''The Steamer'' is an album by saxophonist

Stan Getz Stan Getz (born Stanley Gayetski; February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wis ...

, recorded in 1956 and first released on the Verve label.Verve Records Catalog: 8200 series
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Reception

The

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review awarded the album 4 stars stating "It doesn't happen too often, but there are times when the title of a jazz album and the material within interface perfectly. Hence ''The Steamer'', where Stan Getz joined forces with a super West Coast-based rhythm section to produce some truly steaming music".

Track listing

# "Blues for Mary Jane" (Stan Getz) - 7:53 # "

There Will Never Be Another You "There Will Never Be Another You" is a popular song with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Mack Gordon that was written for the Twentieth Century Fox musical ''Iceland'' (1942) starring Sonja Henie and John Payne. The songs in the film featur ...

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Harry Warren Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song ...

Mack Gordon Mack Gordon (born Morris Gittler; June 21, 1904 – February 28, 1959) was an American lyricist for the stage and film. He was nominated for the best original song Oscar nine times in 11 years, including five consecutive years between 1940 and 1 ...

) - 9:20 # " You're Blasé" (Ord Hamilton, Bruce Sievier) - 4:13 # "

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Jerry Bock Jerrold Lewis Bock (November 23, 1928November 3, 2010) was an American musical theater composer. He received the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with Sheldon Harnick for their 1959 musical '' Fiorello!'' and the Tony A ...

, Larry Holofcener,

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Jimmy Van Heusen James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television, and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Award for Best Original Song, Academy Awards for ...

, Johnny Burke) - 6:30 # "

How About You? "How About You?" is a popular song composed by Burton Lane, with lyrics by Ralph Freed. It was introduced in the 1941 film '' Babes on Broadway'' by Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. The lyrics of the song are often changed depending on the reco ...

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Burton Lane Burton Lane ( Levy; February 2, 1912 – January 5, 1997) was an American composer and lyricist primarily known for his theatre and film scores. His most popular and successful works include '' Finian's Rainbow'' in 1947 and '' On a Clear Day Yo ...

, Ralph Freed) - 7:24 # "How About You?" lternate Take(Lane, Freed) - 6:59 Bonus track on CD reissue # "There Will Never Be Another You" ncomplete and Breakdown Takes(Warren, Gordon) - 1:09 Bonus track on CD reissue # " You're Blasé" " alse Start(Hamilton, Sievier) - 0:46 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Like Someone in Love" ncomplete Take(Van Huesen, Burke) - 0:37 Bonus track on CD reissue # "How About You?" alse Starts and Breakdown Take(Lane, Freed) - 2:30 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (whi ...

* Lou Levy -

piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...

* Leroy Vinnegar -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...

* Stan Levey -

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Steamer, The 1957 albums Stan Getz albums Verve Records albums Albums produced by Norman Granz