norgran – MGN 2000Rec. Date : November 8, 1954, November 9, 1954Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Stan GetzBass : Bill AnthonyDrums : Art Mardigan, Frank IsolaPiano : John WilliamsValve Trombone : Bob Brookmeyer Billboard : 04/02/1955Score of 80 With an ambitious concert album like this under his belt, Stan Getz may be said to have gotten the final measure of recognition of