Stan Getz And J.J. Johnson ‎– At The Opera House / CD Audio 1957

UPC 8436019580370 

Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson at the Opera House is a 1957 live album by Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson. 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.

Tracklist:

Live at the Opera House, Chicago, September 29, 1957.

01 BILLIE'S BOUNCE 9:47
02 MY FUNNY VALENTINE 8:10
03 CRAZY RHYTHM 7:52
04 IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND 3:29
05 BLUES IN THE CLOSET 9:04

Live at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, October 7, 1957.

06 BILLIE'S BOUNCE 7:57
07 MY FUNNY VALENTINE 8:28
08 CRAZY RHYTHM 7:47
09 YESTERDAYS 3:42
10 IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND 3:52
11 BLUES IN THE CLOSET 6:18

Total Time: 76:31

See 12-page booklet for complete information

• Ray Brown - Bass
• Connie Kay - Drums
• Herb Ellis - Guitar
• Burt Goldblatt - Photography By
• Oscar Peterson - Piano
• Norman Granz - Producer, Liner Notes

"Here is a meeting to remember. It is one of those all too rare occasions when everything seems just right. Both hornmen are in optimum blowing fettle and play to and for each other. The rhythm section is ideal. By no means miss this one." - John A. Tynan

This CD compiles for the first time ever the complete Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson at the Opera House LP and all of the tracks recorded at L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium with the same personnel a week later.

Stan Getz
tenor saxophone
J.J. Johnson
trombone
Oscar Peterson
piano
Her Ellis
guitar
Ray Brown
bass
Connie Kay
drums