This two-CD sampler is most highly recommended for listeners not familiar with
Stan Getz's recordings of the 1950s and '60s. Starting with a version of "Stella by Starlight" that co-stars guitarist
Jimmy Raney, this set matches
Getz's cool tenor with such artists as trumpeters
Dizzy Gillespie and Conte Candoli, trombonist
J.J. Johnson, baritonist
Gerry Mulligan, pianists
Oscar Peterson,
Bill Evans and
Chick Corea, valve trombonist
Bob Brookmeyer and vibraphonist
Gary Burton. Also included are his two main bossa nova hits "Desafinado" and "The Girl from Ipanema" along with a couple of tracks from
Getz's highly-rated Focus album. It's a fine overview of the great tenor's middle years. ~ Scott Yanow