The Stan Getz Quintet with Bob Brookmeyer

Tonight's Jazz Feature was the last recording of one of tenor saxophonist Stan Getz' finest bands. This was a truly magical band that included Getz and valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, they both exhibited a genuine 6th sense and blended and played together so well. The band for this session was re-united for a series of concerts and this recording done in Los Angeles on November 9,1954. There was only one change in personnel and that was bassist Bill Anthony who replaced the original bassist, Teddy Kotick. This band was together for a major part of 1953 and recorded extensively then re-united in 1954. The band consisted of Getz and Brookmeyer and a wonderful pianist from Vermont named Johnny Williams, The aforementioned Bill Anthony was on bass and a wonderful drummer who was a model of lightness and taste named Frank Isola. They recorded 6 tunes here, four standards and one Basie blues and an original by Brookmeyer and that was the end of what was arguably one of Stan Getz' best bands and for some people, one of the finest Jazz groups ever! The sound was cool and the music was hot!