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Though Stan Getz is credited as the leader of The Peacocks, and his immediately identifiable tenor saxophone is well represented, this session is actually headed by pianist and vocalist Jimmy Rowles, with Getz as producer. It is essentially a series of laid-back duets between Rowles and Getz, or a small amount of quartet recordings complemented by bassist Buster Williams and drummer Elvin Jones. The range of emotion and dynamics presented offers a unique listening experience for anyone not particularly familiar with the veteran Los Angeles based Rowles, supported by a variety of players who fully understand his muse. Not without his own innate sense of style, rhythm, and energy, Rowles is the centerpiece in a stack of standards, music of Duke Ellington, modern jazz compositions, and one original. He has a dry vocal style cum Mose Allison or even Tony Bennett, most evident on "I'll Never Be the Same" or the reserved but heartfelt blues ballad/waltz "My Buddy." Without singing, Rowles and Getz sail through the stride flavored Ellington evergreen "What Am I Here For?" and the elegant "Serenade in Sweden," while the title track is the haute cuisine piece, a Rowles original that languishes in pensive, dark and midnight slow liquid colors. Of the ensemble pieces, Wayne Shorter's "Lester Left Town" brims with fermented bubbles, as Getz glides through the melody with a restrained Jones and perky piano from Rowles. A song of slow lingering and reflection on the passing of youth, "This Is All I Ask" is an old man's refrain, fondly remembering bygone glory with a request for one final chance. The stand-out track, completely set apart from the rest, is "The Chess Players," a devilish genius word play set to Wayne Shorter's instrumental melody by Jon Hendricks, featuring the lyricist, family members, wife Judith and daughter Michelle, and Getz's wife Beverly. It's a killer song, rousingly upbeat and wild, as the chorale threatens they're "coming to get you," "you better believe it," and they "must have your love." Rowles does a modified free solo piano adaptation of "Body & Soul," and an interesting medley of Cedar Walton's modal "Mosaic" affixed to a short snippet of "Would You Like to Take a Walk?" as an appropriate coda for this program. With few Jimmy Rowles recordings in the world, this has to rank as his best, clearly the most entertaining, and a project Getz was ever proud to bring to the jazz world. It is definitive, deserving of the Columbia Jazz Masterpieces tag, and a must-have item in your modern jazz collection.
© Michael G. Nastos /TiVo
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Frank Signorelli, Composer - Frank Signorelli, Lyricist - Stan Getz, Producer - Stan Getz, Tenor Sax with Jimmie Rowles, Piano & Vocal, Performer - Matty Malneck, Composer - Matty Malneck, Lyricist - Gus Kahn, Composer - Gus Kahn, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Wayne Shorter, Composer - Wayne Shorter, Lyricist - Jimmy Rowles, Piano - Stan Getz, Producer - Stan Getz, Performer - Stan Getz, Tenor Saxophone - Elvin Jones, Drums - Buster Williams, Bass
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Frank Eyton, Composer - Frank Eyton, Lyricist - Edward Heyman, Composer - Edward Heyman, Lyricist - Stan Getz, Performer - John Green, Composer - John Green, Lyricist - Robert Sour, Composer - Robert Sour, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stan Getz, Performer - Duke Ellington, Composer - Duke Ellington, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stan Getz, Performer - Duke Ellington, Composer - Duke Ellington, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Wayne Shorter, Composer - Wayne Shorter, Lyricist - Stan Getz, Performer
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmy Rowles, Lyricist - Jimmy Rowles, Composer - Stan Getz, Performer
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Walter Donaldson, Composer - Walter Donaldson, Lyricist - Stan Getz, Performer - Gush Kahn, Composer - Gush Kahn, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmie Rowles, Performer - Stan Getz, Performer - Michael Spoliansky, Composer - Michael Spoliansky, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Rudolf Friml, Composer - Rudolf Friml, Lyricist - Stan Getz, Performer - Otto Harback, Composer - Otto Harback, Lyricist - Oscar Hammerstein II, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gordon Jenkins, Composer - Gordon Jenkins, Lyricist - Stan Getz, Performer
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
J. Mercer, Composer - J. Mercer, Lyricist - Stan Getz, Performer - H. Carmichael, Lyricist - H. Carmichael, Composer
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Billy Rose, Composer - Billy Rose, Lyricist - Stan Getz, Performer - Harry Warren, Composer - Harry Warren, Lyricist - Mort Dixon, Composer - Mort Dixon, Lyricist - Cedar Walton, Composer - Cedar Walton, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Though Stan Getz is credited as the leader of The Peacocks, and his immediately identifiable tenor saxophone is well represented, this session is actually headed by pianist and vocalist Jimmy Rowles, with Getz as producer. It is essentially a series of laid-back duets between Rowles and Getz, or a small amount of quartet recordings complemented by bassist Buster Williams and drummer Elvin Jones. The range of emotion and dynamics presented offers a unique listening experience for anyone not particularly familiar with the veteran Los Angeles based Rowles, supported by a variety of players who fully understand his muse. Not without his own innate sense of style, rhythm, and energy, Rowles is the centerpiece in a stack of standards, music of Duke Ellington, modern jazz compositions, and one original. He has a dry vocal style cum Mose Allison or even Tony Bennett, most evident on "I'll Never Be the Same" or the reserved but heartfelt blues ballad/waltz "My Buddy." Without singing, Rowles and Getz sail through the stride flavored Ellington evergreen "What Am I Here For?" and the elegant "Serenade in Sweden," while the title track is the haute cuisine piece, a Rowles original that languishes in pensive, dark and midnight slow liquid colors. Of the ensemble pieces, Wayne Shorter's "Lester Left Town" brims with fermented bubbles, as Getz glides through the melody with a restrained Jones and perky piano from Rowles. A song of slow lingering and reflection on the passing of youth, "This Is All I Ask" is an old man's refrain, fondly remembering bygone glory with a request for one final chance. The stand-out track, completely set apart from the rest, is "The Chess Players," a devilish genius word play set to Wayne Shorter's instrumental melody by Jon Hendricks, featuring the lyricist, family members, wife Judith and daughter Michelle, and Getz's wife Beverly. It's a killer song, rousingly upbeat and wild, as the chorale threatens they're "coming to get you," "you better believe it," and they "must have your love." Rowles does a modified free solo piano adaptation of "Body & Soul," and an interesting medley of Cedar Walton's modal "Mosaic" affixed to a short snippet of "Would You Like to Take a Walk?" as an appropriate coda for this program. With few Jimmy Rowles recordings in the world, this has to rank as his best, clearly the most entertaining, and a project Getz was ever proud to bring to the jazz world. It is definitive, deserving of the Columbia Jazz Masterpieces tag, and a must-have item in your modern jazz collection.
© Michael G. Nastos /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:10
- Main artists: Stan Getz Jimmy Rowles
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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