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1957 live album by Stan Getz
Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House
Released 1957 Recorded September 29 and October 7, 1957 Venue Chicago, IL and Los Angeles, CA
Genre
Jazz Length 38 :04 (mono), 35:25 (stereo)
Label
Verve
Producer
Norman Granz
Re-issue (Verve V 8490 / V6 8490)
Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson at the Opera House is a 1957
live album by
Stan Getz and
J. J. Johnson .
[3] They were accompanied by the
Oscar Peterson trio and
Connie Kay on drums. Two different versions of the same material, one recorded in
Chicago and one recorded in
Los Angeles by the same musicians, were released by Verve under the same title. One recording was
mono and the other was
stereo .
Multiple releases and misidentified recording dates / locations
The original album liner notes apparently misidentified which recording came from which location on which date but later
CD re-issue liner notes claim to have the corrected information.
"Note: The liner notes to the compact disc reissue of these titles…(Verve 831-272-2), by jazz historian Phil Schaap corrects the date and location information of this concert recording as listed in the Jespen, Bruyninckx, and Fini discographies".
[4]
According to the later CD liner notes, the stereo recording was made at the
Civic Opera House in Chicago on September 29, 1957 and the mono recording was made at the
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on October 7, 1957.
Track listing
Verve MGV 8265 / V 8490 (mono)
LP Side A
"
Billie's Bounce " (
Charlie Parker ) – 7:57
"
My Funny Valentine " (
Richard Rodgers ,
Lorenz Hart ) – 8:28
LP Side B
"
Crazy Rhythm " (
Irving Caesar ,
Joseph Meyer ,
Roger Wolfe Kahn ) – 7:47
"
Yesterdays " (
Jerome Kern ,
Otto Harbach ) – 3:42
"
It Never Entered My Mind " (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:52
"Blues In the Closet" (
Oscar Pettiford ) – 6:18
Verve MGVS 6027 / V6 8490 (stereo)
LP Side A
"Billie's Bounce" (Parker) – 10:15
"My Funny Valentine" (Rodgers, Hart) – 7:40
LP Side B
"Crazy Rhythm" (Caesar, Meyer, Wolfe Kahn) – 7:36
"It Never Entered My Mind" (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:46
"Blues In the Closet" (Pettiford) – 6:08
CD re-issues have included all or most tracks from both concerts on a single disc
Personnel
References
Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Soundtracks
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release (except for the film scores)
As leader or co-leader With
Kai Winding Albums as sideman or arranger/ composer
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (1955)
Sayin' Somethin' (
Nat Adderley , 1966)
The Soul of the City (
Manny Albam , 1966)
Basie Jam (
Count Basie , 1973)
The Bosses (Count Basie/
"Big Joe" Turner , 1973)
Night Song (
Kenny Burrell , 1969)
I'm Tryin' to Get Home (
Donald Byrd , 1964)
New York Slick (
Ron Carter , 1979)
Birth of the Cool (
Miles Davis , 1949–50)
Young Man with a Horn /
Miles Davis Volume 1 /
Miles Davis Volume 2 (1952)
Summertime (
Paul Desmond , 1968)
Afro-Cuban (
Kenny Dorham , 1955)
At the Opera House (
Ella Fitzgerald , 1957)
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (
Dizzy Gillespie , 1949)
Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions (
Dizzy Gillespie , 1951)
Afro (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
Dizzy and Strings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
Perceptions (Dizzy Gillespie, a/c only, 1960)
The Modern Touch (
Benny Golson , 1957)
The Hawk Flies High (
Coleman Hawkins , 1957)
Lady in Satin (
Billie Holiday , 1958)
And Then Again (
Elvin Jones , 1965)
The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music (
John Lewis , 1955)
The Big Band (
Jimmy McGriff , 1966)
Happenings (
Hank Jones &
Oliver Nelson , 1966)
Encyclopedia of Jazz (
Oliver Nelson , 1965–66)
Nine Flags (
Chico O'Farrill , 1966)
Charlie Parker on Dial (1947)
Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957)
Alfie (
Sonny Rollins , 1966)
Carnival of the Spirits (
Moacir Santos , 1975)
New Fantasy (
Lalo Schifrin , 1964)
Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin, 1965)
The Cape Verdean Blues (
Horace Silver , 1965)
Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones (1955)
The Matadors Meet the Bull (
Sonny Stitt , 1965)
What's New!!! (Sonny Stitt, 1966)
Joyride (
Stanley Turrentine , 1965)
Film scores
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Note: All-Star albums feature sideman who are not necessarily listed while titles which include "Oscar Peterson" or the OP Trio are usually shortened.
As leader or co-leader
Plays series1955–58 Plays the Songbook (1959)
The London House Sessions (1961)Trio & Guests
Exclusively for My Friends 1969–79
Hello Herbie (1969)
Motions and Emotions (with
Claus Ogerman , 1969)
Another Day (1970)
Tracks (1970)
Tristeza on Piano (1970)
Walking the Line (1970)
Great Connection (1971)
In Tune (and
The Singers Unlimited , 1971)
Reunion Blues (and Milt Jackson, 1971)
In Tokyo (1972)
Solo (1972)
The History of an Artist, Vol. 1 (1972)
The History of an Artist, Vol. 2 (1972)
The trio (
Pablo , 1973)
In Russia (1974)
The Giants (1974)
The Good Life (1974)
Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass à Salle Pleyel (1975)
Porgy and Bess (and
Joe Pass , 1975)
The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux (1975)
The Tenor Giants (and
Zoot Sims and
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , 1975)
And the Bassists – Montreux '77 (and Ray Brown &
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen , 1977)
Jam – Montreux '77 (1977)
The London Concert (1978)
The Paris Concert (1978)
Digital at Montreux (1979)
Night Child (1979)
Skol (with
Stéphane Grappelli , 1979)
With The Trumpet Kings 1980–2004
With
Count Basie or alumni
Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1952)
Basie Jazz (
Count Basie , 1952)
Pres and Sweets (
Lester Young and
Harry Edison , 1955)
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (Harry Edison, 1957)
Going for Myself (Lester Young & Harry Edison, 1957)
Jazz Giants '58 (
Stan Getz ,
Gerry Mulligan & Harry Edison, 1958)
Satch and Josh (and Count Basie, 1974)
Satch and Josh...Again (and Count Basie, 1977)
Night Rider (and Count Basie, 1978)
The Timekeepers (and Count Basie, 1978)
Yessir, That's My Baby (and Count Basie, 1978)
Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (1986)
With
Benny Carter With
Roy Eldridge With
Ella Fitzgerald
Coleman Hawkins and/or
Ben Webster With
Buddy Rich With others
The Astaire Story (
Fred Astaire , 1952)
Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin (1954)
Ellis in Wonderland (
Herb Ellis , 1955–56)
Toni (
Toni Harper , 1955–56)
Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (1957)
Anita Sings the Most (
Anita O'Day , 1957)
Only the Blues (
Sonny Stitt , 1957)
Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (1957)
Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (1957)
This Is Ray Brown (
Roy Brown , 1958)
Sonny Stitt Sits in (1959)
Bill Henderson with (1963)
Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)
The Milt Jackson Big 4 (1975)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77 (1977)
How Long Has This Been Going On? (
Sarah Vaughan , 1978)
Linger Awhile (Sarah Vaughan, 1978)
Ain't Misbehavin' (Clark Terry, 1978)
Ain't But a Few of Us Left (Milt Jackson, 1981)
Hark (Buddy DeFranco, 1985)
Some of My Best Friends Are...The Piano Players (Ray Brown, 1994)
Film soundtracks