Classic Collaborations & More - Verve Recordings 1953-57

This 44-track 4-CD set comprises titles from the classic Verve albums “Interpretations” with Bob Brookmeyer, “Diz And Getz” with Dizzy Gillespie, “Hamp And Getz” with Lionel Hampton, “West Coast Jazz” with Conte Candoli, “The Steamer” with his Quartet, “Sittin’ In” with Dizzy Gillespie and Coleman Hawkins, “Stan Getz & The Oscar Peterson Trio”, and “Getz Meets Mulligan” with Gerry Mulligan. The creative stimulus provided by these encounters naturally makes for some fascinating and high class jazz. Apart from the main collaborators, the performances feature many other notable musicians of the day, and it makes for a substantial and hugely entertaining collection.