Cool Velvet

1960 studio album by Stan Getz

Cool Velvet

Studio album by

Stan Getz

Released| Mid November 1960[1]
Recorded| March 1960
Baden-Baden, West Germany
Genre| Jazz
Label| Verve
MGV 8379
Producer| Creed Taylor
Stan Getz chronology
| Stan Getz at Large
(1960)  | Cool Velvet
(1960)  | Focus
(1961)

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Cool Velvet is a studio album by American saxophonist Stan Getz, recorded and released in 1960 on Verve Records.[2]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Down Beat| [3]
Allmusic| [4]

## Track listing

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1. "The Thrill Is Gone" (Brown, Henderson) – 5:03
2. "It Never Entered My Mind" (Hart, Rodgers) – 4:06
3. "Early Autumn" (Burns, Herman, Mercer) – 4:45
4. "When I Go, I Go All the Way" (Garcia) – 4:00
5. "A New Town Is a Blue Town" (Adler, Ross) – 2:42
6. "'Round Midnight" (Hanighen, Monk, Williams) – 3:07
7. "Born to Be Blue" (Torme, Wells) – 3:53
8. "Whisper Not" (Golson) – 5:04
9. "Goodbye" (Jenkins) – 4:24
10. "Nature Boy (Ahbez) – 3:02

## Personnel

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* Stan Getz \- tenor saxophone
* Russell Garcia \- arranger and conductor
* Blanchie Birdsong - harp
* Dave Hildinger - vibes
* Jan Johansson \- piano
* Freddy Dutton - bass
* Sperie Karas - drums
* Unidentified strings

## References

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1. ^ Billboard Nov 21, 1960
2. ^ At Discogs
3. ^ Down Beat: March 2, 1961 Vol. 28, No. 5
4. ^ Cool Velvet at AllMusic

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* Discography

Studio albums|

* Moonlight in Vermont (1952)
* Diz and Getz (1953)
* Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet (1953)
* Stan Getz Plays (1955)
* Hamp and Getz with Lionel Hampton (1955)
* West Coast Jazz (1955)
* Stan Getz in Stockholm (1955)
* For Musicians Only (1956)
* The Steamer (1956)
* The Soft Swing (1957)
* Jazz Giants '58 (1957)
* Award Winner: Stan Getz (1957)
* Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio with Oscar Peterson (1957)
* Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz with Gerry Mulligan (1957)
* Like Someone in Love (1957)
* Stan Meets Chet with Chet Baker (1958)
* Cal Tjader-Stan Getz Sextet (1958)
* Imported from Europe (1958)
* Stan Getz at Large (1960)
* Cool Velvet (1960)
* Recorded Fall 1961 (1961)
* Focus (1962)
* Jazz Samba (1962)
* Big Band Bossa Nova (1962)
* Jazz Samba Encore! (1963)
* Getz/Gilberto (1963)
* Reflections (1963)
* Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (1963)
* Nobody Else but Me (1964)
* Stan Getz & Bill Evans (1964)
* Bob Brookmeyer and Friends (1964)
* Voices (1966)
* Sweet Rain (1967)
* What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David (1968)
* Didn't We (1969)
* Marrakesh Express (1969)
* Change of Scenes with the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band (1971)
* Communications '72 (1972)
* Captain Marvel (1972)
* The Best of Two Worlds Featuring João Gilberto (1975)
* The Master (1975)
* The Peacocks (1975)
* Another World (1977)
* Children of the World (1978)
* Forest Eyes (1979)
* Billy Highstreet Samba (1981)
* Blue Skies (1982)
* Pure Getz (1982)
* Poetry with Albert Dailey (1983)
* Line for Lyons with Chet Baker (1983)
* Voyage (1986)
* Bossas & Ballads – The Lost Sessions (1989)

Live albums|

* West Coast Live (1953)
* Stan Getz at The Shrine (1954)
* Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House with J. J. Johnson (1957)
* At the Opera House (1957)
* Getz Au Go Go (1964)
* Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2 (1964)
* The Stan Getz Quartet in Paris (1966)
* The Song Is You (1969)
* Dynasty (1971)
* But Beautiful (1974)
* Getz/Gilberto '76 (1976)
* Live at Montmartre (aka, Stan's Party, 1977)
* The Dolphin (1981)
* Spring Is Here (1981)
* Stan Getz Quartet Live in Paris (1982)
* Anniversary! (1987)
* Serenity (1987)

Compilation albums|

* Stan Getz Quartets (1955)
* The Brothers (1956)
* Conception (1956)
* Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds (1957)
* Prezervation with Al Haig (1968)
* The Complete Roost Recordings (1997)
* People Time: The Complete Recordings (2010)

Soundtracks|

* Stan Getz Plays Music from the Soundtrack of Mickey One (1965)
* Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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