The Steamer

by The Stan Getz Quartet

The Steamer cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1959
  • Label: Verve
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 53:46
  • Community rating: 3.57/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Stan Levey, Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Living up to its title, this quartet date finds the notoriously smooth tenor saxophonist playing with remarkable velocity and aggressive swing. Supported by a Los Angeles rhythm section that pushes the tempos, his signature airy tone expertly navigates complex bop lines without ever losing its pristine melodicism. The recording is a brilliant reminder of his formidable technical facility beyond his reputation as a ballad specialist.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, technical, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Blues For Mary Jane (7:53)
  2. There Will Never Be Another You (9:20)
  3. You're Blase (4:13)
  4. Too Close For Comfort (6:19)
  5. Like Someone In Love (6:30)
  6. How About You? (7:24)
  7. How About You? - Complete Alternative Take (6:59)
  8. There Will Never Be Another You - Incomplete Take / Breakdown Take (1:09)
  9. You're Blase - False Start (0:46)
  10. Like Someone In Love - Incomplete Take (0:37)
  11. How About You? - False Starts And Breakdown Take (2:30)

Credits

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