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The Best of the West Coast Sessions ()

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The Best of the West Coast Sessions - Stan Getz
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  1. Four
  2. Of Thee I Sing
  3. A Handful of Stars
  4. Suddenly It's Spring
  5. Blues for Mary Jane
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  1. Four
  2. Of Thee I Sing
  3. A Handful of Stars
  4. Suddenly It's Spring
  5. Blues for Mary Jane
  6. You're Blasé
  7. How About You?
  8. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)
  9. But Beautiful
  10. Shine
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In 1996 when Verve released a three-CD set that fully documented six sessions from the 1955-57 period by tenor saxophonist Stan Getz, they also came out with this one-CD sampler. Most Getz fans will prefer the former, which has 37 performances (as opposed to the latter's ten), but many of the main highlights are on this disc, including a heated rendition of "Shine," "Four," "A Handful Of Stars" and "East Of The Sun." The Lou Levy Trio and (on a few numbers) trumpeter Conte Candoli work quite well with the cool-toned tenor. ...

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