Cool Velvet

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{{Infobox album|

| name = Cool Velvet

| type = studio

| artist = Stan Getz

| cover = Cool_Velvet.jpg

| alt =

| released = Mid November 1960[https://books.google.com/books?id=hh0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Stan+Getz+Cool+Velvet&pg=PA44 Billboard Nov 21, 1960]

| recorded = March 1960
Baden-Baden, West Germany

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length =

| label = Verve
MGV 8379

| producer = Creed Taylor

| prev_title = Stan Getz at Large

| prev_year = 1960

| next_title = Focus

| next_year = 1961

}}

Cool Velvet is a studio album by American saxophonist Stan Getz, recorded and released in 1960 on Verve Records.[http://www.discogs.com/Stan-Getz-Cool-Velvet-Stan-Getz-And-Strings/release/2577732 At Discogs]

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Down Beat

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}Down Beat: March 2, 1961 Vol. 28, No. 5

| rev2 = Allmusic

| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r139209}}

}}

Track listing

  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

  • 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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Category:Verve Records albums

Category:Stan Getz albums

Category:1960 albums

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