Verve session · in the studio

August 22, 1953

The Stan Getz Quintet

This day's music is on 5 records: Interpretations By The Stan Getz Quintet #2, More West Coast Jazz With Stan Getz, Interpretations By The Stan Getz Quintet, Our Best, Compendium Of Jazz #1

In the room

Stan Getz – tenor sax
Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
Johnny Williams – piano · as John Williams
Teddy Kotick – bass
Frank Isola – drums

The takes

2 of these 6 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.

What the numbers mean

Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
1275-2	It Don't Mean A Thing	Not issued at the time
1276-1	I Don't Know What Time It Was	MGN-1008, MGN-1088
1277-1	Tangerine	MGN-1008, MGN-1088
1278-2	The Nearness Of You	MGN-1000, MGN-1088
1279-2	Pot Luck	MGN-1000, MGN-1021, MGV-8194
1279-3	-	Not issued at the time · later on Norgran 106

6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

The Stan Getz Quintet – Interpretations By The Stan Getz Quintet #2 (Norgran MGN-1008)

MGN-1008 · 1954Interpretations By The Stan Getz Quintet #2The Stan Getz Quintet

The Stan Getz Quintet – More West Coast Jazz With Stan Getz (Norgran MGN-1088)

MGN-1088 · 1956More West Coast Jazz With Stan GetzThe Stan Getz Quintet

The Stan Getz Quintet – Interpretations By The Stan Getz Quintet (Norgran MGN-1000)

MGN-1000 · 1954Interpretations By The Stan Getz QuintetThe Stan Getz Quintet

Various Artists – Our Best (Norgran MGN-1021)

MGN-1021 · 1955Our BestVarious Artists

Various Artists – Compendium Of Jazz #1 (Verve MGV-8194)

MGV-8194 · 1956+Compendium Of Jazz #1Various Artists

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

The whole band 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-1029	Interpretations By The Stan Getz Quintet #3	The Stan Getz Quintet	1955	Stan Getz, Bob Brookmeyer, Johnny Williams, Teddy Kotick, Frank Isola

4 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGC-143	The Artistry Of Stan Getz	Stan Getz Quintet	1953	Stan Getz, Bob Brookmeyer, Johnny Williams, Frank Isola
	MGV-8200	Stan Getz And The Cool Sounds	Stan Getz Quintet	1956+	Stan Getz, Bob Brookmeyer, Johnny Williams, Frank Isola

3 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PJLP-16	Bob Brookmeyer Quartet	Bob Brookmeyer Quartet	1955	Bob Brookmeyer, Johnny Williams, Frank Isola
	MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Stan Getz, Bob Brookmeyer, Johnny Williams

2 of them 23 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-137	Stan Getz Plays	Stan Getz Quintet	1953	Stan Getz, Frank Isola
PRLP 156	Jimmy Raney Plays	Jimmy Raney Quintet	1953	Stan Getz, Frank Isola
PRLP 178	Teddy Charles Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer	Teddy Charles New Direction Quartet Featuring Bob Brookmeyer	1954	Bob Brookmeyer, Teddy Kotick
NJLP 8294	Teddy Charles New Direction Quartet Featuring Bob Brookmeyer	Teddy Charles New Direction Quartet Featuring Bob Brookmeyer	1954	Bob Brookmeyer, Teddy Kotick
MG-26020	De Arango	Bill DeArango	1954	Johnny Williams, Teddy Kotick
PRLP 214	The Dual Role Of Bob Brookmeyer Featuring Jimmy Raney	Bob Brookmeyer Quartet Featuring Jimmy Raney	1955	Bob Brookmeyer, Teddy Kotick
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Stan Getz, Frank Isola
MGN-1042	Stan Getz Plays	Stan Getz Quintet	1955	Stan Getz, Frank Isola
MG-26047	John Williams	John Williams Trio	1955	Johnny Williams, Frank Isola
PJ-1210	Paris Concert	Gerry Mulligan Quartet	1956	Bob Brookmeyer, Frank Isola
LP 1229	The Teddy Charles Tentet	The Teddy Charles Tentet	1956	Bob Brookmeyer, Teddy Kotick
PRLP 7018	Woodlore	Phil Woods Quartet	1956	Johnny Williams, Teddy Kotick
PRLP 7066	The Dual Role Of Bob Brookmeyer With Teddy Charles And Jimmy Raney	Teddy Charles New Direction Quartet Featuring Bob Brookmeyer	1956	Bob Brookmeyer, Teddy Kotick
PJ-8	The Genius Of Gerry Mulligan	Gerry Mulligan Trio	1960	Bob Brookmeyer, Frank Isola
CL 1419	The New Jazz Sound Of Show Boat	John Carisi	1960	Bob Brookmeyer, Teddy Kotick
V-8494	Big Band Bossa Nova	Stan Getz	1962	Stan Getz, Bob Brookmeyer
PRLP 7255	Early Stan	Stan Getz	1963	Stan Getz, Frank Isola
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Stan Getz, Frank Isola
MG-36061	The John Williams Trio	John Williams Trio	1956	Johnny Williams, Frank Isola
V-8418	Recorded Fall 1961	Stan Getz, Bob Brookmeyer	1961	Stan Getz, Bob Brookmeyer
CL 2237	Bob Brookmeyer And Friends	Bob Brookmeyer And Friends	1965	Stan Getz, Bob Brookmeyer
PJ-10102	Paris Concert	Gerry Mulligan	1966	Bob Brookmeyer, Frank Isola
V-8719	The Best Of Stan Getz	Stan Getz Quintet With Strings	1967	Stan Getz, Bob Brookmeyer